The Courtenay Whalers women’s hockey team resumed regular play January 6th in a local game against the Comox Breakers.
The game started off slow, but the Whalers were the first to find the back of the net at 9:18 in the first period. The Breakers quickly answered, scoring at 7:40. The Breakers followed up with another goal, which the Whalers answered to adding 2 more goals for themselves before the end of the first period. The end of the first period saw the Whalers leading 3 – 2. The next two periods saw heavy offensive Whaler action in the Breakers end, and Whalers where able to capitalize on many opportunities. After 3 periods of play, Whalers had the win with a score of 11-3.
Another season highlight for the Whalers was the recent trip to Port Hardy in November for the annual Port Hardy Wild Hockey Tournament. The Whalers played hard for five games, and finished the tournament in first place, beating the host team in the gold medal game.
The Whalers will make a trip to Nanaimo this coming Friday, January 13 to play the Nanaimo Int. team, and their next home game will be at Sports Centre #2 against the Comox Breakers, January 28th at 7:30pm.
In a week, the Whalers will make the trip to Victoria on January 20th to play in the highly anticipated Pacific Cup tournament. This tournament is celebrating its 40th anniversary and will have upwards of 140 local and visiting adult recreational hockey teams playing.
The Courtenay Whalers would like to thank their sponsors, Brian McLean Chevrolet Buick GMC Limited, Stinson Aerial Services Inc. and Courtenay Motorsport for their continued support for the 2016-2017 hockey season.
For more information on the Whalers, please check their Facebook page by searching Courtenay Whalers Women’s Hockey or website courtenaywhalers.wordpress.com, the Whalers are always looking for new faces to join them on the ice.
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