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If the Nelson Leafs want to make a return trip to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Finals, the Heritage City franchise is going to need a major comeback. Gavin Tritt scored his first goal of the playoffs at 13:10 of the first overtime to give the hometown Beaver Valley Nitehawks a 4-3 victory in Murdoch Division Semi Final action Wednesday night at the Fruitvale

The Kootenay Conference Final is now a best-of-three series. The Nelson Leafs posted a pair of weekend wins to even the best-of-seven Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff series with the Kimberley Dynamiters at 2-2. Bryden Pow scored twice, and Rhett Hamilton added three assists to spark Nelson to a 4-1 victory Friday at the NDCC Arena. Hamilton, leads the Leafs