The Lac la Hache Tomahawks and Williams Lake Stampeders scored in bunches to open Central Interior Hockey League play in Williams Lake on Oct. 5.
The Stampeders beat the Tomahawks 9-6 in a good old-fashioned shoot-out.
Williams Lake played consistent throughout the game, notching three goals in each frame, while Lac la Hache started well but failed to keep pace in the second period before finishing strong offensively in the third.
Lac la Hache got off to a quick start, firing 22 pucks on net in the first period. Wade Balbirnie opened the scoring for the senior men's hockey team when he found the back of the net 48 seconds after puck drop. Assists on the play went to Tyrell Dan and Wilfred Robbins.
Robbins scored Lac la Hache's second goal. The assist went to Andrew Morrison.
Lac la Hache failed to tally in the second period and went into the third frame down 6-2 . They scored four goals but Williams Lake added three and held on for the win.
Kevin McNab scored Lac la Hache's third goal, while Robbins and Donovan Nicholas assisted.
The team's fourth goal went to Balbirnie, with Drew Rose and Morrison assisting. Number 5 went to Rose, assisted by Nicholas and Ellery Brigham. McNab scored number 6 with Balbirnie on the assist.
Williams Lake had 41 shots on net while Lac la Hache had 38. William Sellers was in net for the Tomahawks, which hosts the Quesnel Kangaroos at the Rolf Zeis Memorial Arena in Lac la Hache on Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m.