Sophomore goaltender Colin Fernandes makes a first-period save during SFU’s only power play of the night on December 28, 2012, with Jono Ceci waiting to pounce on the rebound. The Surrey-born netminder allowed four goals in the Sooners 4-0 loss to the home team at the Great Northwest Showcase at Bill Copeland Arena. Ceci had a goal and two assist in the win. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Day one of the inaugural Great Northwest Showcase is in the books, and it was a good day for the boys eating home cooking. Both the UBC Thunderbirds and SFU Clansmen iced winning sides against American collegiate sides — UBC thumped the NCAA’s number-one ranked Arizona State Sun Devils 8-2, while SFU shut out the number-six Oklahoma Sooners 4-0.
More after the jump, including a photo gallery for your visual pleasure.
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Surrey-born Colin Fernandes mans the pipes for Oklahoma, and had his work cut out for him on Friday. While SFU’s goalie Evan Kurylo had more shots on paper — 50 saves for the goose egg, according to the official game sheet — it was Fernandes who faced quality scoring chances. Not to take anything away from Kurylo, mind you. He’s a technically and positionally sound keeper who makes saves look easy. But SFU kept the Sooners to the outside for the most part, whereas Clan forwards buzzed around Fernandes’s crease dangerously throughout the game.
Saturday’s games go at 4pm (UBC vs OU) and 7:15pm (SFU vs ASU).
The inaugural Great Northwest Showcase got underway on December 28, 2012. The host SFU Clan won their opening game against the Oklahoma Sooners 4-0. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Sophomore goaltender Colin Fernandes makes a first-period save during SFU’s only power play of the night on December 28, 2012. The Surrey-born netminder allowed four goals in the Sooners 4-0 loss to the home team at the Great Northwest Showcase at Bill Copeland Arena. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Sophomore forward Jonathan “Jono” Ceci puts a rebound past another second-year player, Colin Fernandes, on the power play to give SFU an early lead against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Great Northwest Showcase on December 28, 2012. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Sophomore goaltender Colin Fernandes goes into a deep crouch while watching second period action between his Oklahoma Sooners and Simon Fraser Clan. SFU won the game 4-0. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Clansmen goaltender Evan Kurylo goes into a deep crouch for a defensive zone face-off against the Oklahoma Sooners on December 28, 2012. Kurylo was credited with 50 saves in SFU’s 4-0 shutout win. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Freshman Kody Dhaliwal of the SFU Clan battles Elliott Polanchyck of the Oklahoma Sooners for a loose puck near the OU goal during first period action of the Great Northwest Showcase at Bill Copeland Arena. SFU won the game 4-0, with goaltender Evan Kurylo making 50 stops for the shutout. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Clansmen forward Tadz Brown eyes the puck just prior to scoring in the second period of a 4-0 exhibition win over the Oklahoma Sooners on December 28, 2012. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Freshman forward Brenden Silvester puts on his game face for a second-period face-off against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Great Northwest Showcase on December 28, 2012. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
Oklahoma Sooners senior Troy Puente prepares for an outlet pass behind his own net in the second period of a 4-0 exhibition loss to the SFU Clan on December 28, 2012. Photo by Jason Kurylo for Pucked in the Head.
