FLYERS HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: FLYERS BACK TO EARTH VALENCIA ENDS 1ST YEAR ON HIGH NOTE.Byline: Gideon Rubin Staff Writer VALENCIA - Despite a good start, the Valencia Flyers couldn't finish off the host Utah Valley Utah Valley is a valley in North Central Utah located in Utah County, and is considered part of the Wasatch Front. It contains Provo, Orem, and their suburbs, including Spanish Fork and American Fork. Utah Lake is a natural shallow fresh water lake in its center. Golden Eagles in the Western States Hockey League semifinals. Valencia, winless in seven previous meetings with Utah Valley, won the first game of the best-of-three series 5-2 on Friday in Provo, Utah. However the Golden Eagles won the next two games, 3-1 on Saturday, and 6-3 on Sunday, to advance to the league-championship series. Saturday's loss ended Valencia's winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" at eight games. The Flyers (20-22), who were coming off a first-round sweep of the Salt Lake Maple Leafs maple leaf of Canada. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 283] See : Flower Or Plant, National , outscored their opponents 60-16 during the team's longest winning streak of the season. Valencia had won 10 of its previous 11 games, outscoring their opponents 79-26 along the way. Advancing to the semifinals was an impressive accomplishment for Valencia in its inaugural season, considering the Flyers lost eight of their first 10 games and 14 of their first 18. --Launching pad: Several Flyers hope their experience in Valencia will help them advance to the Junior A level next season. Mass tryouts for Junior A teams, where coaches from several teams start scouting scouting: see Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts. scouting Activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth aimed at developing character, citizenship, and individual skills. Scouting began when Robert S. players, begin in May. Among the team's leading candidates to play Junior A hockey next season are forwards Joey Howard (Saugus), Jeff Onstad and Clay Arnold, defenseman Alex Chiltsov and goalie Laverntiy Kazaryan. --Friendships on ice: After more than sixth months of camaraderie ca·ma·ra·der·ie n. Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends; comradeship. [French, from camarade, comrade, from Old French, roommate; see comrade. , Valencia teammates Onstad, defenseman Todd Stelnick, and goalie/forward Coby Robinson will have to put their friendships on ice starting next week. They'll all be playing on different teams in the Valencia Ice Station High School Hockey League, which opens Monday. Onstad will play for Valencia High. Stelnick and Robinson will represent Saugus and Hart, respectively. --Webcast: Video footage of the Utah Valley series can be viewed on the Flyers official Web site: www.valenciaflyers.com; however, viewers will need access to a DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary or cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. . |
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