The Northwest Giants wrapped up their 2014 B.C. Major Midget hockey league schedule on a positive note.
After last week’s back-to-back losses over eighth-place Fraser Valley, the Giants bounced back, taking three out of a possible four points from the current second-place overall Okanagan Rockets at home.
The Giants won the opening game 3-2 over the Rockets at the Burnaby Winter Club on Saturday. The two teams then played to a 2-2 draw in the Sunday morning rematch.
Keegan Jones supplied the eventual game-winning goal in the opener, knocking home the Giants’ second goal of the middle period in the final seconds of the frame.
Desi Burgart had given the home team a 2-0 lead, including an unassisted marker to lead off the second period.
On Sunday, affiliate player Jason Village started things off for the Giants, tallying his first of the year midway through the opening period.
Nash Dabb got the game-tying goal for the Giants from Jones and Austin McQuay after Okanagan had struck back with two of its own in the second and third periods.
The three points put the Giants in third place in a tightly packed race for the top-five positions in the standings.
The Cariboo Cougars lead the 11-team pack with a record of 22-3-1 and 45 points, but the other five teams are all tightly bunched, with six points separating second from fifth place.
The Giants improved their record to 16-71, just three points back of the Rockets, who fell nine points behind the first-place Cougars in the race for top spot in the major midget league.
The Giants will be taking part in the Mac’s midget tournament in Calgary over the holidays.
