Friday, January 27TH
REILLYS HAT-TRICK PACE VEES IN A ROMP
PENTICTON, BC- Each of the three Reilly brothers scored once, including Ryan recording his first BCHL hat-trick, as the Penticton Vees blitzed Salmon Arm 9-2 Friday.
The win pushes the Vees winning streak to 27 games; two from tying the 23 year-old record
Connor, Ryan and Mike all found the score sheet; Mike first on the power-play in the opening period. However, none of the three scored the opening goal; Captain Logan Johnston notched his eighth of the season not even two minutes into the game.
The lead was short lived as the Silverbacks evened the game just fifty-five seconds later off the blade of Alex Gillies.
The goal seemed to spark Penticton, not Salmon Arm as the Vees went on to score five consecutive goals to take a 6-1 lead into the intermission.
Highlighting the scoring was Mike Reilly marking his return to the line-up with a power-play goal and his Brother Ryan scoring twice in the period; including a power-play marker of his own.
Both teams changed their goaltenders to start the second; The Vees spelling off Mike Garteig for Chad Katunar. Salmon Arm replaced starter Kurt Williams for Adam Clark.
Penticton scored two more goals in the middle frame; the scoring staying within the Reilly family. Ryan secured his hat-trick with a short-handed effort just sixty-two seconds into the period; Connor finishing off a well-executed two-on-one with Travis St. Denis.
The two Reilly scores bookended the Silverbacks second goal, again off the stick of Alex Gillies.
The third period saw the scoring slow down but not before Joey Benik buried his eighteenth, on a lovely passing play with Steven Fogarty in the Salmon Arm end.
The Vees have not allowed more than two goals in game in their fourteen contests, dating back to December 9th in Victoria.
The win also pushes the Vees win streak at home to twelve games.
FINAL SCORE: 9-2
Attendance: 2,179
Shots:39-18 Vees
Power-Plays:Vees 2/3 ‘Backs 0/4
Three Stars 1) Ryan Reilly 2) Joey Benik 3) Travis St. Denis
Hardest Working Vee:Mike Reilly
Penticton looks for their 28th straight win Saturday when they visit the Salmon Arm Silverbacks; game time is 7pm
The Vees next home game is on the 3RD of February when the Chilliwack Chiefs make their second visit to the SOEC; face-off is 7pm and tickets can be purchased at the SOEC box office, or online at www.valleyfirsttix.com
The pre-game show on EZ Rock AM 800 starts twenty minutes prior to puck drop; you can also tune in on MyEZRock.com, and at BCHL.ca where both the audio stream and Pay-Per-View video are available.
CONTACT: FRASER RODGERS
Director of Broadcasting, Media Relations
Penticton Vees Hockey Club
FraserRodgers@gmail.com(250) 809-1390
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