Greater Vancouver - Zone 5 takes Bronze in Men's Hockey

Zone 5 – Greater Vancouver takes Bronze

by Jeff Bromley

Cranbrook, BC – In an early Sunday morning match for the BC Winter Games Bronze medal between Greater Vancouver and Zone 6 Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland squad scored a late second period goal and added an insurance marker mid-way through the third to take the Bronze.
Vancouver opened the scoring at 13:42 of the first period on an unassisted effort by Brady Brassart of North Vancouver. Defenseman Jesse Ursic of Port Alberni tied the game at 9:02 of the second period at one but the Vancouver squad regained the lead for good when Chris Critchley from North Vancouver scored with less than 30 seconds left in the period. Matt Bonin of Whistler added an insurance marker in the third period to secure the Bronze for Greater Vancouver.
Lyndon Stanwood of West Vancouver stopped 23 of 24 shots for the win while Sean Macguire of Powell River turned aside 19 of 22 shots.
Brady Brassart finished the game with a goal and two assists.