After Cranbrook got their first win in franchise history on Friday, the Trail Smoke Eaters came back to even the pre-season Kootenay Cup with a 3-1 victory on Saturday.
The Bucks opened the Kootenay Cup with a 3-0 shutout win on Friday as Jacob Zacharewicz made 32 saves. The following night, Trail took a 3-1 win to even the best-of-seven series 1-1.
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Connor Sweeney opened the scoring for Trail in the second period. Cranbrook’s only goal of the game came short-handed from Nathan Fox, but just moments later, Zack Feaver would score the go-ahead goal for the Smoke Eaters on the power play. Feaver would add an empty-net goal late in the third to seal the win. Sweeney (1G, 1A) and Feaver (2A) led the Smoke Eaters to the victory.
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Both teams will meet again on election night on Saturday for Game 3 back at Trail’s Cominco Arena. The Kootenay Cup is simply a pre-season best-of-seven series for bragging rights between the new rivals before they begin the BCHL regular season in December.
Puck drop is set for 8:00 pm MT on Saturday. All games are broadcast on HockeyTV with a subscription.