The Sicamous Eagles made sure the 300-plus kilometre trip to 100 Mile House Friday to take on the Wranglers was well worth the effort.
Four hours of sitting on a bus didn’t deter the Eagles from earning a 6-2 win versus their Cariboo hosts.
Devyn Myck lit up the board with a goal early in the first period, assisted by Ben Campbell and Tyson Taylor. Minutes later, teammate Scott Robinson added one off Samuel Subert. The Wranglers got on the board at 8:45 with a power-play conversion, but Nathan Plessis added a third goal for Sicamous off Ashton Wake, putting the Eagles at 3-1 going into second period.
Carter Hansen, off Bradley Whitehead, added a goal early in the second frame. Later in the period, the Wranglers were once again able to score on the power-play advantage.
Korwin Shewchuk potted a fifth goal for the Eagles early in the third frame off Riley Cardinal. At this point the Wranglers were largely on the defensive, yet they were unable to stop a goal by Wake at 10:04, assisted by Plessis and Hansen, who, at the end of the night was named the game’s second star.
On Saturday, Jan. 10, the Eagles were back on home ice where they were handed a 6-3 upset by the Revelstoke Grizzlies.
Myck delivered an unassisted single late in the first frame that wound up being the only goal that period. In the second frame, though the Eagles delivered more shots on net, the Grizzlies sealed the win with five unanswered goals. The visitors added their sixth goal in the third frame on a power play. It was answered, however, a minute later by Darien Blight, off Wake and Hansen. Justin Wilde added the final goal of the night off Plessis and Campbell, and was named the game’s first star.
Tonight (Jan. 14), the Eagles welcome the Chase Heat, to play a game that was cancelled last week on account of the snowstorm and related travel conditions. On the weekend, the Eagles will be in Princeton to take on the Posse, and then in Revelstoke for a rematch with the Grizzlies. Game time is 7 p.m.