LANGLEY, B.C. – The Spartans men's hockey team returns home for a pair of games, hosting Selkirk Friday at the Langley Events Centre followed by Victoria Saturday afternoon at the Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre.
WEEKEND PREVIEW
Feb. 7 vs. Selkirk (5-10-0-3) – Langley Events Centre | 7 p.m. (PT) |
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Feb. 8 vs. Victoria (5-12-0-1) – Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre | 2 p.m. (PT) |
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THE WEEKEND STORY
- The Spartans enter the weekend having won three consecutive games and sit first in the BCIHL with a 15-1-0-1 record.
- TWU has yet to lose to either Victoria or Selkirk this season, recently picking up wins over Victoria (10-1) and Vancouver Island (5-1) last weekend.
- Friday's game against Selkirk will be Seniors night, as TWU honours five of its graduating players: Evan Last (Surrey, B.C.), Dustin Deugau (Calgary), Tyler McMinn (Wilsall, Montana), Dylan Sakatch (Calgary) and Alistair Duncan (Abbotsford, B.C.).
- Selkirk's last win against TWU came over a year ago, on Jan. 31, 2019 (3-2). The Saints have won just once over their last 12 games.
- Evan Last and Logan Casavant (Melfort, Sask.) each lead the Spartans in scoring this season (26 points). They each sit two points back of VIU's Garrett Dunlop (28) for first in league scoring.
BY THE NUMBERS
Trinity Western
Team Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals-for: 93 (1
st)
Goals-against: 51 (T-1
st)
PP%: 24% (1
st)
PK%: 82% (3
rd)
Individual Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals: 11 – Evan Last (3
rd)
Assists: 17 – Logan Casavant (1
st)
Points: 26 – Evan Last, Logan Casavant (T-2
nd)
Wins: 10 – Lucas Mills (1
st)
Save Percentage: .904 – Lucas Mills (5
th)
Selkirk
Team Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals-for: 55 (4
th)
Goals-against: 75 (4
th)
PP%: 22% (2
nd)
PK%: 76% (5
th)
Individual Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals: 8 – Dylan Heppler (T-6
th)
Assists: 12 – Tristan Cross (T-11
th)
Points: 16 – Tristan Cross (13
th)
Wins: 5 – Tallon Kramer (5
th)
Save Percentage: .897 – Tallon Kramer (7
th)
Victoria
Team Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals-for: 52 (5
th)
Goals-against: 81 (5
th)
PP%: 14% (4
th)
PK%: 80% (4
th)
Individual Stats (rank in BCIHL)
Goals: 7 – Otis Goldman (T-11
th)
Assists: 9 – Keenan Eddy (T-16
th)
Points: 15 – Keenan Eddy (T-14
th)
Wins: 3 – Daniel Paul (7
th)
Save Percentage: .906 – Tyler Rennie (4
th)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (15-1-0-1)
BCIHL Standings: 1
st
Last Weekend: at Victoria (W 10-1), at VIU (W 5-1)
Streak: W3
Regular Season Form: L-SOL-W-W-W
SELKIRK SAINTS (5-10-0-3)
BCIHL Standings: 4
th
Last Weekend: Bye
Streak: L3
Regular Season Form: L-W-L-L-L
VICTORIA VIKES (5-12-0-1)
BCIHL Standings: 5
th
Last Weekend: vs. TWU (L 10-1)
Streak: L2
Regular Season Form: L-L-W-L-L
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) in men's hockey and as an independent team in men's rugby. The men's and women's hockey programs will begin playing in Canada West and U SPORTS in 2020-21. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 27 Canada West team championships and two BCIHL championships.
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