Jr. Bellies Hit ‘Half Way Point’ of Season with 2 and 2 Record

by Gary McLaughlin

  • SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM YOUR JR. BELLIES, 07/20/21NW PARKS AND RECREATION AND QPA ARE NOW ALLOWING 
  • 500 FANS PER GAME. 
  • BRING YOUR WHOLE FAMILY AND EVEN MORE FANS FOR REMAINING 2 HOME GAMES!

The 2021 Jr. Bellies, loaded with youngsters this season, hit the halfway part of the greatly reduced schedule with a 2 and 2 win loss record. After victories over Langley and Burnaby, NW fell to the perennial powerhouse Coquitlam Adanacs and a much improved Delta Islanders team in the Ladner Events Center. Despite the record, GM Warren Goss has liked a great deal of what he has seen thus far.

“We’re a young but a game bunch out there. We ‘re getting solid performances from Axel Sanderson, Ben Stewart, Finn Stark, Ezra Glanville and Blake Bozak. We’re also very pleased with our goaltending thus far as Keegan Melnychuk has really kept us in the games thus far. And, we’re also hoping to get a good look at our backup goaltender, Ryan Downie, a walk on prospect out of North Vancouver.” To emphasize the Bellies youth this year, the team only graduates 3 regulars this year: Captain Cole Catton, Finn Stark and Cam Husband.

Things do not get any easier in terms of scheduling, as the nature of this season has squeezed some games tightly together. Next up for the Bellies is a Friday (July 23rd) in PoCo at 8PM. A quick turnaround will see the Nanaimo Timbermen visit QPA 

                                       NEW GAME TIME JUST ANNOUNCED: SUNDAY, JULY 25TH AT 2:00 PM

The Bellies will close out the regular season segment of this campaign with another away game against the Adanacs on Friday July 30th, 7:30 PM in Coquitlam Rec Center, and the regular season finale, Sunday August 1st, 4:00 PM at QPA,taking on the always strong Victoria Shamrocks.

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Hope to see you out at our last 2 regular home games. Remember that fans will not be allowed into the building until 30 minutes before game time.