The Surrey Eagles, who were the best team during the regular season, are just one win away from claiming the B.C. Hockey League title.
At Surrey, Ajeet Gundarah posted his second shutout of the championship series as the Eagles whitewashed the Penticton Vees 4-0 in Game 5 on Friday night.
Evan Brown, Ryder Evers, Ryan Evenhuis and Rylan Bonkowski scored for Surrey, which led 2-0 and 3-0 at the period breaks. It took some time, but the Moose Jaw Warriors finally found their legs on Friday night after a long day of travel on Thursday from Saskatchewan to Michigan.At Saginaw, the host Spirit started strong and rushed to a 4-0 lead halfway through the game – which was when the Warriors found their legs.Moose Jaw, who was outshot 17-7 in the first period and 36-26 overall, scored three straight goals and closed the gap to 4-3 before the frame ended.
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