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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The Final Countdown: slide show of top 20 athletes
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SPORTS WATCH
Olympians Kyle Hamilton and Hilary Stellingwerff did a lot of smiling at the Cowichan Valley Youth Athlete of the Year luncheon at Shawnigan Lake School. Hamilton, a 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist in rowing, and Stellingwerff, a 2012 London Olympics 16th-place finisher in the 1,500 metres, posed for photos
with the top 20 valley youth athletes in attendance after speaking to them about their careers in athletics and the trials and tribulations of reaching the ultimate sporting stage. Find this story under www.cowichannewsleader.com to view a slide show of all the presentations.
Plenty of shots, but not much offensive production Goal patrol: Hard work by young players sure to produce results eventually DDon Bodger
Jung and the Youngbloods Mikael Jung and the Youngbloods sounds more like a cool name for a rock band. But it more aptly describes the Cowichan Valley Capitals. Jung is the last 20-yearold left in the lineup after the Caps sent Teal Burns to Alberni Valley for future considerations and Keyler Bruce to Victoria for future considerations and Garrett Skrbich at the B.C. Hockey League trade deadline. Jung is expected to return from injury this week.
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amie Waddington’s goal came on such an easy tapin it made you wonder why there wasn’t more where that came from for tthe Cowichan Valley Capitals. Waddington converted a rrebound from the edge of the ccrease into a wide-open net Sunday against the Chilliwack S Chiefs, but it turned out to be the C oonly goal the Caps scored in two B.C. Hockey League weekend B hhome games following a 7-2 lloss to the Clippers in Nanaimo Friday. F The Clippers shut out the Caps 33-0 Saturday in Duncan and Waddington’s lone tally was all W tthe offense the Caps could mus-
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Combat zone results inside the Caps’ blueline, as Caps’ defenceman Jarrett Brown tangles with Chilliwack forward Luke Esposito.
ter in a 2-1 loss to the Chiefs. “We’ve got to get more offense,’’ conceded Waddington, a BCHL rookie who played last season for the Vancouver North East Chiefs in the B.C. Major Midget League. Waddington has become a key part of a revamped Caps’ lineup. “We’re a pretty young team,’’ he said. “We’re just progressing, a slow start at ¿rst, but we’re working hard. Wins will come.’’ Still, the outcome of games like the outing with the Chilliwack Chiefs have become a continual source of frustration for the Caps. “It’s always tough to lose the one-goal games,’’ said Waddington. “They’re probably the worst.’’ The Caps worked hard for most of the game and, other than getting bottled up in their own end for a couple of long shifts, showed they’re capable of playing with teams much higher in the standings like the 24-12-1-1 Chiefs. The Caps dropped to 9-23-13 with the loss and coach Jim Ingram has lost track of how many times his team has lost by one goal, but it’s in the range of 13 or 14. “We worked hard all three games,’’ said Ingram. “We may not have executed things the way we wanted. We struggle to score goals. We have to work hard for everything we get. “As long as the effort is there, that’s all we can ask for.’’ Rylan Bechtel and Grant Nicholson, newly-appointed captain after Keyler Bruce was traded to Victoria, had the goals for the
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You don’t argue with Jayson, but the Caps’ Tyler Mueller gives it his best shot, above, during a close-in chance on Nanaimo goalie Jayson Argue Saturday at Cowichan Arena. Right, Caps’ Kyle Horsman takes a shot at Chilliwack’s Tanner Burns Sunday. Caps in Nanaimo. Patrick Spano made his ¿rst start in goal after just joining the team and was beaten for all seven goals but bounced back with a great effort against Chilliwack. Ingram is happy with the goaltending Spano and Connor LaCouvee provide for the team. In other personnel news, Dave Johnston is no longer with the Caps as an assistant coach. Aaron Plumb remains as the lone assistant to Ingram. The Caps host Vernon Saturday at 7 p.m.
Goaltenders face heavy workload in trio of Islanders’ losses Don Bodger
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ough times continued for the Kerry Park Islanders last week with losses in three straight Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League games. The Islanders were on the road last Thursday in Nanaimo where they lost 2-1 to the expansion Buccaneers. Braden Lundahl scored the lone goal for the Islanders in the second period.
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Standing on guard: Jane and Hospes under the gun by trigger-happy players Islanders’ goalie Jackson Jane kept the game close with 48 saves on 50 shots and earned the nod as the second star. The Islanders picked up a point Friday night at Peninsula in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Panthers. Kyle Peterson scored a pair of power play goals for the Islanders in regulation time. Ben Meek replied with both goals for the Panthers. In the shootout, Connor Krupa and Peterson were both stopped by Peninsula goalie Stephen
Heslop. Will Finlay and Nathan Looysen ended it quickly for the Panthers with scoring shots on Islanders’ netminder Jordan Hospes, who was otherwise spectacular with 53 saves on 55 shots in 65 minutes of work, including a scoreless ¿veminute overtime. Ironically, the Islanders had their most lopsided loss at Kerry Park Arena Saturday night, falling 8-3 to the Comox Valley Glacier Kings. The game was tied 2-2 at the 14-minute mark
of the second period when Kyle Peterson scored for the Islanders on another power play. Jordan Crisp put the Glacier Kings ahead in the last two minutes of the second period and that opened the Àoodgates. The Glacier Kings scored ¿ve unanswered goals in the third before Krupa intervened with the Islanders’ ¿nal goal in the last minute. Brendan Gowanlock opened the scoring in the game for the Islanders. The Islanders are home to Campbell River Thursday and Peninsula Saturday.
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