The Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs are gearing up for the playoffs after wrapping up a perfect 21-0 record in the regular season with a win over the New Westminster Salmonbellies Friday night.
The final match went much the same way as the rest of the season for the A’s.
Coquitlam quickly built an early lead with goals from Danny Spagnuolo, Brett Kujala and Jean-Luc Chetner giving the home team a 6-1 lead in the first.
The A’s offensive push was halted momentarily when the Bellies scored two in a row and the teams traded goals for most of the second period.
However, Coquitlam maintained the lead throughout the game and started putting some distance between themselves and New West in the final half of the third period.
Colin Munro made it 10-7 for the Adanacs, while Tyler Pace added along with John Hofseth. When the final buzzer sounded, Coquitlam was up 12-7.
Jr. Adanacs goalie Christian Del Bianco finished up the night with a .800 save percentage, stopping 35 of 28 shots he faced. The netminder finishes up the regular season leading in every significant goalie stat, including save percentage (.861), wins (18) and goals against average (5.96).
The Port Coquitlam Saints are currently in a best-of-three wildcard series against the Langley Thunder. The PoCo squad was victorious in Game 1, taking down the visiting Fraser Valley club 7-6 in overtime Tuesday night.
Parker Kump scored the game winner with 52 seconds left in extra time, after a back-and-forth match that saw both teams battle hard for the advantage. Saints goalie Andrew Gallant was stellar in net, stopping 55 shots and only allowing six goals.
The series was scheduled to continue Thursday night, after The Tri-City News’ deadline.
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