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Peninsula Panthers take win over Nanaimo as they aim for top spot in the league

The team beat the Buccaneers with a score of 4-1
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Peninsula Panther goaltender Merik Grinaker poses prior to the game with his mom Brittany, who flew in from Fargo, North Dakota to watch her son play on Family Night last Friday at Panorama Recreation Centre.

In front of over 40 family members from across the continent, the Peninsula Panthers took the win at the Panorama Recreation Centre, snapping a three-game losing streak and ending the month on a positive note.

On Friday, Jan. 31, the Panthers won against the Nanaimo Buccaneers with a score of 4-1 during the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League's Parent's Night.

“It was so nice to see that almost all parents were able to come in for the weekend,” said Peninsula Panthers minority owner and director of business operations Madelyn Murphy-Homer in a news release. “The boys certainly appreciated it and for many parents, it was their first visit of the season and they enjoyed seeing the boys play in person for the first time."

The Panthers have heavily recruited players from across North America this season and family members flew in from various locations, including among others, Texas, Colorado, North Dakota, California and Ontario, to spend the weekend with their boys, noted the release.

The Panthers will now gear up for a three-game week, first travelling to Oceanside on Wednesday, Feb. 5, for their last game of the season against the Generals. They then come home Friday, Feb. 7 for another "big tilt" against the first-place Kerry Park Islanders and then again Saturday, Feb. 8. for a battle against the Port Alberni Bombers, who are holding down second place in the North.

The Panthers currently sit in second in the league, five points behind Kerry Park.

Game time on Friday, Feb. 7 against Kerry Park is 7:30pm.  Regular adult admission is $12, and $9 for youth, and $2 for kids 12 and under, however, any child wearing a Peninsula Minor Hockey jersey will get in free. For every kid’s ticket sold, the Murphy Family Foundation will donate $1 U.S. to the Peninsula Minor Hockey Association.

 

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