Spartans post promising start before dropping 4-0 decision at Selkirk

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The Trinity Western University Men's hockey team allowed four third period goals as a scoreless first 40 minutes turned into a 4-0 loss to Selkirk College on Friday evening at the Nelson and District Community Complex.

An energetic first two periods saw the teams remain stuck at a stalemate. However, thanks to a pair of power play goals, Selkirk busted open the floodgates in the third period as it pulled away to win by a four-goal margin.

The Spartans are now 1-2 in the preseason and will be back on the ice Saturday when they play Selkirk in Castlegar at 7:30 p.m.

Selkirk is 4-2 in six preseason contests.

"We definitely battled for the first 40 minutes, which was exciting to see, but our guys kind of folded up in the last 10 minutes," said Spartans coach Barret Kropf. "We got some good scoring chances but we just couldn’t break the goose egg. Overall, it was a good test to see where we stand against the defending champions."

Spartans goalie Silas Matthys played 30 minutes of shutout hockey before giving way to Tim Zwiers for the remainder of the game. Saints netminders Chris Hurry and Aaron Oakley split a 21-save shutout in goal for the hosts.