Thursday stuff

Yet another tournament in B.C. will be getting underway in Kamloops tomorrow. It will feature 10 teams in and around the region, as well as Spokane, Kent Valley and Winnipeg. The tournament will have an opening ceremony where Randy Lindros #17 will be raised to the rafters at the MacArthur Island Sports Centre. Game action begins at 10:30am with Kelowna playing Prince George.

Here is a look at the teams taking part:
Pool A
Vernon
Kamloops
Chilliwack
Spokane
Edmonton CAC

Pool B
Kelowna
Prince George
Cloverdale
Kent Valley
Winnipeg Sharks

On to some game action from last night, all four Calgary teams hooked up in two separate games. First it was the Calgary Bronks over the Northstars 4-3. Defenceman Allen McPherson scored the game winning goal with just over a minute to play. Zack Finlay paced the attack with 2 goals and 1 assist. The 5'8 139lb Finlay is now 2nd in scoring on the Bronks with 12 points in 12 games with 37 pims. The Bronks are now 5-5-2. Taro Hirose led the attack for the losing Northstar with 1 goal and 1 assist. The small forward now leads the Northstars with 12 points in 11 games. The Northstars are also .500 at 5-5-1.

Finally in the AMBHL south, it was the Calgary Bisons moving their record to 11-2 with a 5-3 win over the Calgary Royals. Tanner Macmaster once again led the way with 2 goals, giving him 26 goals in 13 games now. Brayden Point had a goal and 1 assist. Point and Macmaster continue to pull away in the AMBHL scoring derby. For the Royals, it was defenceman Evan Reid with a goal and one assist leading the way. Star forward Reid Duke was held off the scoresheet. Evan Reid now has 8 points in 12 games. The Royals were without Kyle O'connor. The Royals are surprisingly down to 5-7-0 this season.

Up North it was St. Albert shutting out Edmonton KC 5-0.