It's been all treat, no trick for the Grandview Steelers in October.
The red-hot Burnaby-based club continued its winning ways last week, adding wins over Port Moody and Ridge Meadows to an eight-game unbeaten streak.
With a rare Wednesday night home test tomorrow (7:15 p.m. at the Burnaby Winter Club against Mission), they look to finish the month near-perfect.
Opposing teams could be excused if they feel a tinge of horror in seeing an upcoming game against Grandview on the schedule.
On Sunday, Jack Hamilton supplied the second period heroics as the hosts broke a brief 2-2 stalemate to roll past the Ridge Meadows Flames 7-2. Hamilton netted a natural hat trick, in the span of 5:50, as the Steelers collected its fifth straight win. Although they never trailed, Grandview did see a 2-0 lead erased when the Flames counted a quick pair to start the second period. Hamilton wiped that all away in a handful of minutes.
Also scoring were Eric Fuerderer, Michael Martino, Ethan Reilly and Carson Zimmerman, while Cale Dolan collected his eighth win of the season.
A day earlier, Dolan racked up his league-leading fifth shutout in a 6-0 triumph over the Port Moody Panthers.
The 20-year-old netminder stopped all 23 shots while picking up his second straight shutout, having blanked Mission 3-0 six days earlier. It was the team's third consecutive shutout, and fifth over the past eight games.
Kyle Forbes' tally seven minutes into the second period proved to be the game winner, whle Martino added a pair and set up two others. Dryden Valade, Hamilton and Zimmerman rounded out the offence.
Hamilton leads the team in goals with 10, while Martino is the top point-getter for the club, with nine goals and nine assists.
During the team's eight game (7-0-1) undefeated run, they've outscored the opposition 38-10, and climbed from fourth overall in the Tom Shaw Conference to second with a 11-2-2-1 record. They sit four points back of North Van, which has only lost one game this season.
The Steelers will face three opponents this week, including a rare Wednesday home game tomorrow, 7:15 p.m., against Mission. On Friday, they trek out to Abbotsford to take on the Pilots, then return for a Sunday match against Langley, 7:15 p.m. at the Burnaby Winter Club.
