The Creston peewee rep Chiefs hockey team went to Nelson on Sunday for an exhibition game. Once again, they faced another even-calibre team from the west, but lost 4-2.
There was no scoring in the first period, but both teams were skating well, with each team having a few good chances. The Chiefs opened the scoring in the second at 13:39 with Harvey Pawsey lighting the lamp, unassisted. With the lone penalty of the game called, the Chiefs went on the power play, and Kale Plotnikoff scored, with assist going to Brayden Jellis, at 6:55. With 13 seconds left in the second, Nelson scored its first goal, for a score of 2-1 for the Chiefs at the end of the period.
After that, the Chiefs lost momentum and ran out of gas. Nelson added two to take a 3-2 lead in the third. With under a minute left, the Chiefs pulled the goalie but Nelson would seal the deal with an empty-netter.
The Chiefs played very well for two periods and bits of the third. They had no penalties in the game, so there are a lot of positives they could take from it. Playing games and having future tournaments in the west will only make this team better.
— CRESTON VALLEY MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION