Bandits beat Nanaimo 4-1 at BCHL Showcase near Edmonton
The win snapped a three-game losing skid and kept Brooks atop the Interior East Division standings.
The Brooks Bandits defeated the Nanaimo Clippers 4-1 on Wednesday morning at the Silent Ice Centre near Edmonton, ending a three-game losing streak and holding onto first place in the BCHL's Interior East Division. It was the first time the two clubs had met since Brooks beat Nanaimo in the BCHL Finals in May.
The game was part of the BCHL Showcase, which brought 20 teams together for 20 games over four days at the Nisku rink, drawing scouts to watch the league's prospects. It marked the first time the event has been held in Alberta.
Dmitrijs Dilevka opened the scoring with a power-play goal 12:57 into the first period, and Michael Kucherawy added a second power-play marker roughly six minutes later. Nanaimo's Drew Roelofs got the Clippers on the board early in the second, the only goal Brooks netminder Emile Beaunoyer allowed on 30 shots. Michal Marsalek scored twice for Brooks, including a late third-period short-handed empty-netter, while Nanaimo's Hugo Laring stopped 23 of 26 shots in the loss.
The Bandits next play Saturday at the Centennial Regional Arena, hosting the Cowichan Valley Capitals in a 7 p.m. game that will be the first-ever matchup between the two teams.
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