Bucs weather Storm, defeat league’s elite club 5-3
NANAIMO — The Nanaimo Buccaneers upset the first-place Campbell River Storm 5-3 in a wild game at the Nanaimo Ice Centre on Thursday night.
The Buccaneers (13-11) got spectacular goaltending from John Hawthorne and three goals from Trent Bell to lead the surging Bucs over the Storm (18-5).
A frustrated Trent Bell took a foolish cross-checking penalty late in the second period while the Storm were dominating the hosts. A pair of Campbell River goals vaulted the visitors to a 3-2 lead earlier in the period.
Cue the Trent Bell show.