The Penticton Vees during their match against the Trail Smoke Eaters, Oct. 29, 2022.

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The Penticton Vees have not lost a single game since last March and last night they brought their winning streak to 14 games in a row.

The Vees extended their win streak to 14 games with their 9-3 triumph over the Trail Smoke Eaters on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the South Okanagan Events Centre. They also won their match against the West Kelowna Warriors, Friday, Oct. 28.

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Playing their third game in four days, the Vees put up nine goals to remain perfect to start the 2022-23 BCHL season. Penticton hasn’t lost a game going back to March 31, during the 2022 BCHL Playoffs, according to a press release from the BCHL team.

Aydar Suniev led the attack with five points, including a pair of goals. Thomas Pichette also had two goals in the win. Bradly Nadeau had a goal and an assist. Thirteen of 18 skaters recorded at least a point in the win for Penticton.

For the second straight home game, it was the visitors getting on the scoreboard first.

Connor Seeley put the Smoke Eaters out ahead 1-0 just before the seven-minute mark, after the puck bounced off a Vees’ skate and right onto his stick in the slot.

The Vees responded and quickly, scoring twice in just eight seconds to take the lead.

First, Bradly Nadeau batted in a rebound at the top for the crease for his 13th at 10:32.

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Then, off the ensuing faceoff, Suniev stole the puck, dashed down the left wing and wired the puck into the net, over the goalie's glove.

Penticton their one goal lead into the middle frame, but it was the Smokies tying it up.

Brady hunter pounced on a rebound off the pad of Levy to make it 2-2 at 11:02.

However, the goal seemed to spark the Vees, as they went on to score five unanswered goals, three to end the second period. Suniev had three assists in the second alone.

Josh Nadeau put Penticton back ahead 3-2 with his power play goal at 12:48. Nadeau redirected a great cross-ice pass by Suniev for his ninth. Then it was Hopkins taking a dish from Suniev and firing into the back of the net from the slot at 16:53 to make it 4-2.

Suniev’s trio of assists were finished off by Pichette, who scored his first of two in the game, with 35 seconds left in the second to put the Vees up 5-2.

The Vees scored four more times in the final frame. Billy Norcross scored the Vees’ sixth goal, on the power play at 7:54. Beanie Richter scored his first goal of the season at 9:33, converting on a rebound at 9:33 to put Penticton up 7-2.

Trail’s Ridge Dawson scored a shorthanded goal at 15:28 to make it 7-3, but the Vees had a quick response.

On the same power play, Pichette scored his second of the game, after he picked the corner from the faceoff circle at 16:27 growing the lead to 8-3. Suniev scored Penticton’s ninth goal, hammering in a pass off the rush from Norcross at 18:01.

The Vees will face the Prince George Spruce Kings next, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. at the South Okanagan Events Centre.

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