In that brief time span, the Eagles took the game by finishing their chances after the Crimson failed. That was the lesson.
Then the pain began.
B.C., not known for its size, stepped up its physical play beyond the normal parameters of rough hockey. It seemed that both teams had just called up the Hanson Brothers of the hockey classic "Slapshot" to fill their rosters.
At 7:33 of the second, senior winger Matt Macleod was battling for the puck along the boards and had his helmet knocked off on a check from behind. After replacing it, he crashed the net, where it was dislodged again. Another Crimson player storming B.C. goalie Scot Clemmensen exacted some revenge, grabbing the netminder by the neck and hauling him down as the whistle was blown.
The antics continued.
Late in the period, Stay discovered it very difficult to carry the puck down the ice after an Eagle had ripped the stick from his hands.
A few seconds later, freshman winger Brett Nowak found himself lying behind the net with B.C. defenseman Brooks Orpik trying to strip him of his jersey and shoulder pads.
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