The North Van Wolf Pack continues to lead the chase in the junior B Pacific Junior Hockey League and have added another sharp shooter for the playoff push.
The Pack picked up North Vancouver native Cole Todd from the junior A Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League at the PJHL trade deadline Jan. 10. At the time of the deal Todd was leading the Oil Barons in points with eight goals and 16 assists in 29 games.
Todd made an immediate impact after arriving in North Van, scoring two goals in his first game, a 6-2 win over the Delta Ice Hawks Saturday at Harry Jerome Arena. The win moved the Wolf Pack to 26-8-0-1 on the season, eight points ahead of the Grandview Steelers for first place in the Tom Shaw Conference. North Van is tied with Mission and Abbotsford for first overall in the PJHL, having played three fewer games than both of those clubs.
North Van players also had their fingerprints all over a 12-10 win for the Tom Shaw Conference over the Harold Britain Conference in the PJHL all-star game held Jan. 11 in Mission. Nyshan Basra notched a hat trick to lead all scorers while
Jackson Tadey fired home a pair of goals. Ram Brar picked up a goal and five assists to earn player of the game honours.
The Pack will also be well represented at the PJHL prospect game scheduled for Jan. 25 in Abbotsford with goalie Brock Leach-Moore, defenceman Shane Kime and forwards Aiden Wagner and Alex Uryga named to the team.
North Van's next home game will be Saturday against the Richmond Sockeyes, third in the conference with a record of 18-11-2-4. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. at Harry Jerome Arena.
- Andy Prest
