The Oceanside Generals tied their best-of-seven series Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League North Division final 1-1 when they stopped the Campbell River Storm 4-1 in their own barn on Friday night, (March 17).
The Generals redeemed themselves after getting shutout in Game 1 in front of home fans two nights ago. Game 3 switches back to Parksville at Oceanside Place tonight (March 18) at 8 p.m.
The Storm had another strong start and shut out the Generals again in the first frame while grabbing a 1-0 lead, with Carter De Boer netting a goal at 12:46. They outshot the Generals 13-6.
But in the second, the Generals took over when they scored a late power play goal to square things up. The league’s top scorer in the regular season Carter Johnson led the charge on the man-advantage, finding the back of the net at 17:56. The Generals appeared to have scored near the end of the frame but it was disallowed.
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The momentum completely swung to the Generals’ favour as they netted another power play goal scored by Brady Van Herk at 5:29. Johnson made it 3-1 for his second goal of the night and Nolan Kehoe sealed the win with an unassisted goal at 19:59.
In post game interview, Johnson said it was a huge win for the Generals as they didn’t want to go back home trailing 2-0.
Goalie Ashton Sadauskas backstopped the Generals, turning away 30 shots to earn the win in goal.
Here is the playoff schedule for the Generals:
• March 18 — Oceanside Place at 8:00 p.m.
• March 21 — Rod Brind’Amour Arena
• March 23 — Oceanside Place at 7: 15 p.m. (if necessary)
• March 24 — Rod Brind’Amour Arena (if necessary)
• March 25 — Oceanside Place at 7: 15 p.m. (if necessary)