It was one of those weekends the Sicamous Eagles will want to put behind them.
With a number of their defencemen and a couple of top scorers off with injuries, and goaltender Jack Surgenor called up to play in Merritt, the odds were stacked against the Eagles when they embarked on a three-game road trip to the Kootenays and Spokane. The end result lived up to those odds, with the team suffering straight losses.
The first hit for Sicamous was in Spokane where, after a long day on the road, they wound up on the losing end of a 7-2 outcome versus the Spokane Braves.
Despite 22 shots on the Sicamous net in the first frame, Eagles netminder Kris Joyce let only three get past. Scoring ended in the period with an unassisted single from Sicamous’ Cameron Berry near the three-minute mark.
Sicamous’ second goal came on a power play midway through the second frame from Kelyn Opel, assisted by Brendan Devries. The Braves put in their final four in the second period as well, leaving the third period scoreless.
On Saturday night the Eagles were handed a 5-1 loss from hosts the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.
Cameron Berry provided Sicamous’ single in the third frame, assisted by Connor Buick.
A similar story played out on Sunday when the Eagles suffered a 6-1 defeat to the Nelson Leafs. This time Kelyn Opel potted the single, an unassisted marker delivered late in the first period.
Sicamous is back on the ice on Nov. 9 and 11, with away games versus the Kamloops Storm and the Penticton Lakers. They’ll be back home on Nov. 16 to take on the Storm.
