Daniel Stone (at back with puck) flipped the puck from a sharp angle into the net to score the Coyotes’ seventh goal on a power play midway through the second period. (Richard McGuire photo)
It was a case of two badly mismatched teams as the Osoyoos Coyotes skated circles around the Sicamous Eagles to an 8-0 victory on Saturday night.
The Eagles struggled to get the puck out of their end throughout the entire game as the Coyotes kept up the onslaught and extended their winning streak to six games.
The Coyotes are now tied at 12 points with the Summerland Steam in first place in the Okanagan Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.
But Summerland has played two more games than the Coyotes, with a loss and two overtime losses. The Coyotes so far have won every game.
It was easy to pity the still-winless Eagles, who kept on trying despite being completely outgunned. In total, the two Sicamous goalies faced 53 shots on goal.
Liam Aitken, in goal for the first time for the Coyotes in the regular season, earned a shutout, but he only faced 14 shots in the entire game.
Max Gaudet, the backup goalie for the Eagles, took over from Kolby Pauwels midway through the first period after Pauwels let in three goals in eight shots.
Despite allowing in five goals, Gaudet was named second star of the game, probably because he was constantly in action, facing a total barrage of 45 shots.
The Coyotes got the scoring underway just two minutes into the first period when rookie Brayden Durante scored, assisted by Evan Della-Paolera and Mackenzie Wiens.
Colin Bell scored on a power play close to the midway mark in the period, assisted by Judd Repole and Daniel Stone.
Just over two minutes later, the Coyotes made it 3-0 with a goal by rookie Bryson Cecconi, assisted by Stone and Repole.
In the second period, the Eagles were in complete disarray, only managing three shots on goal to the Coyotes’ 21. And the Yotes managed four goals in the space of seven minutes.
Sam Reinbolt, who leads scoring among the Coyote rookies, added a goal three minutes into the period, assisted by Durante and Kyle Rosolowski.
Less than a minute later, Hunter Johnson fired a shot from just inside the Eagle’s zone that made it 5-0. That goal was unassisted.
Not even two minutes passed when Jackson Glimpel scored, assisted by Stone and Repole.
As the Coyotes kept up the pressure on a power play, Stone flipped a shot into the net from off to the Gaudet’s right side.
The final period was the best for the poor Eagles – relatively speaking. They didn’t score, but they only allowed in one goal and they managed to take seven shots on Aitken, the Coyotes goalie.
The only goal of the period was by Carter Shannon on a power play, assisted by Repole and Stone. It was very much like Stone’s earlier goal – flipped in from a sharp angle to goalie Gaudet’s right.
The Coyotes play two games this weekend. They’re in Kelowna Friday night to face the Chiefs. They return to the Sun Bowl Saturday night to host the Princeton Posse, who are at the bottom of the Okanagan Division with only two wins.
RICHARD McGUIRE
Osoyoos Times
The Sicamous Eagles have a hard time trying to get the puck out of their end as they fight a penalty at the end of the first period in Saturday night’s game at the Sun Bowl Arena. The Osoyoos Coyotes went on to an 8-0 victory. (Richard McGuire photo)
Sicamous goalie Max Gaudet grabs a loose puck as Coyote Captain Daniel Stone slides into the net. Gaudet allowed in five goals, but he was still picked as the game’s second star because he faced 45 shots in 49 minutes. Stone was the game’s first star. (Richard McGuire photo)
Daniel Stone (at back with puck) flipped the puck from a sharp angle into the net to score the Coyotes’ seventh goal on a power play midway through the second period. (Richard McGuire photo)
Sicamous goalie Max Gaudet isn’t quite sure where the puck is for a moment as it hits him and falls to the ice between his legs as the Osoyoos Coyotes keep up unrelenting pressure on the beleaguered goalie. (Richard McGuire photo)
Coyote Hunter Johnson had Sicamous goalie Max Gaudet all to himself for a moment, but Gaudet managed to stop the shot. (Richard McGuire photo)
Sicamous goalie Max Gaudet reaches for a loose puck is the Coyotes keep up the pressure in the third period. (Richard McGuire photo)
Sicamous goalie Max Gaudet falls on top of a loose puck as the Osoyoos Coyotes keep up the pressure in the third period of Saturday night’s game at the Sun Bowl Arena. (Richard McGuire photo)
Coyote Colin Bell races for the puck in front of the Sicamous net in Saturday night’s hockey action at the Sun Bowl Arena. (Richard McGuire photo)
The puck goes into the net behind Sicamous goalie Max Gaudet as Carter Shannon scores the Coyotes’ eighth goal of Saturday night’s game on a power play. Shannon is just out of the frame on the right. (Richard McGuire photo)
Carter Shannon almost scored his second goal and the Coyotes’ ninth, but he was foiled by Sicamous goalie Max Gaudet and Easton Jones, number 8, behind him. (Richard McGuire photo)
Carter Shannon almost scored his second goal and the Coyotes’ ninth, but he was foiled by Sicamous goalie Max Gaudet and Easton Jones, number 8, behind him. (Richard McGuire photo)
