Simon Fraser University took over top spot in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League with a shootout win over Selkirk College.
Jono Ceci and Trevor Milne both scored in the shootout segment to give the Clan club team a 4-3 victory over last season’s playoff champions at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre on Saturday.
Down 2-0 after the opening period, SFU tied the score on goals by Nick Sandor and Jared Eng in the middle frame.
Milner got the go-ahead goal for the Clan late in the contest, but Selkirk’s Logan Proulx forced overtime with his second goal of the game in the final two minutes of play.
Andrew Parent stopped 29 of 32 shots in regulation and overtime. He also made two big stops in the shootout to record the win.
The win gave SFU a league-leading 12-3-0-0 record, while Selkirk fell to 11-3-0-1.
Thompson Rivers University trails the Clan by just two points, but has played two more games than both Selkirk and SFU.
Two days earlier, SFU defeated Trinity Western University 5-2 at the Langley Events Centre.
SFU built up a 3-0 lead after two periods on goals by Trent Murdoch, Eng and first star Aaron Enns.
Trinity Western got back into the game with two quick goals to start the third period, but Trevor Esau and Enns, with his ninth goal of the season on a power play in the final minute, put the game away for the Clan.
Parent got the win in goal with 22 saves.
This weekend, SFU takes on Thompson Rivers in a two-game series in Kamloops.
