Ty Ronning is having a banner week and a breakout season.
The Giants right-winger opened scoring in the Top Prospect showcase last month when he found the back of the net and dazzled the hometown crowd at Pacific Coliseum Jan. 28 in the CHL/NHL showcase.
Playing for Team Cherry, the 18-year-old who leads the Giants with 27 goals connected on a give-and-go with linemate Jordan Kyrou of the Sarnia Sting to score the go-ahead goal early in the game. Ronning鈥檚 initial shot was blocked, but he banged in the rebound to give his team a 1-0 lead at the 3:09 mark of the first period. He wasn鈥檛 supposed to be there, but Ronning filled in for a late scratch, replacing Giants teammate and Team Cherry captain Tyler Benson who was sidelined with an injury.聽
Team Cherry went on to lose 3-2 to Team Orr. Quebec minor hockey league stars Pascal Laberge of the Victoriaville Tigres and Pierre-Luc Dubois of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles both had three points in the win.
Ronning has 44 points and 16 penalty minutes in 47 games with the Giants, marking an incredible output over his previous seasons in Vancouver. In 2014/15, he had one goal and one assist in 24 games, and the season before that he tallied nine goals and 11 points in 56 games.
One night after the Prospects game, Ronning scored with two seconds left in overtime to secure 麻豆传媒映画a 4-3 win over the Kamloops Blazers at the Sandman Centre. He nailed a one-timer off a pass from Chase Lang.
Ben Thomas, Lang and Trevor Cox also scored for 麻豆传媒映画in the win, and Ryan Kubic stopped 36 of 39 shots in the win.
The Giants remain in last place in the Western Conference with 45 points. With 20 wins, 27 losses, three overtime losses and two shootout losses, the sit 36 points behind the conference-leading Kelowna Rockets (34-13-3-0).
The Giants play the Lethbridge Hurricanes (27-19-3-0) at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Pacific Coliseum.聽
