Lakers' Take Over

Submitted by League Reporter, Jen Mutas

Photographs by Paul Sparrow

After starting the season on the road for two games, the Langley Thunder would play their home opener on Tuesday night and dedicate the game to Chris Friesen, a member of their Intermediate A team who passed away on March 25th. A video tribute was played on the jumbo screens at the LEC in front of his Intermediate teammates and the junior ‘A’ team, who faced each other on the floor. Chris’ parents Randy and Ingrid held the opening faceoff, and the message ‘Be the Best’ was left on the screen for everyone to take in.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Burnaby's Jordon Gosselin tries to sneak one past Thunder goalie Keenan Lambright who denies him the far side of the net.[/caption]

In the third Burnaby scored two more goals to protect their lead and for the second game in this short season the Thunder would go an entire period without a goal. From the stands it seemed Langley seemed to lose their momentum whenever they had a good stride going, and their frustration only mounted as the game went on. Two goals each from Colton Porter and Comeault wasn’t enough to make the impact they needed, and the Lakers cruised to a 9-5 victory. The Lakers power play could have used a boost, but Mac Davis’ 5 point night coupled with six other players scoring goals, showed the Lakers had no problem distributing the ball in their win.