Powell River U15 Kings improved their record to two wins and one loss at the 2023 BC Hockey Tier 3 provincial championships with an 8-5 win over New Westminster on Monday, March 20. The game was the second of the day for the Powell River Minor Hockey squad, which fell 3-0 to Whitehorse that morning.
Chase Fontaine and Trentyn Takeda each scored twice for the Kings, who led 6-1 after the first period before being outscored 4-2 in the middle frame.
Beau Jameson Gagne, Kai Nouwens, Paxton Schreiber and Carter Stekman also found the back of the net for Powell River. Fontaine also had a trio of assists, while Stekman and Gagne set up one goal each.
There was no scoring in a third period when the Kings had to kill off multiple penalties.
The 10-team tournament is being held in Port Alberni.
