BURNABY, B.C. – Trinity Western earned a 4-3 win over Simon Fraser University in preseason action Thursday at the Burnaby Winter Club.

The Spartans Mykhailo Simchuk scored twice, while Connor Farren and Jonathan Krahn added singles to help lift TWU to the victory. 

TWU scored three power play goals, staking themselves to a 4-1 lead through 40 minutes before holding off the Red Leafs down the stretch. 

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Ben Walter, TWU Head Coach
"I'm really happy with the whole group tonight. We had a game plan coming in and our players executed really well. It was a strong step in the right direction for our team. Our special teams were really good tonight. Our penalty kill stood tall and had some big blocked shots and killed some penalties late in the game when we were up by one goal. Then on the flip side, our power play scored three goals, which was the difference in the game.

"Our goaltending was great. Raph played really well tonight, but then he had an equipment malfunction, so Cole Savage came in and finished the last 10 minutes of the game when things were really tight. Simchuk had a great game, scoring a couple of goals. Ricards Landmanis won our team player of the game helmet. He blocked a ton of shots and played really hard and was really strong for us on the back end. We're looking forward to one more exhibition game Saturday and then getting into the regular season next week.

UP NEXT 
The Spartans will play a preseason exhibition against Vancouver Island University Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at the Langley Events Centre before opening their Canada West regular season on the road against Alberta Oct. 3-4. 

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, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in NAIA in cross country and track and field and as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  

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