Port Moody Black Panthers were pounded Tuesday by the Delta Ice Hawks. Things hardly get easier for the Cats come Saturday.
After being blitzed 9-2 by the host Ice Hawks, the Cats next face the Pacific International Jr. 'B' hockey league's top team -- the Richmond Sockeyes -- tomorrow at PoMo Rec Complex, 7:45 p.m.
The loss to Delta was the Cats' third straight and dropped them to 5-8-4-1 in third spot in the Harold Brittain Conference, while the Ice Hawks jumped to 12-4-1-1, not far behind the surging Sockeyes at 16-1-0-0 in the Tom Shaw Conference.
The Ice Hawks sailed to a an early 4-0 lead and outshot the Cats 59-26 in the game, leaving PoMo goalie Zachary Station to make 50 saves. Anthony Dispirito and Rino Minni scored the Cats' goals.
