Jordan Naylor led the Clippers to back to back victories over Alberni Valley and Powell River. Nanaimo's net minder stopped 64 of 65 shots he faced. (Gary Dorland)

By Dan Marshall

Clippers On Top

Clippers Weekend Wrap Nov. 1 – 3

Nov 4, 2019 | 4:35 PM

NANAIMO – First place sounds pretty good for the Clippers organization.

With the BCHL season now one third completed, Nanaimo is alone at the top of the Island Division with a 13-6-1-1 record.

The team is two points up on the second place Cowichan Valley Capitals with one game in hand.

Nanaimo started a six game home stand on Nov. 1 and skated away with a 3-1 victory over Alberni Valley.

Tim Washe had two goals in the game and Travis Walton provided the winner.

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Two goals in a 57 second span of the third period broke a 1-1 tie and acted as a springboard to the Clipper win.

On Sunday Nov. 3 Nanaimo blanked Powell River 6-0.

It marked the third consecutive time the Clippers had shutout the Kings this season with the aggregate score now sitting at 12-0.

Jordan Naylor made 36 saves for the shutout, his third clean sheet of the season, all against Powell River.

Naylor is first in the league with a 1.38 goals against average. He also has a league-best .956 save percentage, and he’s tied for the shutout lead with three.

Ethan Scardina was the catalyst for the Clippers offense against the Kings with two goals in the Nov. 3 victory, just a day after celebrating his 19th birthday.

Nanaimo has a home and home series with the Victoria Grizzlies coming up next on Nov. 8 and 9.

The Clippers are 1-0-1 in the season series after falling 3-2 in overtime on Oct. 25.

CLIP NOTES:

• Jordan Naylor was named a runner up for the BCHL Player of the Week for his performance including two wins and 64 saves on 65 shots.
• Ethan Scardina has commited to D1 Bowling Green University for either the fall of 2020 or 2021.
• Steven Agriogianis has three goals in his last four games.
• 16-year-old Jack O’Brien scored his first BCHL goal Nov. 3 versus Powell River.

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