This year鈥檚 edition of the Vancouver Canucks鈥� Young Stars Classic is underway in Penticton and the home-province squad wasted no time in making some noise on the ice.
The Canucks鈥� top prospects, led by Aidan McDonough and Cole McWard, aided B.C.鈥檚 team to a 7-1 rout of the Calgary Flames at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Friday, Sept. 15.
Vancouver used seven different goal scorers in its tournament-opening triumph over Calgary.
Along with McDonough and McWard, who both appeared in games with Vancouver鈥檚 big club in
Calgary鈥檚 lone marker came from Lucas Ciona, a sixth-round pick of the Flames from 2021.
While the Canucks鈥� top prospects won鈥檛 appear at the SOEC until Sunday night when the team battles the Winnipeg Jets, those from the Flames will be on the Penticton ice Saturday night, Sept. 16, to play the Edmonton Oilers鈥� youngsters.
The Young Stars Classic 鈥� which is now an end-of-summer Penticton tradition 鈥� runs through Monday, Sept. 18, with all games taking place at the SOEC.
Each Western Canadian squad will hit the ice three times this weekend.
A full schedule can be found here and tickets can be purchased at .
logan.lockhart@pentictonwesternnews.com
