The Campbell River Storm captured the 2015 Cyclone Taylor Cup with a 6-5 win over the Kimberley Dynamiters in the gold medal game on April 6, 2015. The 2015 Championship was held in Mission, BC from April 3-6, 2015. The Junior B Championship featured the Campbell River Storm (VIJHL), the North Vancouver Wolf Pack (PJHL), the Kimberley Dynamiters (KIJHL) and the host team Mission City Outlaws.
The Storm opened the scoring early in the Championship game with a marker from Nathan Browne, however the lead was short lived as Jordan Roy scored to notch the game at one (1). The score remain tied at one (1) until the midway point of the second period when Dawson Frank scored to give the Storm for the second time in the game. Again the lead was short lived as Keenan Haase scored a shorthanded goal less than two (2) minutes later to tie the game at two (2). Like they had twice before, the Storm regained their one (1) goal lead with a late Dane Feeney marker.
Early in the third period the Storm made it a 4-2 lead with a goal from Trent Johnson. The Dynamiters continued to pressure and were rewarded with a Power Play goal at the mid-way point from Alex Rosolowsky. Faced again with a slim lead, the Storm scored two (2) goals to make it a 6-3 game; goal scores were Michael Olson and Trevor Bottermley. With less than three (3) minutes to play, Jason Ricter scored to make it a 6-4 game and then with 45 seconds remaining Jordan Busch scored to make it 6-5. The Storm held on for the 6-5 win in a fitting finish to a memorable Cyclone Taylor Cup final.
The Campbell River Storm will now represent BC at the 2015 Keystone Cup in Cold Lake, Alberta from April 16-19, 2015. BC is the reigning Keystone Cup Champions with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks capturing the 2014 Championship.
Earlier in the day the Mission City Outlaws defeated the North Vancouver Wolf Pack 7-0 to win the Bronze Medal.
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