The Penticton Vees were just too much for an overmatched Surrey Eagles squad Wednesday, as they thumped the Eagles 10-0 at the SOEC to extend their win streak to 11 games.
Matt Serratore, Riley Alferd and Lewis Zerter-Gossage all finished with three points and 13 Vees picked up at least a single point in the win.
It didn’t take long for the Vees to break the ice, as Demico Hannoun scored just forty-six seconds into the game. Hannoun potted his ninth of the season on a rebound after a Jarod Hilderman point-shot.
The Vees second goal of the night was milestone for defenseman Gabe Bast. He picked up his first career BCHL at 11:45, when he finished off an odd-man rush. Bast took a pass from Mitch Newsome and roofed the puck over the Eagles’ Daniel Davidson.
The Vees were at it again early in the second, as Riley Alferd made it 3-0 forty-nine seconds into the middle frame. Alferd turned and fired the puck off a Surrey stick and in from the right-circle.
The goals kept coming in the sandwich stanza, as the Vees scored six times in the second period. Hannoun bagged his second of the game five and a half minutes in on the Vees first power-play of the night. Hannoun buried a backdoor pass from Patrick Newell for his team-leading tenth at 5:33.
Cody DePourcq scored his first goal since returning to the line-up from injury less than two-minutes later. Newsome sprung DePourcq on a breakaway and the Penticton product wired a wrist-shot over the glove of Davidson at 7:20.
Matt Serratore got in on the fun six-minutes later, when he scored his first of two on the night. On another Vees power-play, Serratore took a pass from Alferd on the goal-line and slid the puck inside the post at 13:14.
Penticton scored twice more before the second period was out, building up an 8-0 lead after forty-minutes.
Jack Ramsey, fresh off from serving a penalty, broke down the right-wing and went five-hole at 18:05 for his second of the season. Zerter-Gossage capitalized on power-play fifty-five seconds later. The rangy forward corralled a loose puck in front and he too went five-hole for his eighth of the season.
The Vees picked up two more goals in the third period, the first coming from Serratore. The Air Force commit was all over a rebound at the side of the Eagles net for his seventh at 4:56. Miles Gendron scored his second of the year and second against Surrey at 18:14 when he banked the puck in off the defender in the crease.
Final Score: 10-0 Vees
Shots: 43-25 Vees
Power-Plays: Vees 3-3 Surrey 0-3
Three Stars: 1) Jack Ramsey 2) Matt Serratore 3) Lewis Zerter-Gossage
Attendance: 2,267
The Vees win streak now sits at 11 games and their record improves to 14-1-0-0; they’re now 7-0-0-0 at home. Hunter Miska kicked-out all 25 shots he faced for his second shutout in as many starts; he leads the BCHL in shutouts with three. The Vees have now outscored Surrey 21-2 in two games this season and the two teams wrap-up the season series Friday back in the Lower Mainland.
Fans can listen to the Halloween night clash on Friday, October 31st, at 7pm on EZ Rock AM 800, or they can watch online at www.fasthockey.com
