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After a long disturbance caused by COVID-19 and an upgrade of the combined arena, the junior hockey has returned to Maple Ridge.
Ridge Meadows Flames opened the junior B hockey season with losses over the weekend. The Pacific Junior Hockey League event returned to Cam Neely Arena on Friday night for the first time since February 2020.
Unfortunately for hometown fans, the Flames dropped their first game 4-1 to Port Moody to open the season.
Flames GB Derek Bedard said the team is young this season.
“I don’t think we’ve all had 15 newcomers,” Bedard said. “Obviously, there were some moments for beginners.”
It was also a nice veteran moment when shooter Nicholas Amsler took the feed from defender Adam Leitch and shot it under the bar for the first goal of the Flames season.
Bedard noticed that the Flames surpassed Port Moody 36-18.
In the second game of the year, the Flames lost 2-0 to the Chilliwack Jets on Sunday. Novice goalkeeper Cameron Connolly stopped 27 shots 29 to keep the game close.
Bedard said Chilliwack has a good team with former BCHL and Major Junior players.
– Sunday was a very good game. We competed hard and played for almost a full 60 minutes. “
On Friday night, Flames will host Mission City Outlaws at Cam Neely Arena, with the puck dropped at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Flames will be in White Rock against Whalers.
Bedard noted that 500 fans are welcome to participate in the games at Planet Ice, and there was a lot of crowd on Friday night when hockey fans come back to the local fields.
“If there’s ever been a need to shut up in hockey matches, this is it,” Bedard noted.
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