The Ridge Meadows Flames put up two more wins last week, and had three players selected for the annual BCHC Prospects Game.
The Flames beat the Langley Trappers 11-1 on Nov. 6, and the Mission City Outlaws 7-2 in their weekly Friday night home game on Nov. 8.
Friday, the first and second stars of the game were forwards Sam Allen with a goal and three assists, and Pierce Whyte with two goals and an assist. Newcomer Jonah Power Smith got his first goal with the Flames and the Port Moody forward now has three points through his first two games.
Theo Kochan was the first star on Wednesday with a goal and two assists, and he had five points over the two games.
Defenceman Aidan Wildeman and forward Nolan Bosher each had two goals and an assist against Langley, while Josh Bettesworth had three helpers.
Prospects game
The prospects game features a roster of players from the PJHL born in 2007 and 2008 taking on their counterparts from the Kootenay International Junior A Hockey League.
Goaltender Josh Vallee, defenceman Tyler Blatz, and forward Dalton Toma will all be part of the game.
Vallee has been a marvel for the Flames, with a league-leading four shutouts in just eight starts. Through his first five games, he allowed just one goal. His more recent starts have been merely legit, and Vallee maintains a 1.63 goals against average that is tops in the league, and his 0.927 save percentage is second.
Blatz, from Langley, is in his second season with the Flames, and has put up 13 points in 11 games this year – sixth among all defencemen in points per game. Blatz was with the Flames for their 2022-2023 playoff run, in addition to last year's, so he has already played half a PJHL season worth of playoff games, and in 24 contests has put up 11 points.
Toma, another Langley product, has six goals and 16 points in 18 games this season, which ranks 11th in rookie scoring in the league.
They will compete in the third annual BCHC Prospects Game on Tuesday, Nov.19 at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley, which is preceded each year by a banquet dinner the night before.
The Flames have a tough game on Tuesday night, Nov. 12 when they travel to Minoru Arena to take on the Richmond Sockeyes. Ridge has a record of 16-2, while Richmond has gone 16-5-1. The Flames won their previous meeting 4-3 on Sept. 30.
The Flames next home game will be Friday, Nov. 15 at Cam Neely Arena, when they host the North Van Wolf Pack at 7:30 p.m.
