For the past week, hockey fans have been glued to their TV sets as Team Canada captain Curtis Lazar has helped lead Canada to the quarter finals of the 2015 world junior championship.
The 19-year-old is one of seven returning players on Canada’s world junior team, joining goaltender Zach Fucale, defenceman Josh Morrissey and forwards Sam Reinhart, Connor McDavid, Nic Petan and Frederik Gauthier.
’Tips tenacious
The USNR midget tier two Silvertips came off a huge 4-2 win last weekend in West Kelowna and earned three out of a possible four points.
Their relentless effort paid off against the division’s first place team, the Kelowna Rockets. The Silvertips split the decision against the top ranking team on Saturday with a 4-4 tie.
Sunday’s game took them to Kamloops where a solid 60-minute effort paid off in their 5-1 victory.