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Steelers seeking symmetry

Learning to dance can be a frustrating experience, especially if you’re anticipating a Gene Kelly-like dash but are locked into a Dancing With the Stars’ one-step, two-step trial. It seems the Grandview Steelers are stuck more in a rut than a groove.
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Learning to dance can be a frustrating experience, especially if you’re anticipating a Gene Kelly-like dash but are locked into a Dancing With the Stars’ one-step, two-step trial.

It seems the Grandview Steelers are stuck more in a rut than a groove.

Although the season is just five games old, the junior B hockey club continues to evade a consistent result, surviving another split last week.

Fourth in the Pacific Junior B Hockey League’s Tom Shaw Conference at 3-2-0, Grandview was sent home reeling Friday after a 5-1 loss but got back on the winning track thanks to an 8-3 spanking of Surrey on Sunday.

The two games couldn’t have been more different, but the two vastly different opponents played a large role in that.

In Abbotsford, the Steelers found themselves trailing 4-0 after 20 minutes, after the aggressive Pilots chased starter Cale Dolan from the game by converting four times on 10 shots.

It wasn’t until early in the third, when Tomislav Zlomislic cashed in a powerplay goal, that Grandview gave the home team any cause for concern.

This despite the Steelers being awarded nine powerplay chances in a tilt where Abbotsford served 108 minutes in penalties, including seven misconducts. Grandview was tagged with 66 penalty minutes in the rough affair.

In Sunday’s win, it was a different story as the Steelers built up a 6-0 lead over the first 28 minutes. Anthony Belevoli, Mateo Coltellaro and Zlomislic counted two goals apiece, with singles by Connor Alderson and Brett Cox. They outshot the winless Knights 48-15, with 41 of those shots coming in the first 40 minutes.

Grandview has another chance to create its first winning streak, playing Thursday (past the NOW’s deadline) in Richmond, and hosting Ridge Meadows on Sunday, 7:15 p.m. at the Burnaby Winter Club.