Night 2

In Salmon Arm at the Sunwave Centre it was a different venue, 24 hours later, same two teams, and the same 4-1 victory for the Silverbacks (2-0-0-0) over the Vernon Vipers (0-2-0-0). Scoring 24 seconds apart in the first two minutes of the game the Backs took an early lead and thanks to 33 saves from Kris Moore they held onto it. Salmon Arm was outshot 34-13 but controlled the special with a 25% power play and 100% penalty kill plus another tally two seconds after a penalty had expired.

In Penticton at the South Okanagan Events Centre the Vees (2-0-0-0) used three third period goals to defeat the Westside Warriors (0-2-0-0) 4-2. Down 2-1 the Peaches scored an early third period goal to tie the game and a late marker to go ahead for the first time in the contest. After a shutout the previous night, Joel Rumpel was excellent again stopping 36 shots to defeat the Warriors for a second straight night.

In Trail at Cominco Arena the Smoke Eaters (2-0-0-0) protected three seperate one-goal leads to defeat the Merritt Centennials (0-2-0-0) 6-4. Battling back three times to make the score 2-1, 3-2, and 5-4 the Centennails could not find the equalizer and lost for a second straight night in Trail, giving up 14 total goals in the process.

In Prince George at the Coliseum the Quesnel Millionaires (1-0-0-0) scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Spruce Kings (0-0-0-1) 4-3 in overtime. Down 3-0 early in the second period the Mills scored twice, once more in the third to tie the game, and finally potted the winner with a minute and a half left in 4-on-4 hockey to start their season off in style.

In Powell River at Hap Parker Arena the Nanaimo Clippers (1-0-0-0) held off a barrage of power play goals to defeat the Kings (1-1-0-0) 4-3. With Nanaimo leading 3-1 the Kings scored their second and third power play markers of the game to tie the contest before the Clippers scored with three and a half minutes remaining to open up their season with a victory.

In Langley at the Events Centre the Chiefs (1-0-0-1) tied the game with four minutes remaining only to have the Surrey Eagles (1-1-0-0) score 25 seconds into overtime to finish off a home-and-home series. Down 2-0 heading into the third Langley's Josh Myers scored twice to tie the game and with his team later trailing 3-2 Myers set up the tying marker.

In Duncan at Island Savings Centre the Coquitlam Express (1-0-0-1) broke open a tie game with three third period goals for a 5-3 victory over the Cowichan Valley Capitals (0-1-0-0). With only seven penalties called the two teams combined for four power play goals including three from the Express alone.