Posse 3-0 on road trip

The Posse headed to Invermere to start a 3 game road swing through the kootneys. Princeton defeated the struggling Columbia Valley Rockies 5-2. Weston Joseph won his second consecutive game in the month of January. Captain Dan Hillman was injured during a battle in the first period and did not return. The Posse had 5 different scorers in the game. An excellent result considering the 8 hour bus ride.

Game two of the trip saw the Posse visit the upstart Golden Rockets. Rockets head coach Rocky Zinger (still the best name in the KI) has turned this team into a contender in just 3 season. The Posse depth would be tested as both Hillman and Kristensen did not play. Ben Morgan took up the slack scoring a natural hat trick. Morgans goals would be all the Posse would need as they hung onto a 3-2 win.

Unfortunately I could not watch the Creston game. However, the end result looks great. Ben Morgan scored the OT winner with 3 seconds left in the 3 on 3 period.

The 6 points vaults the Posse into second place in the Okanagan-Shuswap division.

The Posse do not play in Princeton, however they will be in Penticton for the next two Fridays.

2010 Starts with a bang

The Princeton Posse started the new year with two straight wins.

Saturday night the Posse faced their rivals from Kamloops. Posse won in overtime with a goal from Lee Muir. The Posse dominated play in both ends and at times it seemed like the Kamloops team had not worked of the holiday season turkey. The storm sat back in a trap and iced the puck due to the aggressive Posse forecheck. The short bench for Kamloops added to the fatigue factor. Kamloops released a number of players at the december 1 card deadline. This left Kamloops with a number of extra cards to add players at a later date in order to "load up" for the Keystone Cup. Time will tell if it was the right move.

The win ensured the Posse kept pace with the top teams in the division. Both Sicamous and Revelstoke won on Saturday. The Posse faced Sicamous on Sunday. The Posse jumped out to a 3 goal lead and never looked back. Posse won 3-1. The win pulls the Posse within two points of second place.

The Posse are now in the middle of an 8 game road swing. The Posse will not Play at home until JAN. 29. For all the Calgary folks we hope to see you on our Kootney swing next weekend.