Giancarlo Nadeau   Sunshine Coast, BC—Good goaltending kept this game close for both teams, but ultimately, the Ridge Meadows Flames prevailed with a 3-2 victory.   Coastal trailed 3-0 heading into the third period and scored twice quickly, but the comeback bid fell a goal short.   The Flames were led by a pair of […]

Giancarlo Nadeau   Sunshine Coast, BC— Four players scored for the White Rock Whalers in what was a perfect road game for the squad on the Sunshine Coast.    The two teams called a total of twelve penalties, and neither could score a power play goal. Coastal went 0/5, while White Rock was 0/7.   […]

Giancarlo Nadeau   Richmond, BC— After a rough performance at home last night, the Coastal Tsunami (16-18-1-1) needed a bounce-back performance, and they got exactly that against the Abbotsford Pilots (18-16-3-0).   Coastal dominated Abbotsford in every aspect of the game, and the 7-2 score indicated that.    The Tsunami had goals from Lucas Lekakis […]

Giancarlo Nadeau   Gibsons, BC— Coastal (15-18-1-1) struggled in their first game back from the holiday break, losing 6-2 to the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers (19-12-2-0).   Port Coquitlam scored five consecutive goals before Coastal could get on the board at the 15:13 mark of the second period. The visitors then scored near the end of […]

Giancarlo Nadeau   Port Moody, BC— Coastal (15-17-1-1) is headed into the holiday break without the two points they hoped to earn in Port Moody (9-22-2-1) tonight.   Although the Tsunami scored first, they didn’t play well enough inside their own zone to earn a third victory against the Panthers.   The visitors surrendered too […]

Giancarlo Nadeau   Port Coquitlam, BC— Coastal (15-16-1-1) finds themselves in a playoff spot after tonight’s game, earning a much-needed victory against the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers (18-11-2-0) in overtime.   It was a game with many offensive moments, with the two teams combining for 99 shots and five power-play goals.   Each time the Tsunami […]

Giancarlo Nadeau   Gibsons, BC— Sunday marked the final home game before Christmas for the Coastal Tsunami (14-16-1-1), and what a game it was! In their first-ever Snowball Toss sponsored by Marino’s Independent Grocer, the home team defeated Port Coquitlam 3-1.   Both goaltenders played exceptionally well, and chances were exchanged both ways, but Coastal […]

Giancarlo Nadeau   Gibsons, BC— The Coastal Tsunami (13-16-1-1) lost to the North Vancouver Wolf Pack for the first time in a 4-2 outing on home ice.   Both goaltenders played extremely well, and chances were exchanged both ways, but North Vancouver scored two more goals and earned two more points in December.   North […]

Giancarlo Nadeau   Grandview, BC— The Coastal Tsunami (13-15-1-1) was shut out for the second time against the Grandview Steelers (13-14-2-0), who lost 4-0 at the Burnaby Winter Club.   Grandview had goals from Michael Konechny (3), Tyson Osachoff (8), Aangid Manhas (7), and Kori Belanger (12 PP).    Coastal is back in action next […]

Giancarlo Nadeau   Mission, BC— The Coastal Tsunami (13-14-1-1) wrapped up their season series against the Mission City Outlaws (8-18-3) with a 4-3 overtime victory.   Coastal led 3-0 after 20 minutes of play thanks to goals from Rocky Nordvie (6), Patrick Dolan (7), and Oliver Nottingham (11). That 3-0 lead lasted until the 9:31 […]