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Surrey Eagles beat the Alberni Valley Bulldogs 3-2 on home ice at South Surrey Arena Tuesday night (May 14), in Game 7 of their third round of BCHL (British Columbia Hockey League) playoffs, making them the Coastal Conference champions.
After the Bulldogs bounced them from playoffs last year, the win was extra sweet for the Eagles, whoB次元官网网址檝e had one of their strongest regular seasons ever, finishing with league-leading stats of 44-8-2, and collecting six of the BCHLB次元官网网址檚 nine year-end awards.
Ron Brar, who owns the Eagles with his brother TJ, said everyone celebrated the win Tuesday night.
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He noted this marks the fourth time the team has been Coastal Conference champions during their three-decade history, with two of the previous wins being in the 1990s.
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Although the junior hockey squad had the chance to win the series in Game 5 at home, and then in Game 6 on the island, the Alberni team battled hard and forced the Eagles to a thrilling Game 7 on the Olympic-sized home ice at South SurreyB次元官网网址檚 The Nest.
Bulldogs opened up the scoring in the first, but Ryden Evers answered back with a goal to tie the game just over 12 minutes in, quickly followed by another from Ryan Evenhuis.
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AlberniB次元官网网址檚 Nicholas Benetau tied it 2-2 in the second, but a shot from Surrey forward Liam Tanner about 13 minutes into the second turned out to be the game winner, with fans in the arena cheering their appreciation with gusto at the goal.
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The Eagles now advance to Round 4 in their quest for the Fred Page Cup, facing off against the Penticton Vees, the Interior Conference leaders during regular season and winner of the past two cups.
Brar is hopeful the support for the South Surrey-based squad will continue to gain momentum for the cup playoff series.
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Brar gave credit to the entire organization for their efforts making it this far, from those who work behind the scenes to the coaching staff, players and B次元官网网址渙ur amazing fans that support the team.B次元官网网址�
This is just the second year he and TJ have owned the team, Brar noted.
B次元官网网址淚t just shows if you surround yourself with great people, great things can happen. WeB次元官网网址檝e still got a long ways to go in this journey this year, but today weB次元官网网址檙e feeling great,B次元官网网址� said Brar.
B次元官网网址滻B次元官网网址檓 so proud of the boys and the entire organization.B次元官网网址�
