U15 Canadians Close Out Regular Season with Split in Kelowna

The U15 AAA Greater Vancouver Canadians closed out their regular-season schedule by splitting their two games at Kelowna’s MNP Place, beating the Okanagan Rockets 3-2 on Saturday before losing to them 4-2 on Sunday.

The Canadians finished the regular season fifth in the U15 standings, with a final record of 12-15-1-2 for 27 points.

On Saturday, Okanagan jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Canadians struck for three straight goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation for the 3-2 win. Evan Borisoff had two of those goals, including the game-winner with only 1:15 remaining in the contest. 

With the score 2-0 in the third, Borisoff scored with 10:09 left to put GVC on the scoreboard. Owen Chivers then tied things up 2-2 with only 4:30 left. Then, with the Canadians on a late power play thanks to a head contact penalty against the Rockets, Borisoff notched the game-winner with 75 seconds to go. D’Angelo Brual picked up the win in goal for GVC, improving his record to 6-6-1-1.

On Sunday, the Rockets jumped out to another two-goal lead, but this time they hung on for the 4-2 win. Princeton Vuong and William Trolland scored for the Canadians.

Trolland finished the season with a team-high 15 goals, while Henry Goldman ended the year with a team-leading 40 points and 27 assists.

Next up, the U15 playoff tournament begins on Wednesday, February 28, at the Canlan Ice Sports Langley. For the complete schedule of the playoff tournament, please visit the BCEHL website at https://www.bcehl.net/scores.