Cranbrook shutout Merritt 4-0

The Cranbrook Bucks came out strong on Friday night and controlled the play for the vast majority of the opening 20 minutes. Cranbrook would work two early powerplay chances in the first, they would fail to convert but at the mid-point of the period shots were 17-0 in favour of the visitors.

The Cents would finally level their first shot of the period at the 12:00 mark, at after 20 the shot clock would only show three for Merritt.

Late in the frame, Cranbrook would turn the puck over and send Luke Pfoh in all alone, Pfoh would beat Hicks on Cranbrooks 22^nd shot of the period to open the scoring.

The Bucks would continue to carry the mail in the middle stanza with three quick goals. First a powerplay marker from Johnny Johnson. Less than two minutes later Declan Ride would score from the point. Then exactly two minutes later it would be Carsyn Good scoring his first in the BCHL top corner past Hicks.

Hicks playing strong, turning aside 42/46 through 40.

No goals would be scored in the final period, with AP rookie goalie Carter Captan earning a 15-save shutout in his BCHL debut. Hicks would 55 saves goaltender.