Any hope that Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs fans had of their team sweeping the Minto Cup finals were dashed when the club lost 19-5 in Game 3 Tuesday night.
The Six Nations Arrows may have struggled in the first two games, but any signs of rust has been shaken off the eastern team, which dominated all three periods at the Langley Events Centre.
Josh Johnson opened the scoring for the visiting team but Jr. Adanacs captain Wesley Berg quickly responded with a goal and setup a second marker when he fed Eli McLaughlin to make it 2-1.
That would be the last time Coquitlam would hold the lead for the rest of the game.
Waves of Arrows forwards crashed the Adanacs' end as the team scored seven unanswered goals before McLaughlin broke the streak with Coquitlam's third goal of the game. Jean Luc Chetner an Tyler Pace also scored for the home team, but it was not enough to quell the dominating Arrows offence.
Six Nations finished up the game with another lengthy goal streak, with Johnson eventually scoring five, while Ian Martin had a hat trick.
Captain Johnny Powless led the game in points with two goals and five assists, while brother Quinn Powless had two goals and two assists.
For Coquitlam, Berg and McLaughlin led in scoring with five points each.
RECAP OF GAMES 1 & 2
Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs fans may have preferred to see their team play the Minto Cup finals at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex, but for James Rahe the Langley Events Centre will work just fine.
The young forward has played the bulk of his junior career with the Langley Thunder, joining Coquitlam in July as the club prepared for its post-season run.
On Sunday, his comfort level in the Langley facility was on display as he scored three goals and registered 11 shots in the the Jr. Adanacs game two victory over the Six Nations Arrows.
Coming off a tightly played game one win the night before, the Adanacs wasted little time lighting up the scoreboard on Sunday night.
Eli McLaughlin potted the first goal of the game before Rahe scored back-to-back markers to give his team a 3-0 lead midway through the first.
Two unanswered goals from Tyler Pace early in the second, including one shorthanded, built a lead that the Arrows were never able to catch up with.
Rahe, who was third in B.C. Jr. 'A' Lacrosse League scoring in the regular season, rounded out his hat trick in the third period on the power play when he buried a pass from captain Wesley Berg, who had five assists on the night.
The Arrows did manage to close the scoring to within one when Quinn Powless buried his second of the game on a deadly backhand that may be the goal of the series so far.
However, Six Nations was unable to tie things up and aside from a shorthanded goal by Shane Simpson later in the third, the team could not rally its offence.
Even switching net minders in favour of backup Don Alton was not enough to spark the team, which lost game two 11-6 to the Adanacs.
Game one was not as easy for the Coquitlam club.
The Arrows scored off the opening face-off eight seconds into the bout and took a 2-0 lead with 8:59 left in the first.
However, the Adanacs slowly found their game, with Wesley Berg opening the scoring for Coquitlam and Pace tying it up shorthanded 24 seconds later.
Two more unanswered goals by the Arrows followed but a turning point came when Wesley Berg managed to intercept a pass from Brier Jonathan and tuck it past net minder Doug Jamieson.
Jean Luc Chetner tied up the game a short time later but the Arrows responded with two goals of their own, including one off the stick of captain Johnny Powless.
McLaughlin had a pair of goals for the Adanacs before Berg scored the go-ahead marker on the power play midway through the third period.
The two teams were expected to face-off Tuesday night at 8 p.m. after The Tri-City News' deadline before game four on Wedesday, also at 8 p.m. All games are being played at the Langley Events Centre. For more information go to www.langleyeventscentre.com/2014mintocup.
