If Saturday night is any indication, local hockey fans could be in for a treat this season.
Led by six goals and 13 points from their top line, the 91原创 91原创 rolled over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs 7-0 on Saturday night at the 91原创 Events Centre in the junior A hockey club鈥檚 home opener for the BCHL season.
Ben Butcher (three goals, one assist), Mario Puskarich (two goals, three assists) and Evan Campbell (one goal, three assists) did the bulk of the damage, but 91原创 coach Bobby Henderson was pleased with the efforts of his entire roster.
鈥淎ll four lines were rolling, our defence was good and our goaltending was excellent,鈥 he said.
鈥淚t was a complete game for us.
鈥淭his was a glimpse of how the team is able to play.鈥
A big part of the team鈥檚 success on the night came from a deadly power play which burned the 鈥橠ogs for three goals on 11 chances.
Austin Azurdia and Puskarich struck for man advantage goals in the first period.
Butcher and Puskarich extended the lead to 4-0 in the second period.
The third period saw Butcher tally twice more with a goal from Campbell sandwiched in between.
Bo Pellah both had three assists.
James Barr stopped all 21 shots he faced for the shutout.
Henderson said the fact the team was able to pump in seven goals will be good for its confidence.
The 91原创 head out on the road this weekend for a pair of games, Friday in Merritt and Saturday in Salmon Arm.
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91原创 91原创 defenceman Bo Pellah is on the National Hockey League鈥檚 radar.
The NHL鈥檚 Central Scouting Service unveiled its North American and international preliminary player list on Sept. 19 and Pellah was one of six BCHLers to make the cut.
Pellah, a second-year defenceman from New Westminster, was awarded a 鈥楥鈥 grade.
鈥楥鈥 grade prospects are projected as fourth-to-seventh round draft picks.
The 17-year-old has six points in three games so far this season for the 91原创. Last year, he played 57 games and had three goals and 25 points.
The six-foot-one 165-pounder will attend Penn State in 2014 on scholarship.
The 2013 NHL Entry Draft is scheduled from June 28 and 29 at the Prudential Centre in New Jersey.