Rampage Double up on North Stars for 4-2 victory ahead of long distance road trip

With no home games ahead for much of the month of November, the Prince Rupert Rampage left some memories for the home side fans to hold onto until the next drop of the puck at the Jim.

Saturday night the Rhinos kept their undefeated status a going concern collecting another two points in a hard fought battle with the visiting Nechako North Stars with the Rampage claiming a 4-2 victory before the final whistle and the final glove and stick had dropped on the night.

In a game that featured 104 minutes of penalty time, the teams still found some time to score some goals.

The first marker of the night coming early with a Hunter Johnson power play goal at 5:49 setting the pace and sending the Rampage to a 1-0 lead, the helpers coming from Judd Repole and Tyler Ostrom.

The North Stars pulled even just over two minutes later, with an answer from the Rampage at 10:56 when
Tyler Ostrom put the team back ahead with assists to Judd Repole and Jared Meers, the goal the second Rampage power play marker on the night.

Nechako however once again found some twine, an equalizer coming at 15:34 which would hold through to the first intermission.

The rest of the score sheet belong to Prince Rupert, a second period goal from Judd Repole at 8:24 put the Rampage ahead 3-2 with help from Tyler Hamilton and Tyler Ostrom.

The 3-2 lead would hold through the rest of the second period and for eighteen minutes of the third, when Repole struck again providing for a fourth and final Rampage goal at 19:16, the assists going to Tyler Ostrom and Gurlivleen Sekhon.

Goaltender Kieran Sharpe picked up win number four in the 2023-24 season turning aside all but 2 of the 22 shots he faced on the night,  the Rhinos were in the Nechako end frequently on the night, firing off 37 shots at Dixon Lowen, four of which found the mark..

The Nechako frustrations on the Scoreboard played out on the penalty sheet,  the North Stars were assessed 56 minutes of penalty time on 17 infractions, including a couple of fighting majors in periods two and three.

The Rampage were certainly up for the rough stuff, they sat out 49 minutes of play on 13 infractions, as well as to answer the bell to some of the more physical play from the visitors.

651 fans took in the action at the Jim on Saturday night.

The full scoresheet can be reviewed here.

The Rampage may be in line for a thank you basket from the Terrace River Kings, the Saturday night showdown at the Jim sent the North Stars off to Terrace seemingly weary on Sunday.

Their Sunday afternoon contest saw the River Kings knock the Nechako side off by a score of 12-0 

The Prince Rupert undefeated streak will be put to the test this coming Saturday and Sunday as the Rampage head out on their longest road trip of the year.  That a journey that will take them to Williams Lake and Quesnel.

Prince Rupert heads into the Cariboo with some strong offensive stats to back them up with Judd Repole and Tyler Olstrom 1/2 atop the CIHL Scoring race.

Defensively and in the nets the Rhinos are strong as well, with Kieran Sharpe boasting of an .897% Save percentage coming out of the weekend.

Following their Cariboo trek, the Rampage will get a two week break. 

They then will see action with  a home game November 25 against Smithers. 

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