by Darren Inouye

The Vancouver C Division floor hockey team took to the courts at UBC on Feb 18th & 19th for the provincial championships. After a smooth seeding round Vancouver’s first challenge was a very tough Mission team. A back and forth battle the two teams swapped goals until the third when Vancouver with a late goal tied the game 7 -7. The game would finish in a draw. Next up was a team Vancouver had not faced before, Campbell River. A good game with the difference being Campbell River’s ability to capitalize on numerous power plays, the score ended up 5 – 1 Campbell River. Going into day two Vancouver had an early morning game vs Coquitlam. Quick out of the blocks Vancouver opens the scoring to go up by a few goals, Coquitlam comes back to draw close but Vancouver keeps the pressure on and eventually wins the game. With one win, a loss and a tie Vancouver needs Campbell River to tie or beat Mission in the final game of the round robin in order to advance to the gold medal game. On the edge of our seats the team watches an extremely close game between Campbell River and Mission. Campbell River scores a few late goals and cements the final, Vancouver vs Campbell River. An intense game Vancouver and Campbell River meet in the final and through the first period and half the game is as close as it could be with Campbell River holding a very slight 1 – 0 advantage. Vancouver could never break through though offensively eventually surrendering a number of goals in the final half of the game. A brave attempt and excellent tournament Vancouver finishes proudly with silver.