The Summerland Steam have secured a playoff spot in Junior B hockey action.
Over the past week, the team added one win and two losses.
On Jan. 13, the Steam travelled to Kelowna to face the Chiefs in a 5-3 loss.
The evening began badly for the Steam as the Chiefs were awarded a penalty shot just 40 seconds into the game.
The Steam responded with a goal at 8:58 when Cole Woodliffe scored, assisted by Braden Eliuk and Jack Mills.
In the second period, three Kelowna goals established the Chiefs’ lead.
The third period saw the Steam narrow the gap.
At 18:35, Eliuk scored for Summerland, assisted by Michael McEachern.
Then at 16:56, Cody Egilson scored with assists by Nicholas Gnazdowsky and Kendell Wilson.
The Chiefs had the final goal at 1:25 with an empty net goal on a power play.
On Friday, the team hosted the North Okanagan Knights, playing to a 4-3 overtime win.
The game began with a shorthanded goal for the Steam at 5:16 when Cole Woodliffe scored unassisted.
North Okanagan responded with a goal at 0:45 to tie the game.
In the second period, the Knights took the lead with a power play goal at 16:15.
Summerland responded at 15:21 when Paulsen Lautard scored on a power play. Woodliffe and Tyler Klingspohn assisted.
Another Steam power play goal at 2:32 gave Summerland the lead. McEachern scored with assists from Lautard and Klingspohn.
In the third period, the Knights brought the game to a tie with a goal at 11:55.
The overtime goal came at 1:06 when Lautard scored, assisted by Jack Mills.
On Sunday, the Steam suffered a 6-1 loss against the Coyotes in Osoyoos.
Summerland’s only goal in that game came at 3:33 in the first period when Woodliffe scored, assisted by Mills and Eliuk.
In the second period, the Coyotes took the lead with a power play goal at 4:42 followed by a second goal at 4:26.
Two power play goals in the third period, at 18:05 and 6:08, and two more goals, at 5:55 and 2:05, reinforced the win.
The next action for the Steam is on Friday, Jan. 23 when the team will face the North Okanagan Knights in Armstrong.
The next home game is on Tuesday, Jan. 27 when the team hosts the Coyotes. The game begins at 7:30 p.m.
At present Summerland has 25 wins, 15 losses and two overtime losses in the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference: Okanagan Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.