At least one local men’s hockey team has playoffs in its future.
The Simon Fraser University men’s hockey team closes out the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League’s regular season this weekend looking to clinch a league title.
What better way to do it than with a double-bill? The Trinity Western University Spartans pay a visit to Burnaby Mountain for a two-game series, starting Friday.
“It’s a rivalry game; they’re our big rivals the last couple of years in the playoffs,” said SFU head coach Mark Coletta. “You don’t want to go limping into the playoffs, you want to go striding along as we have the last month.”
At 17-3-2, the Burnaby squad has won its last six games. Leading the Clan’s league-leading offence are snipers Adam Callegari, Scott Patterson and Brendan Lamont.
Trinity Western, meanwhile, has red-hot Jarrett Fontaine, who sits one-point off the league scoring lead, as well as Burnaby’s Mills brothers – defenceman Jacob and first-year netminder Lucas.
SFU hosts TWU on Friday and Saturday, both starting at 7 p.m. at the Bill Copeland Sports Complex.
