The NE Chiefs season came to an end on Sunday with an overtime loss to the Canadians. With just under 2 minutes left the Canadians got the rebound past the Chiefs goalie to win the game 5-4. The Chiefs were leading 3-1 when the Canadians came back with 3 straight goals to make the score 4-3. The only goal in the 3rd was scored by the Chiefs which tied the game at 4-4 forcing sudden death overtime.

Although the Chiefs season didn't have a deep playoff run, the regular season had some tremendous highlights including both Chiefs and MML records broken plus a 3 game shut out streak.

The Chiefs wish the players all the best in the coming 2013-14 season.

The Caribou Cougars roll into town this weekend and should be a measuring stick to the coming playoffs. The Cougars took both previous games and the Chiefs this weekend would like to show if they do meet in the later rounds it will be a tough series. Win or lose the Chiefs will be in 4th spot and  for the 1st time in a few years will not start the playoffs playing the Cougars. The Chiefs will play either the Canadians or the Hawks in "a best out of 3" game series. Times and dates are shown in the Playoff Schedule under the Schedule Tab.

The Hawks took both games over the weekend leaving the Chiefs neither higher nor lower in the standings but still in 4th spot. Saturday's game was all about powerplays. The Hawks opened the scoring early, but on a Chiefs power play Dalton Yorke's goal tied the game with assists to Boston Colley and Brandon Volpe. With 19 seconds left in the 1st period the Hawks scored on a powerplay to make it 2-1. Another powerplay goal in the second made it 3-1 before Lucas Mercer's powerplay goal made it 3-2. Assists on the goal went to Colton Kehler and Connor Burk. Once again another power play goal by Fraser Valley put them up 4-2. In the third period the Hawks scored to make it 5-2 and with 2 minutes remaining the Chiefs scored on a powerplay to make the final 5-3. The goal was scored by Dalton Yorke his 2nd of the night and Kurt Sonne, Brandon Volpe got the assists. Sundays Game saw the Hawks score the only goal in the 1st period and in the 2nd it was a power play goal by Dalton Yorke that tied the game 1-1. Assists went to Connor Burk and Tim Chow. Fraser Valley scored to make it 2-1 and the Chiefs a minute later, scored to tie it 2-2 on a goal by Brandon Volpe assisted by Boston Colley and Connor Burk. Less than a minute into the 3rd period Tim Chow scored to make it 3-2 Chiefs but 19 seconds later the Hawks scored to tie the game. Tim Chow made it 4-3 for the Chiefs with Brandon Volpe and Boston Colley getting the assists on both of Tim's goals. The Hawks came back with 3 straight goals, the last an empty net goal to win the game 6-4. This puts pressure on the Chiefs in their final 2 games of the season to maintain 4th spot.

At 3:01 of the 2nd period Colton Kehler battled out from the corner and drove to the net with 2 defenders on him and jammed the puck past the Thunderbirds goalie. This gave him 41 goals in 36 games breaking the record held by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the 2008-2009 season of 40 goals in 36 games.

Penalties played a big part in both games over the weekend. The Thunderbirds opened the scoring on a power play goal but Matthew Barzal, short-handed tied the game early in the 1st period with assists to Conner Burk and Lucas Johansen. Colton Kehler made it 2-1 half way the first and assisting was Tim Chow and Jordan Henderson. Fraser Valley made it 2-2 and then 3-2 after 12 min of play into the second on a power play goal. The Chiefs came back with 2 goals of their own. First Tim Chow scored a power play goal with Lucas Mercer and Jordan Henderson assisting and with 2 minutes remaining, Colton Kehler scored his 2nd of the night. Assists went to Tim Chow and Connor Burk. The 3rd period started with a power play goal his 3rd of the night by Colton Kehler and assists went to Brandon Volpe and Matthew Barzal. An even strength goal by the Thunderbirds eight seconds later made the score close again but the Chiefs Connor Burk scored. This gave him 3 points in the game and Jordan Henderson notched his 3rd assist. Kurt Sonne scored on another power play with Colton Kehler assisting giving him 4 points for the night. Also assisting on the goal was Michael Willms. Chiefs 8th goal was scored short-handed by Michael Willms with assists to Mathew Michie and Kurt Sonne. Thunderbirds ended the game with a power play goal making the final score 8-5 for the Chiefs.

Sundays game started without regulars Matthew Barzal, Boston Colley, Austin Campeau and Nicholas Rasovic but this didn't faze the Chiefs as they stepped up to the challenge and came out with a 7-4 win. The scoring opened early with an unassisted rush by Matthew Hermary a minute and a half into the game. Fraser Valley scored 2 goals towards the end of the 1st but with two minutes left Connor Burk scored the 1st of his 2 goals with assists from Brandon Volpe and Michael Willms. Forty-five seconds into the 2nd, Fraser Valley scored giving them a  3-2 lead on a power play. Peter Mathews scored to tie the game at 3 apiece and Matthew Hermary got the lone assist. Conner Burk's 2nd goal of the game gave the Chiefs the lead and assisting was Brandon Volpe and Tim Chow. At 3:01 of the second period, Colton Kehler scored unassisted, breaking the MML overall goals scored record. The 3rd period had a goal by Dalton Yorke with assists to Jordan Henderson and Jeff Smith and the 7th tally by Kurt Sonne assisted by Dalton York. The Thunderbirds added one more in the dying seconds to make it a 7-4 final score.

The NE Chiefs lost both weekend games to the Canadians leaving them 4 points behind the Rockets instead of tied. Game 1 saw the Canadians jump to a 4-0 lead. Matthew Barzal made it 4-1 with assists to Connor burk and Mathew Michie. Connor Burk scored on a power play making it 4-2 but the Canadaians came back with another goal. The 3rd period saw Boston Colley score with assists to Barzal and Lucas Mercer to make it 5-3. The Canadians scored again before Brandon Volpe got the next Chiefs goal to make it 6-4. The Canadians with less than a minute left scored to make it a 7-4 final score.

Sundays game was all Canadians as they ended up winning 6-0.

Matthew Barzal set the new Chiefs overall points record during the All-Star weekend games with 88 points breaking Adam Rockwoods total of 86. Colton Kehler set a new Chiefs goals scored record with 35 surpassing Jamie Waddington's mark of 31.

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Congratulations to Matthew Barzal, Tim Chow, Colton Kehler, Nick McBride and Dalton York for being chosen to play in the 2012-13 BCMML All-Star Game. All 5 have been having an outstanding season in their respective roles and are being honored with playing in this years game. The game is being played Jan 18 2013 at 7:30 pm, Langley Events centre.

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Saturday the Chiefs showed they could come back when the game seemed to be going the Silvertips way. With just one minute gone in the 1st period North Island scored setting the tone for the next 2 periods. A little over a minute after the 1st goal was scored the Tips make it 2-0 and again with 7 minutes left in the 1st make it 3-0. With 3 minutes to goin the 1st period the Chiefs get on the scoreboard with a goal by Kurt Sonne and assists to Jordan Wharrie and Matthew Barzal. Before the period is over the Chiefs make it 3-2. Goal was scored by Boston Colley with assists to Mathew Barzel and Dalton Yorke. The 2nd period saw the only goals scored by the Sivertips and the period ended with the score 5-2 and the Chiefs needing some offense to get back in the game. The 3rd period was all Chiefs as the comeback was started by a power play goal from Colton Kehler. Tim Chow and Jordan Henderson getting the assists. Kurt Sonne with his second of the game and Mathew Barzal assisting, made it 5-4. With the goalie pulled for six skaters, Matthew Barzal scored with 9 seconds left in the 3rd period setting the stage for a 5-5 tie. Tim Chow and Colton Kehler assisted. Barzal ended the night with 4 points for the Chiefs.

Sunday saw the only goal in the 1st period coming on a power play goal with less than 2 minutes remaining from Colton Kehler. The assists went to Matthew Barzal and Tim Chow ending the 1st period 1-0 for the Chiefs. In the 2nd period the Chiefs struck first with a short handed goal by Nicholas Rasovic and assists went to Dalton Yorke and Lucas Johansen. North Island struck next making the score 2-1 and with 2 minutes left on a power play Mathew Barzal scored the 1st of his 3 goals making the score 3-1 Chiefs. Assisting on the goal was Nicholas Rasovic and Kurt Sonne. The 3rd period started with a power play for the Chiefs and Matthew Barzal  scored making it 4-1 for the Chiefs.Assisting on the play was Tim Chow and Jordan Henderson. The next 3 goals went to the Silvertips tying the game at 4-4. The Chiefs came back with another power play goal by Mathew Barzal, giving him a natural hat trick and his 4th point of the night. Assists went to Jordan Henderson and Kurt Sonne. With less than 2 minutes left Colton Kehler scored and Mathew Hermary and Nicholas Rasovic assisted. Making the final score 7-4, was Nicholas Rasovic who scored into an empty net also giving him 4 points for the night.

With just about half the season played the standings show the Chiefs are a team that is playing at a high level of competition and with that have been accepted into the prestigious MACS Tournament.

Unfortunately the Chiefs have decided to decline and are hoping to return and play in the tournament in the future.

BC Hockey announced November 13, 2012 that Mathew Barzal (Coquitlam, BC) has been named the Major Midget League player of the Month for October.  Barzal finished the month of October with nine (9) goals and ten (10) assists in seven (7) games.

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The Giants opened the scoring in Saturdays game with two quick goals within 17 seconds of each other to go up 2-0. Peter Mathews scored his 1st goal of the season to make it 2-1 and assists went to Brandon Volpe and Kurt Sonne. The Giants made it 3-1 but with 43 seconds left in the first period Brandon Volpe made it 3-2. The assists on Volpe's goal went to Jordan Henderson and Connor Burk. The second period saw the Chiefs tie it up 3-3 on Brandon Volpe's 2nd goal and 3rd point of the night, assists went to  Michael Willms and Tim Chow. A fluke rebound off the backboards from a shoot-in went straight out to a Giants player skating into the slot who then had an open net to put them up 4-3.The third period saw the Giants score 2 more with one after the Chiefs had pulled the goalie making the final 6-3 for the Giants.

Sundays game was all Giants as they got there 1st goal on a power play and another at the end of the first. Two quick goals in the second all but sealed the fate of the Chiefs and with one more it was 5-0 going into the 3rd. The Chiefs played better and allowed only 1 goal in the 3rd to end the game 6-0

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Saturday's game saw the Royals set the tone for the weekend with a very physical game and a quick, relentless forecheck. The Chiefs responded with their own physical play and not giving an inch

The first period started with the Chiefs opening the scoring on a power play goal, the first of his two for the day, by Brandon Volpe with assists to Boston Colley and Kurt Sonne. Another power play goal by Matthew Barzal, the first of his two goals, put the Chiefs up 2-0. Assists went to Tim Chow and Michael Willms. The Royals got a power play goal of their own a minute into the penalty to end the period 2-1 for the Chiefs. The second period had both teams taking time in the penalty box going back and forth with both hard checking and chippy play. The 3rd period started out the same way as the 2nd, looking like it was going to be another back and forth physical period. The Royals tied the game early in the 3rd and play could have gone either way until the 9 minute mark of the 3rd. A goal by Matthew Barzal put the Chiefs up 3-1 and they never looked back. Another even strength goal by Dalton Yorke made it 5-2 and Brandon Volpe's second goal of the game made it 6-2 final. assists went to Tim Chow, Dalton Yorke, Colton Kehler, Jordan Henderson, Brandon Volpe, Matthew Barzal, Connor Burk and Austin Campeau.

Sunday's game started out like Saturday and the 1st period had penalties called on both sides. The Chiefs scored 2 goals within 30 sec to end the 1st period up 2-0. Goals were by Jordan Henderson and Nicholas Rasovic with assists to Colton Kehler, Michael Willms, Mathew Barzal and Jordan Henderson. The 2nd period saw things settle down and back and forth hockey with the Royals scoring the first goal of the period  making it 2-1. At the 8 min mark, the Chiefs made it 3-1 with Nicholas Rasovic's 2nd goal of the night, assists to Mathew Barzal (2nd assist), Michael Willms (2nd assist). The Royals came back to make it 3-2 heading into the 3rd period. In the 3rd it was about momentum and 42 seconds in the Royals scored making it 3-3. The Chiefs went ahead on a goal (and what looked like was going to be the winner) by Colton Kehler, assisted by Connor Burk but with 18 seconds left and their goalie pulled they tied the score 4-4.

The Chiefs power play made the difference in both games on the weekend.

On Saturday, Tim Chow, captain for the Chiefs opened the scoring with the first of his 2 goals on a power play in the first period. Assists went to Michael Willms and Matthew Barzal.

The play went back and forth and was pretty even until the last 5 minutes when Colton Kehler scored on the 2nd power play of the period with assists to Tim Chow and Matthew Barzal. The second period saw Chow score his 2nd goal and 3rd point of the game and assisting on the goal was Nicholas Rasovic and Brandon Volpe. The Canadians came back with a goal of there own to making it 3-1  for the Chiefs heading into the 3rd period.

The third period had the Chiefs get the only goal with 18 seconds left by Matthew Barzall giving him 3 points for the night also and assists went to Dalton Yorke and Boston Colley. 4-1 was the final score in favour of the Chiefs

Sundays game saw both teams come out playing fast, back and forth hockey with the Chiefs opening the scoring on a goal by Nicholas Rasovic, assists to Tim Chow, Matthew Barzal. The Canadians came back with a goal of their own ending the period in a 1-1 tie.

The second period went in the opposite direction and becoming a penalty filled period. The chiefs scored the 1st of 4 power play goals on a goal by Jordan Henderson and assists going to Tim Chow Connor Burk. The Canadians took a couple of Unsportsmanlike penalties at the end of the second setting up the start of the third short handed

It didn't take long with only 57 seconds into the third Matthew Barzal scored on the power play and Lucas Johansen getting the assist. Tim Chow scored on the next power play giving him 3 points on the night. Colton Kehler and Matthew Barzal got the assists. On the final power play of the game Matthew Barzal scored giving him 2goals and 2 assists for 4 points and a league leading 25 points overall. Assists on his goal went to Connor Burk and Boston Colley. Final score Chiefs- 5 and Canadians- 1

The 2 wins put the Chiefs into 4th place in the standing and are looking towards the weekend for another home and home series against the South Island Royals

The NE Chiefs took both games from the Kootenay Ice over the weekend and pulled into 5th place overall in the standings.

On Saturday, Kootenay kept it close in the first period and was back and forth with the score 2- 1 going into the second for the Chiefs. Scoring opened with a power play goal by Matthew Barzal assisted by Jordan Henderson and Lucas Mercer. Kootenay tied it up with a power play goal of their own and with 3:13 left in the period Matthew Hermary restored the lead with assists to Mathew Michie and Michael Willms.

The second period saw the Chiefs take the lead and never look back. Goals went to Conner Burk, Jordan Wharrie and Matthew Barzal (2nd of the night). Assists went to Jordan Henderson (3rd of the night), Conner Burk, Boston Colley, Tim Chow and Lucas Mercer (2nd of the night)

On Sunday was a different story with the the flood gates opening in a 9-1 win. The scoring was 3-0 after the first, with goals going to Nicholas Rasovic, Boston Colley, Michael Willms.

The second saw the Chiefs exchange a goal each with the Ice. Vancouver goal was scored by Colton Kehler and Kootenay’s came on a power play.

With a tired looking Kootenay club in the third period it was all Chiefs with 5 unanswered goals. Goals for Vancouver were Mathew Barzal, Kurt Sonne, Colton Kehler (2nd of the night), Michael Willms (2nd of the night) and Connor Burk. Assists went to Nicholas Rasovic, Boston Colley (2nd of the game), Connor Burk, Dalton Yorke, Matthew Hermary, Jordan Henderson, Tim Chow (3rd of the game), Matthew Barzal (3rd of the game) and Brandon Volpe (2nd of the game).

On Friday the Chiefs rolled into Prince George  looking to increase on there win column and on Saturday the score was not what the Chiefs hoped for.

The Cougars won by a score of 4-0 during a penalty filled game. The first and third period was relatively even in chances and while there was no scoring in the 1st period, PG had four penalties to the Chiefs two and ended up out shooting the Chiefs 12-6.

The second period saw a 4 goal outburst by the Cougars. The first at even strength, the second on a power play, the third was short handed goal while the chiefs were on a 5-3 and the 4th on another power play. Overall the shots were close at 37-33 in favor of the Cougars and Jeff Smith put in a strong performance for the Chiefs.

The chiefs lost in another way when Matthew Barzal was checked into the post of the Cougars goal net in the second period and did not return for the remainder of the game and the rest of weekend play.

On Sunday the Chiefs came back with a spirited game even though it was again penalty filled. The first period saw the Cougars go up  2-0 on an even strength goal and a power play goa.

The second period saw the Chiefs come back to tie it on goals by Colton Kehler and Tim Chow. Assists went to Tim Chow and Lucas Johansen.

In the third with the Chiefs down 4-2, Kehler scored his second of the game (6th of the year) with Lucas Mercer getting the assist to make it 4-3 and Kurt Sonne made it 4-4 with assists going to Boston Colley and Nicholas Rasovic. With the game looking like it could end in a tie, PG scored the game winner while the Chiefs were in the penalty box making the score 5-4 for Cougars. Nick McBride had a great game facing 53 shots keeping it close .

On the weekend Nick McBride back stopped the Chiefs to a 3-0 win over the Blazers. First period saw goals from San Chung, playing his 1st game as an affiliate and Colton Kehler. There was no scoring in the 2nd and the 3rd goal came in the third from Boston Colley. Matthew Barzal picked up 2 assists to lead the BCMML in overall points.

In Sundays game the Blazer's took a 2-1 lead at the end of the 1st with the only Chiefs goal by Colton Khehler, The 2nd saw Kehler get his 2nd goal to tie the game. Tied 2-2 going into the 3rd Kurt Sonne broke it open with 2 goals  and Boston Colley got the 5th goal to end the game 5-3 for the Chiefs.

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1st Week action saw the Chiefs  tie 5-5 on Saturday and lose a close one 6-5 on Sunday.

Last weekend 80 of the top Midget players from Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Ridge Meadows attended the Vancouver NE Chiefs evaluation camp.

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Our Chiefs staff is pleased that we have our local talent remaining in our zone once again with the Coquitlam Express. Daniel had a great year and was one of the top goaltenders in our league both statistically and in wins. Adam broke scoring records for our club and some league records as well. He had a great season. It is a big jump to Jr A but both have their games ready. The Chiefs wish them success and are proud that they continue to pave the way for more young talent to add to the success of the Major Midget model. Best of luck, Head Coach Doneau Menard.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs ended their 2011-2012 season this past weekend by dropping both games versus the Cariboo Cougars. The Chiefs lost the opener 6-2 and again on Saturday night 4-1. The Chiefs players and coaches will look back on a very positive year that set some new benchmarks for future teams. Congratulations on a third place finish in the BCMML regular season standings and earning the right to play in the BCMML Semi-Finals series.

The Vancouver Chiefs eliminated the Valley West Hawks after defeating the Hawks for the second night in a row. The Chiefs exploded for 8 goals on Saturday night to defeat the Hawks 8-2. This victory combined with the 4-3 victory on Friday night gives the Chiefs a birth in the BCMML Semi-Finals. The Chiefs have earned the right to take on the Cariboo Cougars with the winner advancing to the BCMML Finals.

The Chiefs played a strong first period and took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. The Hawks came back with 2 quick goals in the 2nd period before the Chiefs scored late in the 2nd to tie the game 2-2. The Chiefs second goal was the game turning point as the a Hawks defensive mishap allowed Jeff Wight to take advantage of critical goal and a momentum shift followed. The Chiefs exploded in the 3rd period for 6 goals and coasted to a 8-2 victory.

Jeff Wight was the team standout. Wight scored 4 goals, including the game breaker. Other Chiefs goals were scored by Nicolas Rasovic, Brandon Volpe, Boston Colley and Viktor Dombrovskiy. Jeff Smith was solid in the net for the victory. The Chiefs weekend of success placed their winning streak at 6 games. The Chiefs team contribution was noticeable over the weekend and the results look very encouraging as the Chiefs move forward and prepare to play the Cariboo Cougars.

In the other BCMML match, the Greater Vancouver Canadians defeated the Okanogan Rockets for the second day in a row to eliminated the Rockets with 3-2 and 3-0 victories. The Canadians will be playing in the BCMML Semi-Final match versus the Vancouver North West Giants. Next week winners of the Giants-Canadians and Chiefs-Cougars matches will move forward to play in the BCMML Finals.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs recorded a victory in their first game against the Valley West Hawks in their BCMML Quarter Final match. The Chiefs earned the first 2 points of a required 4 points to wrap up a series victory and move on to the Semi Finals. The game was a hard fought effort by both teams that ended the first two periods with a 1-1 and 2-2 ties. The Chiefs pulled away with a two goal lead in the 3rd period with the Hawks pulling close with their 3rd goal in the last minute of the game with their goalie pulled for the extra attacker. The game was a physical affair and will bring further emotion to the play in game 2 Saturday night 8:15pm game start at the Poco Rec Centre.

The Chiefs were led by a two goal effort from Brandon Volpe. Volpe scored his first goal on a breakaway and notched his second goal with a nice set up pass by Adam Rockwood. Tim Chow and Truman Gonzales (game winning goal) also found the back of the net to secure the 4 goals for the Chiefs. Daniel Urbani stopped 34 of 37 Hawk shots and played solid to secure the victory. The win is a first step in the right direction for the Chiefs who now bring a 5 game consecutive win streak to game 2 of the playoff match. A victory by the Chiefs this evening will eliminate the Hawks from the playoffs and if a third game is necessary, it will be played Sunday at Planet Ice Coquitlam at 5PM.

In the other BCMML Quarter Final matchup, the Greater Vancouver Canadians defeated the Okanagan Rockets 3-2 in their first game series. The Canadians and Rockets go back at it on Saturday afternoon in Kelowna as the Rockets have the home ice advantage in the match up. The Vancouver North West Giants and Cariboo Cougars are watching closely to see what teams will earn the right to play them in the BCMML Semi Finals starting next Friday March 16th.

The 2011-2012 Vancouver North East Chiefs concluded the regular season this past weekend with a pair of wins against the Fraser Valley Bruins. The 6-0 and 7-4 victories secured the Chiefs 3rd spot and home ice advantage in the initial playoff round of the BCMML. The Chiefs finished the season with a impressive record of 23 wins, 13 losses and 4 ties. The 50 point season ties the Chiefs record for most points with the 2009-2010 team. The Chiefs team also set new records in performance by finishing best ever at 23 wins, 200 goals and 124 goals against. The result surpasses most goals in a season by 15 and least goals against by 11. The result is combined effort of contribution by all players and the coaching group and the entire team should be recognized for producing the best Chiefs results in the history of the BCMML. 

Highlights of this years top performance include the following results:

*Chiefs tied best points ever by a Chiefs team with 50.
*Chiefs most wins ever by a Chiefs team with 23.
*Chiefs most goals ever with 200 goals in a season and a 5.0 goals per game. 
*Chiefs least goals allowed 121 (excluding empty net goals) achieving a 3.03 goals per game.

The Chiefs will start their playoff run this weekend versus the Valley West Hawks. The Hawks finished in 6th spot with a record of 20 wins, 17 losses and 3 ties for 43 points. The Hawks required a weekend sweep of the South Island Thunderbirds to secure the last playoff spot on the last day of the regular season. The Chiefs will enter the series with the Hawks with a season series record of 4-0-1 including a game at the Mac Tournament in Calgary. All history aside, the playoff games this weekend will determine which team will move on to the semi-finals of the BCMML. 

This weekend series include two playoff matches. The Chiefs and Hawks will play at Planet Ice while the Greater Vancouver Canadians will travel to Kelowna to play the Okanagan Rockets. The winner of the two matches will move on to face the top two teams in this years BCMML: The first place Vancouver North West Giants and the 2nd place Cariboo Cougars. The Giants and Cougars will receive a bye through the first round and await the results from this weekends playoff matches.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs clinched a playoff position after a sweep of the Thompson Blazers this past weekend. The 4 points improved their year to date record to 21 wins, 13 losses and 4 ties. The record gives the Chiefs 46 points and third spot in the BCMML with one week remaining in the regular season. The Chiefs won Saturday night 5-3 and delivered a 6-4 victory on Sunday afternoon.

The Chiefs scored 11 goals and have now scored 187 goals season to date, one behind the Cariboo Cougars 188 goals. Leading the Chiefs this past weekend was Adam Rockwood. Rockwood earned 7 points including his 16th goal and now leads the BCMML with 81 points. Jaime Waddington scored three times to add to his team leading 28 goals and sits in 2nd in league leaders with 70 points. Jeff White, had another strong weekend with 3 goals and has tallied for 34 points season to date. Other goals were contributed by Michael Willms (2nd of the year), Tim Chow (14th), Liam Pearce (18th)  and Nicholas Rasovic with his 5th of the season. Assists were awarded to Viktor Dombrovskiy (2), Boston Colley (2), taking his season point total to 23, and single helpers to Michael Bell, Nicco Marconato, Dalton Yorke and Derek Hughes with his 11th assist of the year and leads the team defencemen with 19 points. 

Daniel Urbani started the Saturday 5-3 victory. Urbani earned his 12th win of the season and improved his season record to 12-5-3 and turned away 32 of 35 shots. Jeff Smith earned his 9th victory of the season in the Sunday 6-4 victory and stopped 24 of 28 shots to improve his season record to 9-8-1. The Chiefs will finish the season this upcoming weekend against the Fraser Valley Bruins. The Bruins are in a tough battle to earn a playoff spot and enter the weekend tied for 6th and the final playoff spot with the Valley West Hawks. The Chiefs are destined to finish in 3rd or 4th spot in the BCMML this year and will take that record to the playoffs in 2 weeks.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs dropped two critical games this past weekend against the Okanagan Rockets. The Chiefs lost 6-5 on Saturday and followed up on Sunday with a 3-2 loss. The Chiefs find themselves sitting in 5th spot at 42 points with a season record of 19-13-4. The weekend series placed the Okanagan Rockets in 3rd place, two points ahead of the Chiefs. The Chiefs have 4 games remaining in the season. The Chiefs look playoff bound but need to complete the season with a rally of wins and take momentum into the post season playoffs.

On Saturday, the Chiefs dropped two leads of 3-1 and 4-3 before giving up a last minute goal to lose 6-5. On Sunday, the Chiefs struggled to take control. The Rockets controlled the lead throughout the game. The Chiefs tied the game 2-2 at midpoint but left the periods down 2-1 after 1, and 3-2 after 2. There was no scoring in the last frame.    

Chiefs scoring was lead by 5 multi point players. Chiefs received production from Jeff White ( 5 assists), Jaime Waddington (1 goal, 3 assists, with 65 points and second in team scoring), Liam Pearce (2 goals and 1 assist including his 16th and 17th goals of the year), Adam Rockwood (1 goal, 2 assists, bringing his league leading points to 74), and Truman Gonzales (1 goal and 1 assist, scoring his 15th goal of the year). Other point getters were Boston Colley (10th) and Maclean Hewitt (12th) adding a goal each. Single helpers came from Nicco Marconato, Tim Chow and Aaron Shur.

Jeff Smith took the loss in the 6-5 game and Daniel Urbani played the 3-2 loss on Sunday. The loss adjusted Smith to a 8-8-1 season record with a 3.64 goals against average and Urbani's loss dropped his record to 11-5-3 and a 2.53 goals against average for the season. The Chiefs have to travel to Kamloops this upcoming weekend to play the Thompson Blazers and require a 4 point weekend before coming home to play their last weekend series of the season.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs picked up a pair of points against the North Island Silvertips this past weekend defeated them 6-0 on Saturday and being outplayed 5-1 on Sunday February 12th. The two points give the Chiefs 42 points and temporarily secure them a top 4 spot in the BCMML with only 3 weeks remaining in the regular season. It was a critical 2 points for the Silvertips as they are 6th and holding on to the last available playoff spot with 36 points. The Chiefs will require 4 victories in their last six games to secure a top 4 playoff spot. The second half of the MML season has demonstrated that there is parity among the teams as noted in the weekend scores between the Chiefs and Silvertips.  

The Chiefs scored 7 goals and received support from 7 players as the weekend team effort had goal contribution from Jaime Waddington (team leading 24th goal), Liam Pearce (14th), Truman Gonzales (13th), Tim Chow (13th), Derek Hughes (8th), Jeff Wight (10th) and Nicco Marconato with his 4th goal of the year. The 7 helpers also were supported by 7 different players that included Adam Rockwood (58th assist and now has 71 league leading points), Nicholas Rasovic, Jeff Wight (2 point weekend) , Nicco Marconato (2 point weekend), Maclean Hewitt, Jaime Waddington (38th assist and 62 points for 3rd in BCMML), and call up Bayley Germain picked up his first point of the year.

Daniel Urbani got the nod in both games. Urbani stopped 30 of 30 shots in game 1 to pick up his 2nd consecutive shutout in the 6-0 victory. Urbani stopped 44 of 48 shots letting in 4, (plus one empty net goal), in the Sunday loss 5-1. The weekend moved Urbani's season record to 11 wins, 4 losses and 3 ties with a 2.50 GAA and 3 shutouts. 

The Chiefs will take their season record of 19 wins, 11 losses and 4 ties back to home ice this weekend to play the Okanagan Rockets (16-10-8). Both the Rockets and Chiefs are fighting to stay in the top 4 of the BCMML standings. The weekend event is turning into one of the most critical weekend series of the season.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs earned 4 valuable points last weekend by sweeping the visiting Kootenay Ice. The Chiefs added victories of 5-4 and 10-0 to hold on to 3rd spot in the BCMML standings. The Chiefs weekend success improved their season record to 18-10-4 for 40 points tied with the Greater Vancouver Canadians, however, the Chiefs hold an important 2 game in hand advantage. The Chiefs gained ground on the first place Vancouver North West Giants and 2nd place Cariboo Cougars as the Giants split games with the Canadians and the Cougars took 3 of 4 points from the Okanagan Rockets. The standings are tightening up and without question there are still 8 teams fighting for the top 6 playoff spots. The Chiefs have 8 games remaining and the last 4 weekend games will be played against the North Island Silvertips, the Okanagan Rockets, the Thompson Blazers and the team will finish the final weekend against the Fraser Valley Bruins.

On Saturday, the Chiefs dominated the early part of the game and led 5-1 early in the second period. The Ice continued to demonstrate that they are a much improved team since the beginning of the season as they fought back to improve the score to 5-3 Chiefs by second period end. The Ice made it interesting in the 3rd period by adding a 4th goal in the middle of the final frame. The Ice attempted to pull their goalie in the last minute but fell short of earning a point. On Sunday, the Chiefs once again had a good start taking a 5-0 first period lead. The Ice had a strong 2nd period including several power play opportunities put couldn't find the back of the Chiefs goal line. The pressing Ice got caught trying to break the shut out for Daniel Urbani and late odd man breaks allowed the Chiefs to add 5 goals in the 3rd to build a 10-0 victory.

The Chiefs added 15 goals to their league leading 162 total which leads the BCMML. The Chiefs had contribution from 13 players including 5 points each from Jeff Wight (3 goals, 2 assists), Boston Colley (3 goals , 2 assists) and Jaime Waddington (1 goal, 4 assists). League leader, Adam Rockwood added a goal and 3 assists to his now 70 point total. Other contribution came from Tim Chow with 3 goals bringing his season to 12 goals, Nicholas Rasovic (2 goals, 1 assist), Truman Gonzales (1 goal, 2 assists), Liam Pearce (1 goal and 1 assist) and defenseman Viktor Dombrovskiy (1 goal, 2 assists). Helpers were also credited to Maclean Hewitt (3), Dalton Yorke (2), and Brandon Volpe and Michael Willms with one each.

Jeff Smith played between the pipes on Saturday and recorded the 5-4 victory. Smith turned away 27 of the 31 shots fired his way. Smith improved his season record to 8-7-1  with a GAA of 3.50. Daniel Urbani earned his second shutout of the season on Sunday stopping all 28 shots he faced. Urbani moved his season record to 10-3-3 and improved his GAA to 2.56. The Chiefs will travel to Nanaimo next to face the North Island Silvertips. The Silvertips are 15-13-4 and currently in 6th spot holding on to the last playoff spot. It should be an entertaining weekend.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs struggled versus the Greater Vancouver Canadians over the weekend and finished the series pointless. They now find themselves tied for 4th place in the BCMML. The Chiefs lost Saturday at Planet Ice in Coquitlam 4-2 before they were defeated again 5-1 on Sunday at Ladner Leisure Center. The Chiefs have 36 points, tied in 4th place with the Okanagan Rockets. The Rockets are visiting the Chiefs in three weeks and that series has turned out to be a critical weekend for the Chiefs who have struggled to win after the Christmas break. The Chiefs are 1-5-2 since returning from the Mac Tournament.

The Chiefs were outscored 9 to 3 on the weekend. Daniel Urbani started the game Saturday in the 4-2 loss. Urbani stopped 31 of 35 shots and dropped his season record to 9 wins, 3 losses and 3 ties. Jeff Smith took the 5-1 loss on Sunday. Smith stopped 22 of the 27 Canadian shots and dropped his season record to 7 wins, 7 losses and 1 tie.

The Chiefs will be hosting the Kootenay Ice next weekend at Planet Ice and will be required to sweep the Ice to gain the 4 valuable points. The Ice have performed significantly better in the post Christmas break and have split games in the previous 3 weekends.

The Vancouver Chiefs sit in 3rd spot 4 points behind the Cariboo Cougars with 2 games in hand after a 3 point weekend against the Valley West Hawks. The Chiefs won Saturday 7-4 at Planet Ice and tied 3-3 on Sunday at Langley Events Center. The Chiefs received some much appreciated help from the Kootenay Ice. The Ice stole 2 points in Prince George on Saturday versus the Cougars. The result left the Cougars 4 points up with a 18-8-4 record for 40 points. The Chiefs stand at 16-8-4 for 36 points and need to keep winning to avoid a potential playoff match in Prince George.

The Chiefs top line of Rockwood, Waddington and the new addition of Michael Bell finished with 13 points over the weekend. Bell scored 4 goals to lead the Chiefs and has found a comfortable home in front of the net of the opposing goaltender. Adam Rockwood picked up 4 helpers to increase his league leading point total to 65. Jaime Waddington had a 5 point weekend adding 4 assists to his 23rd goal of the season. Truman Gonzales, 1 goal and 2 assists, and Michael Willms, 3 assists supported the team with 3 points each. Other scoring support came from Tim Chow ( 1 goal and 1 assist), Nicholas Rasovic (1 goal), Aaron Shur (1 assist), Brandon Volpe with his 7th goal of the season, and Jeff Wight added 2 points to his 20 point year total. 

The goaltenders saw their share of the puck over the weekend. Jeff Smith picked up the win in game 1 stopping 41 of 45 shots (.911 save percentage) and improved his season to date record to  7-6-1 with a 3.36 goals against average. Daniel Urbani stopped 38 of 41 (.927 save percentage) and moves his year to date results to 9-2-3 with a 2.64 goals against average which places Urbani 2nd amongst all goaltenders  in the BCMML.

The Chiefs will prepare themselves for another tough weekend versus the Greater Vancouver Canadians. The Canadians sit only 2 points behind the Chiefs in 4th spot. The Chiefs split the previous series this season with the Canadians and will require a minimum of 3 points in the upcoming series to keep their grip on 2nd spot.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs suffered their first 2 game weekend defeat of the season. The Chiefs lost both games to the Cariboo Cougars 5-4 on Saturday and 5-2 on the Sunday rematch. The tough weekend cost the Chiefs 4 valuable points and now place them in 3rd spot in the BCMML 5 points behind the Cougars and 11 points behind the Vancouver North West Giants. The Giants won both their games against the Thompson Blazers this past weekend. The Chiefs, with 2 games in hand on the Cougars and Giants, will be required to win the high majority of games left in the season to place themselves in 2nd place in the BCMML prior to the end of the season.   

On Saturday, if took the Chiefs until midway through the 2nd period before they found their game. The Chiefs fell 3-0 after one period, 4-2 after two periods and scored late in the game to make the score a respectable 5-4 defeat. The Chiefs offered the Cougars too many odd man breaks and gave up 51 shots in the game. However, the Chiefs didn't give up after the slow start and the late rally was noted but just short of what was required to gain a single point in the game. Chiefs were led by Jaime Waddington's 2 point effort with a goal and a helper. The remaining Chiefs goals were scored by Brandon Volpe, Truman Gonzales and Michael Willms. Assists were passed on to Adam Rockwood, Dalton Yorke and Jeff Wight. Daniel Urbani stopped 46 of the 51 shots fired his way and dropped his season record to 9-2-2.

On Sunday, the Chiefs rebounded with a strong first period effort. They dominated the play in the first 20 minutes but were left empty handed with a scoreless first period. In the second period, Liam Pearce scored the first Chiefs goal assisted by new comer, Michael Bell and linemate Jeff White. The Chiefs fell behind 2-1 after the end of two. In the third, the Cougars scored in the first minute and secured the lead. Boston Colley scored a pretty one with a good individual effort assisted by Viktor Dombrovskiy, but the Cougars came back with two more of their own to take a 5-2 grip of the game midway through the third. Jeff Smith stopped 32 of 37 shots faced in the game and moved his record to 6-6-1 for the season.

The Chiefs will place their focus on the Valley West Hawks. The Hawks are sitting in 4th spot only 1 back of the 3rd place Chiefs. The Chiefs will be expected to turn back to W's this upcoming weekend after tough results versus the Giants and Cougars.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs suffered their first 2 game weekend defeat of the season. The Chiefs lost both games to the Cariboo Cougars 5-4 on Saturday and 5-2 on the Sunday rematch. The tough weekend cost the Chiefs 4 valuable points and sit in 3rd spot in the BCMML 5 points behind the Cougars and 11 points behind the Vancouver North West Giants. The Giants won both their games against the Thompson Blazers this past weekend. The Chiefs, with 2 games in hand on the Cougars and Chiefs, will be required to win the high majority of games left in the season to place themselves in 2nd place in the BCMML prior to the end of the season.

On Saturday, if took the Chiefs half the game before they found their game. The Chiefs fell 3-0 after one period, 4-2 after two periods and scored late in the game to make the score a respectable 5-4 defeat. The Chiefs offered the Cougars too many odd man breaks and gave up 51 shots in the game. However, the Chiefs didn't give up after the slow start and the late rally was noted but just short of what was required to gain a single point in the game. Chiefs were led by Jaime Waddington's 2 point effort with a goal and a helper. The remaining Chiefs goals were scored by Brandon Volpe, Truman Gonzales and Michael Willms. Assists were passed on to Adam Rockwood, Dalton Yorke and Jeff Wight. Daniel Urbani stopped 46 of the 51 shots fired his way and dropped his season record to 9-2-2.

On Sunday, the Chiefs rebounded with a strong first period effort. They dominated the play in the first 20 minutes but were left empty handed with a scoreless first period. In the second period, Liam Pearce scored the first Chiefs goal assisted by new comer, Michael Bell and linemate Jeff White. The Chiefs fell behind 2-1 after the end of two. In the third, the Cougars scored in the first minute and secured the lead. Boston Colley scored a pretty one with a good individual effort assisted by Viktor Dombrovskiy, but the Cougars came back with two more of their own to take a 5-2 grip of the game midway through the third. Jeff Smith stopped 32 of 37 shots faced in the game and moved his record to 6-6-1 for the season.

The Chiefs will place their focus on the Valley West Hawks. The Hawks are sitting in 4th spot only 1 back of the 3rd place Chiefs. The Chiefs will be expected to turn back to W's this upcoming weekend after tough results versus the Giants and Cougars.

The 2012 BCMML All Star game was held at the Coquitlam Main rink on Friday the 13th. Team Blue took the lead 2-0 after the second period after a scoreless first period. Team Blue stayed in control throughout the game and shut the door late in the 3rd period with an empty net goal. The standout for the Vancouver North East Chiefs was Adam Rockwood. Rockwood scored two highlight reel goals in the shoot out breakaway skills contest and won the event during the second period intermission. The event showcased  the best of the best talent in the BCMML and allowed players that are normally competitors to become allies for the short period event.

Adam Rockwood	Daniel Urbani

Nick Hermary	Derek Hughes	Jamie Waddington

The Vancouver North East Chiefs came away with only 1 point after 2 hard fought games versus the rival Vancouver North West Giants. The Chiefs lost the opener 2-1 at BWC on Saturday evening and battled to a 2-2 tie Sunday afternoon at Planet Ice in Coquitlam. The one point weekend leaves the Chiefs in 3rd spot looking up at the Giants and Cariboo Cougars. The Chiefs have 33 points with a 15-6-3 record. That sits 1 point behind the Cariboo Cougars at 34 points and 7 points behind the Giants. The Chiefs have 2 games in hand on both teams.

The Chiefs finished with a total of 9 points lead by Adam Rockwood's 2 goal effort in game 2 of the weekend series. The two goals give Rockwood 12 for the season and added to his league leading 59 points. The Chiefs other goal was scored by Maclean Hewitt which brought his season total to 10 goals. Assists were awarded to Jaime Waddington (2), Liam Pearce, Jeff Wight (2) and Jace Hennig. Chiefs also announced after the weekend that Jace Hennig will be leaving the team to pursue a full time opportunity with the BCHL Coquitlam Express.

Chiefs goaltending was solid again over the weekend. Jeff Smith started Saturday night and stopped 30 of 32 shots in the Chiefs 2-1 loss. Daniel Urbani earned the tie on Sunday afternoon stopping 37 of 39 Giants shots to improve his season record to 9-1-2. The Chiefs will prepare for a critical weekend series versus the Cariboo Cougars this upcoming Saturday January 14th and Sunday January 15th. The winner of the series will secure 2nd spot in the BCMML.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs scored 18 goals during their weekend series with the South Island Thunderbirds. The Chiefs won 13-2 and 5-3 to secure second spot in the BCMML before the holiday break. The team loaded up with 47 points and lead the BCMML with 125 goals. The Chiefs improved their record to 15-5-2 for 32 points and sit 3 points behind the Vancouver North West Giants with one game in hand.

The box score for the Chiefs second game was not updated,  therefore, the following details exclude the offensive statistics from Sundays 5-3 victory. The Chiefs were led offensively by Adam Rockwood. Rockwood finished with 7 assists and continues to lead the BCMML with 54 points. Linemate, Jace Hennig scored 2 goals with 3 helpers and now sits second in MML scoring with 48 points. Hennig also leads the BCMML with 23 goals in 21 games. Jaime Waddington contributed 2 goals and an assist to the trios combined 15 point game. Waddington sits 3rd in MML scoring with 44 points. The Chiefs had a wide spectrum of support on Saturday. Other point getters included Truman Gonzales with 2 goals and 4 points, defenceman Nicco Marconato's 2 goal effort, and single goals from Derek Hughes, Nick Hermary, Jeff Wight, Boston Colley and Nicholas Rasovic. The team was supported with assists from Liam Pearce (2), Dalton Yorke, Michael Willms and Aaron Schur.

Daniel Urbani earned his 9th victory of the season stopping 24 of 26 shots in the Saturday opener. Urbani improved his record to 9-1-1 with a 2.45 GAA and leads the BCMML in win percentage and overall wins. Jeff Smith started on Sunday and finished the game stopping 29 of 32 shots in the Chiefs 5-3 victory.  Smith improved his season performance to a 6-4-1 record and a 3.27 GAA.

The Chiefs will move their focus to the annual Mac's tournament in Calgary December 26th to January 2nd. The team will play four games in the initial round. The Chiefs first game will be Monday December 26th against the St. Albert Raiders of the Alberta MML. The Chiefs will also face the Valley West Hawks, the Saskatoon Contacts and the Calgary Royals in the opening round of the tournament.

The 2012 MML All Star Game will be held on Friday January 13th at 7:00pm. This years event will be held on the home ice of the Vancouver North East Chiefs Planet Ice in Coquitlam. During this years weekend event, all MML teams in British Columbia will travel to Coquitlam to face their weekly opponent on Saturday and Sunday January 14th and 15th. This will allow the local MML fan base to view an 11 game showcase over that weekend.

This year, the BCMML have selected 5 Chiefs to attend the annual All Star Game:

Forward: Adam Rockwood	Forward: Jace Hennig	Forward: Jaime Waddington	Defenceman: Derek Hughes	Goaltender: Daniel Urbani

The Vancouver North East Chiefs had a disappointing weekend and find themselves in 3rd place after a tough weekend versus the Cariboo Cougars. The Chiefs lost the opener 7-2 on Saturday night and played to a 6-6 tie on Sunday morning. The 3 point weekend gave the Cougars a temporary tie for first place position in the MML with the Vancouver North West Giants. Both teams have 29 points with the Chiefs 1 point behind with 28 points. The Giants finished the weekend with 3 points as they traveled to Chase and played the Thompson Blazers. The Chiefs have a 13-5-2 record at season midpoint.

The Chiefs offence had the support of 12 players including a weekend leading 2 goals from Nic Hermary. The remaining goals were scored by Jace Hennig, Liam Pearce, Truman Gonzales, Tim Chow, Jamie Waddington and Jeff Wight. Other point getters included Adam Rockwood and Viktor Dombrovskiy with 2 assists each, followed by single helpers from Derek Hughes, Nicco Marconato, Dalton York and Jace Hennig.

Chiefs goaltenders Jeff Smith and Daniel Urbani were peppered for a combined shot total of 82 shots over the two games. Both goalies gave up 6 goals and 1 empty net goal over the weekend. Smith stopped 36 of 42 shots in the 7-2 loss moving his mid season record to 5-4-1 while Urbani stopped 34 of 40 shots in the 6-6 tie. Urbani finishes the first half with a 8-1-1 record.

The team will have an extra week to complete a post mortem on the weekend of lost opportunity before they start the second half of the season against the South Island Thunderbirds. The Chiefs will travel to Victoria and play the T-Birds the weekend of December 17th and 18th.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs put together an excellent two game team performance to sweep the visiting Thompson Blazers this past weekend. The Chiefs won both games decisively 5-2 and 6-2 to gain control of first place in the BCMML. The pair of weekend victories improves their record to 13-4-1 for 27 points up one point on both the Cariboo Cougars and Vancouver North West Giants.

The Chiefs had 8 players contribute to the 11 goal performance. Goals were scored by Truman Gonzales, Jace Hennig (2), Maclean Hewitt, Liam Pearce (2), Adam Rockwood, Brandon Volpe, Jamie Waddington (2) and Viktor Dombrovskiy. The Chiefs were led by Jamie Waddington's 5 point and Truman Gonzales's 4 point efforts. The MML leading line of Rockwood, Hennig and Waddington notched 11 points over the weekend with 5 goals and 6 assists. Rockwood continues to lead the league with 45 points, followed by Hennig with 41 points including his league leading 20 goals and Waddington with 40 points including 17 goals.

Chiefs netminders Daniel Urbani and Jeff Smith had another weekend of solid performance. Urbani stopped 25 of 27 shots to gain his league leading 8th victory and improved his record to 8-1-0 with a goals against average of 2.11. Urbani played strong in November with a record of 4-0-0 and a 1.25 GAA. On Sunday, Smith gained his 5th victory by stopping 28 of 30 shots and improving his record to 5-3-1 with a goals against average of 3.00. Smith finished the month with an impressive 3-0-1 record.

The Chiefs were 7-0-1 in November. Adam Rockwood set the new record for most points in a month with 28. The previous record was set by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. In February 2008-2009 season, Nugent-Hopkins finished with 24 points.

The team travels to Prince George this upcoming weekend to take on the Cariboo Cougars and to settle the top team in the BCMML at the half way point of the season. The Cougars are 12-4-2 after sweeping the South Island Thunderbirds this past weekend in Victoria.

The Vancouver North East Chiefs took 3 of 4 points from their weekend games against the Okanagan Rockets in Kelowna. The Chiefs played to a 5-5 tie on Saturday followed by a 6-2 victory on Sunday morning. The 3 point weekend places the Chiefs in top spot in the BCMML at 23 points with a
11-4-1 record.

Chiefs top scorer was Tim Chow. Chow scored three times and added an assist to his season total of 9 points. The league leading line of Adam Rockwood, Jace Hennig and Jamie Waddington did not disappoint as the line finished with 3 goals and 7 assists. The line has now tallied for a total of 125 points this season. Hennig scored two more and leads the MML with 18 goals. Rockwood added 4 assists to his MML leading point total of 42. Waddington added a goal and an assist to his season total of 35 points.

The Rockets were a hard working team that out shot the Chiefs 26-23 and 40-32 in the two games. In the first game, the Chiefs took a 1-0 lead after one period before dropping 4 in the second and trailing 4-1 at ice clean. The Chiefs came out fired up in third period and tied the game 4-4 by mid point. The teams traded goals over the remaining period and the game ended 5-5. Jeff Smith stopped 21 of 26 shots and improved his season record to 4-3-1. In the second game, a back and forth first period ended at 2-2. Jace Hennig scored the game winning goal from Adam Rockwood mid way through the second period and Daniel Urbani shut the door as the Chiefs scored 3 more to take the victory 6-2. Urbani stopped 38-40 shots including a penalty shot and improved his record to 7-1-0. Urbani currently leads the MML goalie standings and has a goals against average of 2.12.

The Chiefs will play at home this weekend and host the Thompson Blazers. The Blazers will travel to Coquitlam after their last weekend sweep of the South Island Thunderbirds. The Blazers are 7-7-2 with 16 points and are currently sitting 7th in the BCMML standings.

The Vancouver NE Chiefs stand on guard for the singing of Oh Canada.

Chiefs goaltending was also strong this weekend. Daniel Urbani stopped 24 of 25 shots in the first game and improved his season record to 6-1-0 with a 2.13 GAA. Jeff Smith stopped 26 of 28 shots and now has a 4-3-0 record with a 2.87 GAA. The Chiefs goalies have surrendered 36 goals (1 empty net) for a 2.50 goals against average which sits 2nd in MML. The Chiefs are currently in 2nd spot with a 10-4-0 record and two points behind the league leading Cariboo Cougars. The Chiefs hold a two game in hand advantage. The Chiefs will travel to Kelowna to play the Okanagan Rockets this upcoming weekend.