Vancouver Island Seals cap northern road trip with pair of wins
Published 4:00 am Monday, October 5, 2026
The Vancouver Island Seals picked up their first two wins of the U18 AAA B.C. Elite Hockey League season on a northern road trip to Prince George, Oct. 3-4.
The Seals’ power play clicked for three goals in the two games. On Saturday, Oct. 3 the Capitals opened scoring in the first period, taking a 1-0 lead. Seals’ Presley Jean tied it up on the power play in the third period off a pass from Claire Harvey, then Harvey scored the game winning goal for her second point of the night and the 2-1 win.
On Sunday, the Caps opened scoring again in the first period. The Seals’ Maybel McDonald scored a power play goal to tie it up 1-1 in the second period. The Capitals scored early in the third period to go ahead 2-1, then Jean—again on the power play—scored for the Seals to make it 2-2.
Chantelle Hendriks scored the winning goal and an insurance marker into an empty net to give the Seals a 4-2 victory.
The Seals are fifth in the league with a 2-5-1 (overtime loss) record in eight games.
The Seals faced the defending league champion Greater Vancouver Comets in their home opener on Sept. 19, and although they scored their first goal at home for the season the Comets won the game 3-1. The Comets won the Sunday game 2-0.
“I really like our work ethic and our intensity,” team manager Cynthia Fowler said after the home opener. “We have a ton of things our coaching staff saw that we are going to be building on.”
The Seals have six returning and 14 new players. Some have played U18 before, just not with the BCEHL, Fowler added. The large number of rookies will be challenging for the team this early in the season.
“We’re kind of an underdog in the league and the girls are looking to build on that and give the team a good run this season.
“We’re working hard to be competitive in this league.”
ICE CHIPS…The VI Seals are back at the AV Multiplex for back-to-back home games on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 18 at 10:15 a.m…Follow the team on Facebook (Vancouver Island Seals U18 AAA) and Instagram (@viseals_bcehl_aaa) for scores, videos and more…Watch the games with Port Alberni broadcaster Dwayne Stern in the play-by-play booth at hockey.playfullscreen.com.