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.
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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 BCHLsa国际传媒檚 first sa国际传媒渢hree-peatsa国际传媒� 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 hasnsa国际传媒檛 won the trophy since Coquitlam Express did so in 2014.
The seriessa国际传媒� remaining schedule:
sa国际传媒� Game 2 - Saturday, May 18, South Surrey Arena, 7 p.m.
sa国际传媒� Game 3 - Tuesday, May 21, South Okanagan Events Centre, 7 p.m.
sa国际传媒� Game 4 - Wednesday, May 22, South Okanagan Events Centre, 7 p.m.
sa国际传媒� Game 5* - Friday, May 24, South Surrey Arena, 7:30 p.m.
sa国际传媒� Game 6* - Sunday, May 26, South Okanagan Events Centre, 5 p.m.
sa国际传媒� Game 7* - Tuesday, May 28, South Surrey Arena, 7:15 p.m.
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- with files from Logan Lockhart
