Wednesday, Feb. 27
It was Grizzly season Tuesday night in Revelstoke, where the Sicamous Eagles bagged themselves another win.
Despite having the home-ice advantage, the Grlizzlies wound up being overpowered by the Eagles and on the losing side of a 6-2 outcome.
The Junior B Eagles were first on the board, though not until the second half of the first period. Brayden Taekema potted the first goal of the night, with assists by Jordan Harder and Brendan Devries. Devries followed up with an unassisted marker and, with four seconds left in the frame, a goal by Quinn Rempel, assisted by Dominick Hodges and Cam Olson, gave the Eagles a 3-0 lead going into the second period.
The sole goal of the second frame was scored in the first minute by Taekema, aided by Jameson Stoski and Devries.
Goals number five and six for the Eagles were scored early in the third period by Nathan Grieve (assisted by Rempel), and Nicholas Astasiewicz (Michael Bell and Brad Crump). Revelstoke's two markers came seconds later, but Sicamous continued to outplay the battered bruins, who were required to switch out their star netminder Aaron Brandoli with the very capable Conrad McMillan.
This game puts the Eagles at two wins, one loss in the playoffs. The two teams are at it again Thursday night in Sicamous.
Tuesday, Feb. 26
Two games down in the division semifinal playoffs, and the Sicamous Eagles are tied with the Revelstoke Grizzlies with one win apiece.
However, if Sicamous continues to play as they are, the Grizzlies’ season may be over sooner than later.
While no stars were awarded in game one, played Friday night in Sicamous, Grizzlies goalie and former Eagle Aaron Brandoli, did a fantastic job throughout the night, making sure all but one of Sicamous’ shots on net (47 to Revelstoke’s 23) failed to ripple the mesh, helping the Grizzlies to a 2-1 win.
Not that Sicamous netminder Jack Surgenor was asleep between the pipes, allowing only two goals to get by him, one in the first frame and one in the second.
Sicamous’ marker was scored in the third period by Cameron Berry, assisted by Nathan Grieve and Dominick Hodges.
Things were getting rough in the second period, with both teams receiving numerous penalty calls for roughing, tripping, etc. But clearly, a locker-room talk for both teams brought that to an end by the third period starting bell.
The second game, also held in Sicamous, saw the Eagles once again playing harder than their Revelstoke rivals. Only this time it paid off with a 5-2 win.
Revelstoke was first to light up the board with a marker in the first minute of the first period. Shortly after, Grieve tied things up, aided by Brad Crump and Quinn Rempel. Brayden Taekema added another goal for Sicamous before the buzzer, with assists by Jordan Harder and Brendan Devries.
Berry potted his first goal of the night in the second frame, assisted by Jameson Stoski. The Grizzlies also added one, putting the score at 3-2 for Sicamous going into the third.
By the third frame, the Grizzlies must have been feeling homesick, as they were clearly dominated by the Eagles, who potted two more goals, including Berry’s second of the evening and a marker by Devries, this year’s MVP in the Doug Birks Division.
Game first star went to Cameron Berry, second to Devries and third to teammate Michael Bell.
Game three in this series runs tonight in Revelstoke.