The Ridge Meadows Flames got a pair of weekend wins over the Burnaby Steelers – one by blowout, and one by shutout.
Friday night, Dec. 5, at the Cam Neely Arena the Maple Ridge junior squad beat the Steelers 7-3. The Flames took a 4-0 lead early in the game, on four straight power play goals – the first three scored by sniper Zack Lagrange. Then Joshua Bettesworth made it 5-0 with a shorthanded goal, as the Flames dominated the special teams battle.
Lagrange finished the game with four goals and a season-high five points, and he was picked as the game’s first star. Erick Sollied was the third star, as he had three assists. Bettesworth had two goals, and defenceman Tyler Blatz had a goal and an assist.
Rookie goalie Nathan Niedermeiser got his third win of the season, stopping 22 of 25 shots.
On Sunday in Burnaby, starting goalie Matthew Candusso was perfect on 23 shots, as the veteran led the Flames to a 1-0 road win.
Sam Allen got the game winning goal while on the penalty kill, for all the scoring in the game.
1-0 W @ BWC!
Matthew Candusso with the W, the
, and the hard hat!
Next up is Delta Friday back at The Cam!
— Ridge Meadows Flames (@flamesjunior) December 8, 2025
The Flames improved their record to 16 wins and eight losses, and they are in fourth place in the 16-team Pacific Junior Hockey League.
Burnaby has been near the bottom of the standings so far this season, with just eight wins in 27 games.
The Flames host the Delta Ice Hawks on Friday, Dec. 12 at Cam Neely Arena. Delta has been solid, with 13 wins, 11 losses, two overtime losses, and two shootout losses. Game time is 7:30 p.m.