The University of British Columbia Athletics

Burnaby, BC - Saturday evening, the Simon Fraser University Men's Ice Hockey Club hosted the UBC Men's Hockey Team at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby for the second game of the third annual University Hockey Classic. The Thunderbirds came out on top for the second time this weekend with a 5-1 win. Over the course of the two days, the 'Birds outscored the Clan 11-3.
 
Unlike Friday's game in which the 'BIrds took 20 minutes to get going, Saturday they quickly pounced on SFU scoring three goals in the opening frame to lead 3-0 through one period of play. Scott MacDonald, Greg Fraser, and Nic Buonassisi score for the Thunderbirds. 
 
The end of the first period and the beginning of the second featured an increased animation from the players; but, amidst the ample penalties distributed to both sides, UBC continued to add to their lead. Fraser scored his first goal of the season and eigh mintues later Marcus Toye found the back of the net to increase the Thunderbirds lead to 5-0. 
 
SFU's Aaron Enns would evenutally break Matt Hewitt's shutout bid. Playing in his first game in a Thunderbirds uniform, Hewitt faced just 13 shots on the night, where UBC fired 33 on the SFU net. There was no scoring in the third period of play. 5-1 was the final.
 
Next weekend, the Thunderbirds will travel to Alaska to face-off against the University of Alaska-Anchorage and the Unviersity of Alaska-Fairbanks. UBC opens their regular season with an away game on Friday, October 11 at the University of Calgary.