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Glaciers Kings Win

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It took a little longer than most people expected but the Comox Valley Glacier Kings played a complete game, start to finish, and earned a 5-1 victory over the Kerry Park Islanders. It was a well deserved win for the Yeti who outshot the Islanders 57-19 including 20-3 in the first period. Comox had been knocking on the door in their past couple games but finally got it done on Saturday.

The first goal of the game came on an odd man rush after Kerry Park’s Hudson Closson’s shot from the right dot went high and the puck ricocheted  around the boards out to centre ice. Mateo Moro was the first to get to it and he quickly passed it up to Zaya Morro who went down the right side and took a shot from the top of the circle. Joshua Dubreuil made a kick save but the rebound went to Ethan Gobel who buried it at 9:16 of the opening period. The Glacier Kings made it 2-0 on another odd man rush. Cameron Collins started from his own blue line after a turnover, he actually got checked coming over the opposition blue line but the Islanders defenceman Owen Robertson partially fanned on a clearing attempt and gave it right to Westin Churchill who made no mistake. The goal was credited to Zaya Morro who wasn’t even on the ice. The first period would finish 2-0.

It was more of the same in the 2nd period. Just a couple minutes in, Comox Valley won the faceoff and controlled play without ever relinquishing the puck. They had 2 fantastic chances but were stoned by Dubreuil before Joel Schmidt pulled the puck out of the corner skated along the boards back to the blue line, curled into the slot and fired a wrist shot past the netminder. Declan Johannesen got credit as he was standing in front of the net but didn’t appear to touch the puck. The Kings would make it 4-0 before the middle frame was complete. It was an innocent looking play to say the least. Suhaan Nagra skated with the puck behind the Islanders net and went towards the corner. About halfway to the corner he turned and shot from a terrible angle and it found its way into the back of the net. Shots were 20-7 in that period.

Comox goalie Silas Dromarski would lose his shutout bid midway through the 3rd period. Tomasz Ptaszek was a one-man wrecking crew as he won the offensive zone faceoff, and would also eventually end up in the slot, take a pass, quickly go from forehand to backhand to forehand in traffic and beat Dromarski blocker side. It was a well earned goal. There would be one final goal at the end of the game. It happened on a scramble in front of Kerry Park’s net. Ethan Gobel was parked in front of the crease and went forehand to backhand to slide the puck past the goaltender’s pad. That’s how the game would end.

It was a pretty chippy game at times, especially in the 3rd period but the Glacier Kings did what they needed to do to get the ‘W’. That improves their record to 1-3-1. The loss drops the Islanders to 0-6-0. Up next for Comox will be a tough one in Campbell River Friday night. Remember these 2 teams battled into overtime in their first meeting. The Islanders are off until Saturday when they will play host to the Saanich Predators.

Other Observations

  • Comox had the first 13 shots of the game before Kerry Park notched their first.
  • For the second game in a row, Comox had a goal disallowed. It looked like Kyle Mayenburg scored in the 1st period but it was waved off for goaltender interference.
  • Shots at one point the second period were 33-4 on the score clock.
  • Comox’s 2nd fight of the season happened late in the 3rd period when Cohen Kallin caught Tate Wilkinson with a massive hit behind the Islanders net. The refs deemed it a clean hit. Head coach Curtis Toneff left Kallin on the ice and then couldn’t take him off after a Glacier Kings icing. The Islanders put some tough customers on the ice and after the faceoff Reece Miyoshi, Jayan Biring and Nick Scott all went after him with Scott getting him to fight.
  • Somehow Kerry Park got 2 of the 3 stars in this game… nope I won’t get into it again!!!
  • Congratulations to Silas Drobarsky in his first VIJHL game getting the victory.
  • Comox was not shorthanded in the game. When is the last time you saw that?
  • The Glacier Kings have 4 PP goals in their last 2 games.
  • I’d like to leave this segment by asking everyone to never forget Kerry Park assistant coach Phil Downie who passed away last February unexpectedly. I’m stealing a quote from the Islanders that said, “Phil was so many things to so many people. A friend, a coach, a mentor, a husband, a son, a father. He was one of the great ones.” Well said by a classy organization. Mr. Downie, you will always be missed but you never be forgotten.💔

Darryl Skender

Glacier Kings Goaltending Situation

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The Comox Valley Glacier Kings have had a tough start with their offense this year and have had too many turnovers in the defensive end. One area that they haven’t struggled in is goaltending. As most people are aware, last year’s standout, Aaron Pichette was moved to Nanaimo to complete a deal with the Buccaneers. Aaron put up terrific stats for Comox last year posting a 3.24 GAA and a .914 save percentage. He has actually started 2 out of the first 3 games for Nanaimo this season. In his 2 starts, he allowed just 2 goals against the Glacier Kings and 1 goal against Port Alberni, both were victories. It’s very early but a 1.50 GAA and a .939 save percentage isn’t too bad.

The GKings are carrying 3 goaltenders right now. Timothee Fengos has started in 2 of the 3 games so far. Fengos is a 17 year old out of Pierrefonds, Quebec. He has looked good in both games, made some huge saves in the last game in particular against Campbell River but would probably like to have that OT goal back. Anthony Ganoung started in Saanich and played well enough to be the 3rd ‘Star of the Game’. Comox Valley is carrying a third goaltender who has not seen any action yet. That’s 17 year old Silas Dromarsky out of Alberta. He saw action in the pre-season but hasn’t appeared in a regular season contest yet.

With the Glacier Kings carrying two 17 year old goalies and one 18 year old, I asked head coach & GM Curtis Toneff, what the situation looks like for his netminders. Toneff replied, “I think we’re in a position where Luca Vanzo could very well come back in October. One of our other goalies Anthony Ganoung is knocking on the door and challenging the other two (Fengos & Dromarsky) and has done a great job doing that. He’s making the other guys better everyday.” It will be interesting to see who he goes with tomorrow night.

Everyone knows a competition is a very healthy way out of getting the very best out of each individual. The question is, who’s the number one goalie. The bench boss said, “If someone gets hot, they might play back to back. But there’s always a good possibility that the guy in the crease is rested and not overworked. I think it’s a great combination. It’s too early to tell who’s running away with it.” Considering we’re only 3 games into the season, there’s still lots of time for someone to emerge. And if they both play well, that’s a bonus with 2 strong rested backstops.

We’re all wishing the best for Luca Vanzo first and foremost and also hope he can make it back to be a part of the equation in Comox. That would really make the competition fierce in the land of the Yeti. On a team that finished under .500 last year, Vanzo had a very respectable 6-6 record, 3.49 GAA and .903 save percentage.

Now if only the offence can give these guys some support. They’ve scored just 4 goals in 3 games to start the season. The Glacier Kings play tomorrow evening at home to Oceanside. Hope to see a big crowd at the CVSC. That’s it for today, have a great Thursday.

Darryl Skender