91原创 Trappers now lead the Hockey Day in 91原创 series two games to none this season following their 4-1 win over the Aldergrove Kodiaks at George Preston arena on Sunday, Oct. 22.

Jack Valliant, with an assist from Devyn Hayre, scored first for Aldergrove early in the game at 6:44 of the first, but it would prove to be the only Kodiaks goal that afternoon.

Sahilpreet Deol, with Samuel Brown and Cash Dumka-Jones assisting, responded for the Trappers at 11:28 to tie the game.

Late in the second frame, Liam Bressette, with Mason Russell and Justin Sumners, scored at 15:19 to take the lead, and in the third, Patrick Coopman, assisted by Michael Bottrell and Justin Sumners widened the gap at 10:08, then Markus Janssens, with Samuel Brown and Michael Bottrell scored at 12:05.

Kodiaks netminder Kyle Spak was a lot busier than Trappers rival Maddox Osaka as Trappers outshot Kodiaks 45 to 23.

All three stars of the game were Trappers: Dumka-Jones (first), Brown (second) and Osaka (third).

Aldergrove Kodiaks GM Rick Harkins noted the teams was 鈥渋n it鈥� for two periods, 鈥渁nd then, you know, we just couldn鈥檛 hold on.鈥�

He credited Spak for keeping the Kodiaks in the game.

鈥淥ur goalie held us in there as much as he could,鈥� Harkins remarked.

鈥淲e just got beat by a better team. You know, they got a little more depth than we do right now. It鈥檚 games like that that are gonna make it better [for our players],鈥� he added.

鈥淓very time they scar a little bit, they get stronger for it.鈥�

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In their first meeting of the season, also at George Preston, Trappers downed Kodiaks 6-1 on Sunday, Oct. 1, a game where the Trappers outshot Kodiaks 56 to 27.

Trappers are currently third in the seven-team Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League, while Kodiaks are sixth.

Up next: Kodiaks host Abbotsford Pilots Wednesday, Oct. 25 at Aldergrove Credit Union Community Arena at 7:15 p.m. followed by a Sunday visit to play Chilliwack Jets 5:30 p.m. at the Sardis Sports Complex.

Trappers were to host the Jets Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. at George Preston arena, then play the Delta Ice Hawks on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 7:35 p.m.

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