One night after his hometown team clinched top spot in the Interior Conference, Sharky Nowek91裸聊视频檚 dreams of playing for his hometown Penticton Vees came true.
There weren91裸聊视频檛 many people inside the South Okanagan Events Centre on Saturday, March 16, who didn91裸聊视频檛 know what the moment meant to the 17-year-old goaltender.
Most of the 2,800 in attendance were either chanting his first name or wearing hats shaped like sharks, in support of born-and-raised Pentictonite making his BCHL debut.
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Although the Vees would lose the game 2-1, Nowek says he91裸聊视频檒l cherish those first 60 minutes in his hometown crease forever.
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Nowek signed with the Vees last summer and has spent much of the
The netminder made his first-ever BCHL start after his team had clinched the Interior Conference91裸聊视频檚 best regular-season record for the 13th consecutive time.
Penticton topped West Kelowna 2-1 in overtime on March 15, to solidify its spot atop the conference.
The Vees, who have four regular-season games left, will battle the Prince George Spruce Kings when the BCHL Playoffs begin on April 5.
Nowek91裸聊视频檚 team will hit the ice next when they host the Merritt Centennials and Salmon Arm Silverbacks on March 22 and 23, respectively.
