Maximillian Fritz scored a goal in his first game with the Grandview Steelers following a trade from the Aldergrove Kodiaks just the day before.
Fritz, a Coquitlam hockey product, tied the score 1-1 in the second period to spark a 3-1 victory for the Steelers over the Richmond Sockeyes in Pacific Junior Hockey League play at the Burnaby Winter Club on Sunday.
His game-tying goal was the first of the season for the junior B rookie, who had just four assists in his first 18 games prior to being dealt to Grandview for future considerations on Nov. 29.
First star Matteo Belmonte tallied his first two goals this season, both coming in a four-minute span in the third period, to give Grandview the win.
The victory snapped a six-game losing slide by the Steelers, improving the Burnaby-based club's league record to 10-12-0-1. The win also prevented the Sockeyes from moving into a first-place tie with Tom Shaw conference leaders North Vancouver Wolf Pack.
Cole McInnes was called on to make just 18 saves for his sixth win of the season.
Grandview has a busy week ahead with three games in four days on the schedule. The Steelers are in Langley on Thursday for a date with the Knights at the George Preston rec centre. They then play back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday, opening at the Port Moody Arena against the Panthers at 7:45 p.m. before hosting the Delta Ice Hawks at the Burnaby Winter Club on Dec. 7 at 4 p.m.
