Kamloops Storm down two games in Doug Birks Division final

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops Storm are in a 2-0 hole in their second-round Kootenay International Junior Hockey League series.

Ethan Coventry recorded a hat-trick — including two empty-net goals late in the third period — for the hometown Revelstoke Grizzlies in a 5-2 victory over the Storm in Game 2 of the best-of-seven Doug Birks Division final on Saturday (March 9).

Colton McLeod added a pair of goals in support of Grizzlies’ goaltender Jozef Kuchaslo, who stopped 22 shots to pick up the victory between the pipes.

Braycen Dube tallied twice for the Storm, whose netminder, Colton Phillips-Watts, made 33 saves in a losing effort.

The Storm will play host to Game 3 on Monday (March 11), a 7 p.m. start at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre.