As was expected, the Comox Valley Glacier Kings won both of their Vancouver Island Junior Hockey Leagues games over the weekend.

The 25-13-1 Glacier Kings played the two worst times in the league, beating the Bombers 7-2 Friday night in Port Alberni, before posting an 8-2 win at home on Saturday.

The Bombers came into Friday鈥檚 game with a 6-26-1 record, and the Nanaimo Buccaneers are a league-worst 1-36-0.

The Bombers gave their fans something to cheer about early Friday night, when Anthony Duhamel opened the scoring at the nine-minute mark, but goals by Tanner Gould (11th), Joe Weber (2) and Tynan Klein-Beekman (21) gave the Yetis a 3-1 lead heading to the first intermission.

Brigham Nye鈥檚 ninth of the season gave Comox Valley a 4-1 lead, and just 58 seconds after Jonny Timmons made it 4-2 with a power-play marker, Lane Pahtayken restored the three-goal lead with his ninth of the campaign.

Max Carlson (4) and Alex Bend (25) added third-period goals.

Ryan Knight made 38 saves to improve to 6-2-0-0. The Glacier Kings fired 50 shots at Dylan Dykstra.

鈥淚 was happy with the two points and the victory, but looking at our defensive play鈥� we are a much better team defensively than we showed on Friday night,鈥� said Glacier Kings鈥� coach Mike Nesbitt. 鈥淲hen you are playing two teams that aren鈥檛 in the playoff scheme of things, it is tough to keep the drive up, and players start thinking more about individual stats. But what we are trying to teach right now is to play the whole game the right way as we prepare for playoffs.鈥�

The message was well received by the players. Saturday鈥檚 game was every bit as lopsided as the score indicated.

The Glacier Kings recorded 13 of the game鈥檚 first 15 shots, and only back-to-back penalties levelled out the puck possession time in the latter half of the period.

That said, it was a shorthanded marker by Bend that opened the scoring, in the final minute of the first.

Justin Pichor and Weber 鈥� both with their third of the season 鈥� made it 3-0 after two, and goals by Pichor, Callan and Pahtayken made it 6-0, before Jordan Campbell鈥檚 first of two on the evening broke Ryder Lally鈥檚 shutout bid with five minutes to play in the game.

Weber (4) and Ivan Kedrov, with his 15th, rounded out the scoring.

The Glacier Kings peppered Dylan Leigh with 43 shots, while Lally made 18 saves for the win.

The weekend was a chance for the Glacier Kings to exhibit their depth and they did that, with 15 players picking up at least one point over the two games.

鈥淲e are a very sound, deep hockey team - not just a one-line team - we are balanced,鈥� said Nesbitt. 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to take the whole roster to win a playoff series and when we get into the playoffs - most likely against Oceanside - it will take all four lines, all six D and two good goaltenders (to have success).鈥�

The Glacier Kings have a light schedule this upcoming week, with only one game. The Kerry Park Islanders (21-16-0-0, fourth in the South Division) come to town on Saturday. Puck drops at 7:30 p.m. 

While that鈥檚 the only official league action, the VIJHL All-Star Game takes place Sunday morning in Lake Cowichan, and the Glacier Kings will be sending nine members to the showcase.

The prospect game goes at 10:30 a.m. and the main all-star match will follow. The players will have some company for the road trip.

鈥淏ecause the team is in second place in the north division, my whole staff and myself will be coaching the prospect game,鈥� said Nesbitt.

INJURY NOTES

Defenceman Tanner remains sidelines with a kidney laceration.

鈥淗e did it just before Christmas but we are having trouble getting him in for a scan to see if that is healed,鈥� said Nesbitt. 鈥淥ther than that we are healthy.鈥�