The Petes slipped to 2-0 and must now beat the Remparts on Tuesday or they are spectators of the playoff round.
The Petes, who lost 6-3 to Western Hockey League champions Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday, said they needed to be more physical and aggressive against the Blazers but were three goals down 14 minutes ago. A fourth goal by Kamloops was dismissed for keeper interference.
Kamloops extended his lead to 7-0 before the nine-minute mark of the second frame, by which time even the visiting team knew all the lyrics to the Blazers’ Bachman-Turner Overdrive goal song.
Logan Stankoven had a goal and four assists for the Blazers while Connor Levis had a goal and two assists. Ryan Michael, Fraser Minten, Ashton Ferster, Matthew Seminoff, Dylan Sydor, Jakub Demek, Matthew Seminoff and Ryan Hofer scored singles.
Caedan Bankier and Olen Zellweger also contributed two assists each for the Blazers.
Avery Hayes scored a power play goal for the Petes and Quinton Page scored with 20 seconds remaining. The Petes were down 49:30.
Kamloops led 3-0 after the first period and took a 7-1 lead in the third period. The Blazers went 4-7 on the power play while the Petes were 1-4.
POKE CONTROLS: The only concern for Kamloops on Sunday was the health of defenseman Kyle Masters, who was hit and fell backwards into the corner cushion with less than seven minutes left in the game and was carried off the ice on a stretcher. … The Seattle Thunderbirds and Quebec Remparts play Monday (9 p.m. ET) in a clash of undefeated teams. The Remparts play the Petes again on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET). The Blazers’ final round-robin game comes on Wednesday when they take on the Thunderbirds in a WHL-only showdown. The T-Birds defeated the Blazers in a six-game Western Conference finals series earlier this month.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on May 28, 2023.
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