The Kimberley Dynamiters look to get back in the win column

The Kimberley Dynamiters have a polarizing weekend ahead of them. Tonight they host the Golden Rockets (5-29-1-3) who are in fifth place in the Eddie Mountain Division and 11 points behind fourth place Columbia Valley Rockies. Then the next night, they travel to Creston to play the Thunder Cats (27-8-1-1) who sit on top of the Eddie Mountain Division with a three point lead on the Dynamiters.

This will be the fifth time the Nitro’s and Rockets meet this season. The Dynamiters lead the series 5-0, outscoring the Rockets 24-5, including three shutouts, for an average of 7.25 goals per game.

Back on December 3^rd, Head coach and general manager said in referring to a team’s position in the standings, “We are not in the position to take anyone lightly. We have no right to take any team lightly.”

The Rockets are a young team, with only one ’96 born player on the roster, Austin Pulz, the rest are ’98 born or later. Nic Lush leads the team in scoring, followed by Pulz, and then Kade Garritty and Owen Lee tied for third in scoring. Jake Gudjonson has returned to the team after playing in the KIJHL Top Prospects game last weekend.

The next day, the Dynamiters will try to catch the Thunder Cats in the standings, as they face the Cats for the seventh time this season. The series is tied at three, with a slight edge to the Cats because of an overtime loss. The Cats have outscored Kimberley 28-20, which is an average of eight goals in each game. The Nitro’s will be looking to pay back the Cats for last weekend’s 5-2 home loss.

Creston remains a power house team with 10 players averaging a point per game, that’s over half of a game day roster capable of getting on the scoresheet each game. Between the pipes, the Cats have two solid goaltenders, Brock Lefebvre and Patrick Ostermann.

The Dynamiters will have a full roster for this weekend’s game, barring illness. There are no listed injured players, all the players have returned from suspensions, and Harrison Risdon and Caige Sterzer have returned after playing in Kelowna at the KIJHL Prospects Game.

The Rockets fly into Kimberley tonight and arrive for a 7pm faceoff at the Civic Centre. Then the Nitro’s will be in Creston at the Johnny Bucyk Arena for a 7:30pm faceoff.