(Garrett James photo)
From Nick Greenizan of Peace Arch News
The Surrey Eagles were flying high at South Surrey Arena on the weekend, winning both games of a weekend homestand.
On Friday, in front of an announced crowd of more than 850 fans, the Birds edged the Prince George Spruce Kings – one of the BC Hockey League’s top teams so far this season – by a 4-3 score, and on Sunday evening, they completed the weekend sweep with a 5-2 win over the visiting Victoria Grizzlies, who currently sit in second place in the league’s Island Division.
The two wins allowed the Eagles to close the gap ever-so-slightly on their division rivals. With a record of 5-7-1-1 (win-loss-tie-overtime loss), they remain tied with the Chilliwack Chiefs for third place in the five-team Mainland Division, and they’re just four points shy of the Langley Rivermen, and five back of the first-place Spruce Kings. Both the Chiefs and Rivermen won just once on the weekend.
