In a fast, penalty-free game Friday night (May 17), Surrey Eagles skated to a 6-0 shutout win over Penticton Vees in .
South Surrey Arena was buzzing during the B.C. Hockey League battle, which continues Saturday (May 18) with Game 2 set to start at 7 p.m.
First-star Eagles goaltender Ajeet Gundarah stopped all 28 shots for the win, and six different Surrey skaters scored on Vees puck-stoppers Andrew Ness and Will Ingemann, who started but was chased from the cage after allowing four goals on 10 shots.
Zachary Wagnon scored first for Surrey, just four minutes in, and the goals kept coming from Ante Zlomislic, Ryan Evenhuis, Nathan Oickle, Micah Berger and Evan Brown.
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Heck of a save by Gundarah, then score at other end, now 3-0 over nearly halfway through 2nd period in South Surrey.
91裸聊视频� Tom Zillich (@TomZillich)
Tic-tac-toe to make it 6-0! The Eagles are flying high tonight as they're only 13 minutes away from a 1-0 series lead.
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The Vees, whose roster is loaded with college-committed players including four drafted by NHL teams, have won back-to-back Fred Page Cup titles and are looking to be the BCHL91裸聊视频檚 first 91裸聊视频渢hree-peat91裸聊视频� championship team since Vernon Vipers from 2009 to 2011.
Lineups for Game 1 of championship series, vs .
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This is the second time Surrey and Penticton have met in the league finals, first in 2013. That year, the Eagles beat the Vees in six games to win the Fred Page Cup, and Penticton has since won four BCHL titles. A Lower Mainland-based team hasn91裸聊视频檛 won the trophy since Coquitlam Express did so in 2014.
The series91裸聊视频� remaining schedule:
91裸聊视频� Game 2 - Saturday, May 18, South Surrey Arena, 7 p.m.
91裸聊视频� Game 3 - Tuesday, May 21, South Okanagan Events Centre, 7 p.m.
91裸聊视频� Game 4 - Wednesday, May 22, South Okanagan Events Centre, 7 p.m.
91裸聊视频� Game 5* - Friday, May 24, South Surrey Arena, 7:30 p.m.
91裸聊视频� Game 6* - Sunday, May 26, South Okanagan Events Centre, 5 p.m.
91裸聊视频� Game 7* - Tuesday, May 28, South Surrey Arena, 7:15 p.m.
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- with files from Logan Lockhart
