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Simon Fraser University goalie Graeme Gordon struggles to keep track of the puck in the January 13 game against the Selkirk College Saints at the Castlegar Community Complex. The hosts peppered the SFU net with more than 40 shots en route to a 4-3 come-back win. The win was a record setting 13th straight to start a season. Also pictured are Saints captain Jordan Wood #91 and forward Logan Proulx.
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The Selkirk College Saints, having closed out 2012 with 12 straight wins to tie a BCIHL Hockey League record, set a record of their own on Saturday night at the Castlegar Community Complex. Starting one-forone in 2013 claimed the distinction in
front of a packed house of thrilled Saints fans. The team had not played competitively in quite a while. The Saints gave it a great effort but just seemed a little out of sync at times in the early going. That said, they had a good start and when SFU had some penalty trouble Selkirk poured on the
shots early, finding out that Clan goalie Graeme Gordon was on his game. He would prove consistently tough to beat, making one highlight save in particular that was nothing shy of sensational. The Clan pulled almost even by the end of the period, 11 to the hosts’ 12, more telling was a 1-0 lead
on a goal from Trevor Milner, assisted by Bruin McDonald. The SFU tally seemed to come against the flow of the play as the Saints did more threatening the more they warmed up. The hard-nosed Clan proved quite a handful in the physical department as well. In period two the visitors went up
by two after Logan Proulx (assisted by Jordan Wood) had put Selkirk on the board, with Milner bagging his second on the night and Bruin McDonald’s effort set up by Jesse Mysiorek and Tyler Mah. “This was our first game since December 1,” stated Selkirk coach Jeff Dubois later outside the winning locker room.
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“So we were prepared for a bit of rust.” But the coach said the confidence was there heading into the third. With less than a minute to play before the second intermission, Dylan Smith pulled his team within one, Jordan Wood again getting the assist. Through the first three quarters of the
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