Vees stay perfect; Warriors win again
A 3-2 win in Salmon Arm on Saturday gave the West Kelowna Warriors a split with the Silverbacks in BC Hockey League Okanagan Cup action this weekend.
Deegan Mofford snapped a 2-2 tie for the Warriors. It was his third goal of the pre-season tournament.
The Warriors dropped a 5-4 decision to the Silverbacks on Friday.
On Saturday, Felix Trudeau gave the Warriors a 1-0 lead in the first period. Sam Schofield for Salmon Arm and Matthew Stienburg for West Kelowna traded goals in the second frame.
Drew Bennett evened the score at 2-2 early in the third.
On Friday, the Silverbacks outscored West Kelowna 3-1 in the middle frame to get the win.
The teams traded goals in the first with Drew Bennett scoring for Salmon Arm and Wyllum Deveaux for West Kelowna.
Danny Ciccarello scored two and Simon Tassy one for the visitors in the second period with CharlesAlexis Legault replying for West Kelowna.
Cicarrello got his hat-trick goal to start the third for Salmon Arm before Carter Wilkie and Deveaux answered for West Kelowna to make the game close.
The Warriors (3-2-0-1) host the Penticton Vees on Friday and visit the Vees on Saturday.
Fans are not allowed to attend in person, but can listen free at mixlr.com/pentictonvees or watch live on pay-per-view at HockeyTV.com.
The regular season is scheduled to start Dec. 1.
VEES 4, VIPERS 1
Make that six in a row.
Jack Bar notched a goal and an assist while Yaniv Perets turned aside 28 of 29 shots he faced as the Penticton Vees skated to a convincing 4-1 win Saturday against the host Vernon Vipers.
Special teams were a big factor
for the Vees, who went on the power play just 24 seconds into the first period and capitalized soon after when Luc Wilson hit Bar with a pass in open ice. Bar walked into the right face-off circle and threw the puck into the open goal, past the glove side of Vipers netminder
Kobe Grant for his second of the pre-season.
The power play took advantage again at the 6:12 mark coming off a double minor. Ben Wozney started the play at the point before sending a pass for Bar in the right face-off circle. Devlin O’Brien turned his stick and redirected his fourth of the pre-season past the blocker of Grant to push the Vees ahead 2-0.
Vernon opened the second period with a good push and cut their deficit in half thanks to a lucky bounce off the end boards; it was the only goal of the middle frame.
The score stayed 2-1 until just five minutes remained in the third.
Ryan McGuire stole a pass and lifted a forehand shot off the glass and deep into the Vipers’ end, rolling it into the empty cage to give the Vees a 3-1 lead. Wilson added another empty-netter with just under a minute to play.
Penticton (6-0) in the Okanagan Cup exhibition tournament ahead of the Vipers (0-4), Warriors (3-2-01) and Silverbacks (1-3).
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