The Merritt Centennials opened their 2009 exhibition season with a 5-1 victory over the Penticton Vees at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Five different goal scorers found the back of the net for the Cents, who outshot the Vees 45-27. The two teams meet again Wednesday night at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton.
Vees 1 at Centennials 5
Scoring Summary
First Period
1. Merritt, Shawn Maktaak (Jordan Soquila, Jake Newman) 6:22
2. Penticton, Stefan Nicolishen (Bob Pond) 11:28
3. Merritt, Jordan Soquila (unassisted) 15:28
Penalties – Baltus Mer (crossing centre ice during warm-up) 0:00, Renner Pen (crossing centre ice during warm-up) 0:00, Schaefer Mer (roughing) 3:17, Schaefer Mer (hooking) 11:51
Second Period
4. Merritt, Colton Sobchak (Shawn Maktaak, Jake Newman) 7:31
Penalties – Tressiera Mer (tripping) 1:26, Boucher Pen (holding) 11:10
Third Period
5. Merritt, Dustin Johnson (Steve Tresierra, Thomas Hardy) 8:56
6. Merritt, Thomas Hardy (Ryan Aynsley, Brent Baltus) 12:36
Penalties – Maktaak Mer (fighting, game misconduct) 5:10, Byron Sorensen Pen (fighting, game misconduct) 5:10, MacLellan Mer (roughing, holding) 9:32, Hepso (roughing) 9:32, Sobchak Mer (fighting, game misconduct) 14:39, Jones Pen (fighting, game misconduct) 14:39, Johnson Mer (boarding, fighting, game misconduct) 17:36, Dolan Pen (instigating, fighting, game misconduct) 17:36
Shots on goal by
Penticton 11 5 11 – 27
Merritt 15 12 18 – 45
Goal – Penticton: Rumpel; Merritt: Biszczak/Tomescu.
Power plays (goals-chances) – Penticton: 0-4; Merritt: 0-1.
