After winning all three of their road games last weekend, Powell River Kings moved into first place in the BC Hockey League (BCHL) Island Division standings, ahead of Victoria and Cowichan Valley.
“I’ll be honest, I haven’t looked at the league statistics at all,” said Kings head coach Kent Lewis. “I just care about the team, how it plays and it’s getting better and progressing.”
Powell River opened the weekend road trip with a 9-0 win at Cowichan on Friday, October 28; goaltender Brian Wilson recorded the shutout. The hockey club then edged Port Alberni 4-3 on Saturday, October 29, and skated past Nanaimo 6-4 the following afternoon.
According to Lewis, his team’s weakness right now is consistency.
“We played a good 60 minutes on Friday,” he said. “We didn’t play a very good game on Saturday and we let our foot off the gas and became a little complacent on Sunday. We had a 6-1 lead.”
According to Lewis, having two strong goaltenders in Wilson and Mitch Adamyk has been a luxury, one which the Kings have enjoyed before.
“I go back to having two all stars, Adam Ward and Chad Vizzutti, and having two kids who were the two best goalies in the league in Sean Maguire and Jamie Phillips,” he said.
Wilson and Adamyk are currently among the top five goalies in the BCHL in goals against average.
Kings also boast three of the top five scorers in the league, led by rookie scoring sensation Cam Donaldson, who is third among all points leaders, followed by Jonny Evans in fourth and Tristan Mullin in fifth.
Individual performances, along with the team’s winning record, are drawing attention from scouts.
“We have a lot of guys getting looks from colleges and that will progress as time goes on,” said Lewis. “We should have some announcements in the near future.”
Kings host Merritt Centennials at 7:15 pm on Friday, November 4, and Chilliwack Chiefs provide the opposition at 1:30 pm on Sunday, November 6.
