By Chad Klassen

Junior Blazers keep pace at Westerns with win over Winnipeg

Mar 30, 2018 | 8:50 AM

KAMLOOPS — The Thompson Junior Blazers kept pace on Thursday night with a 6-4 comeback win over the Manitoba champions, the Winnipeg Hawks. 

They play Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. against the tournament favourite Airdrie Xtreme, who won their first game on Thursday 5-3 over Saskatchewan representatives the West Central Wheat Kings. 

The Blazers fell behind 3-1 early in the second period when top Bantam prospect Conner Roulette scored for the Hawks before Kamloops’ Reagan Milburn got the game to within one. 

Winnipeg went back up by two 4-2 just 41 seconds later. But the Thompson Junior Blazers got goals from Carter Streek, who scored two in the win, and Branden Toye to even the score at four going to the third.

The Blazers got goals from Owen Barrow and Braden Smith in the third period to secure the 6-4 win. 

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At 1-1, the Junior Blazers are tied for first with Airdrie (1-0) and Seafair (1-0). Winnipeg and West Central are still looking for their first wins of the tournament.