Brandon Santa Juana and his Surrey Eagles teammates will host the Coquitlam Express Friday in the team’s home opener. (Garrett James photo)

Brandon Santa Juana and his Surrey Eagles teammates will host the Coquitlam Express Friday in the team’s home opener. (Garrett James photo)

Surrey Eagles set for home-opener against Express

BC Hockey League team is 2-0 through first week of junior 'A' season

A week after a two-win road trip up north, the Surrey Eagles are preparing for their first home of the BC Hockey League season.

Tonight (Friday), the undefeated Birds – who won twice last weekend against the Prince George Spruce Kings – hit the ice at South Surrey Arena, where they’ll host the Coquitlam Express. The puck drops at 7 p.m.

Like the Eagles, the division-rival Express are also still undefeated through one week of the season, though they’ve only played one game, which they won 5-2 over the Langley Rivermen on Sept. 7.

Friday’s home game is Surrey’s only one of the weekend. The team is back on the road next week, with a pair of midweek games on Vancouver Island – Sept. 17 against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs and the next day against the Cowichan Valley Capitals.

In the Eagles’ first two games of the season, newcomer Christope Tellier – acquired in the offseason from Wenatchee – has led the charge offensively, with two goals and two assists, while defenceman Brett Bliss, who is committed to the NCAA’s Brown University – has a goal and two helpers.

Goaltenders Thomas Scarfone and Cal Schell have split duties between the pipes so far.


sports@peacearchnews.comLike us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

Peace Arch News