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Photos by Matt Nevala<\/p><\/div>\n

The old 3-in-3 gauntlet \u2013 a trio of hockey games in as many days \u2013 was certainly a staple of the Anchorage scene back in the day. Ah, the memories of the Bakersfield Fog or Victoria Salmon Kings facing the Anchorage\/Alaska Aces back-to-back-to-back.<\/p>\n

Thursday night, the West Eagles kicked off an unusual high school trifecta with a dominant 5-1 Cook Inlet Conference win over Service at Ben Boeke Arena.<\/p>\n

Because of a scheduling quirk to end all scheduling quirks, West played only two CIC games in the first five weeks of the season while most squads played about six on average. Teams plays a 14-game slate in the regular season from late October to late January. The Eagles started making up ground on the league with the victory over the Cougars. They play league-leading South on Friday and second-place Dimond on Saturday.<\/p>\n

All this fun, and West remained unbeaten in league play (3-0-0). The six standings points are currently good for a fourth-place showing with a handful of games in hand. Makes a ton of sense, eh?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re facing some good teams (this week), and it will be a test for sure,\u201d said West senior Marty Tumey, who notched the game-winning goal at the 9-minute, 20-second mark of Thursday\u2019s first period. \u201cBut I really like our group of guys, so I think we\u2019ll come out well.\u201d<\/p>\n

West has managed to string together an impressive nonconference run of games while the CIC basically started without it. The Eagles played non-league games against Eagle River and South, met Wasilla twice and tested themselves against Homer and Kenai during a trip to the Kenai Peninsula a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not really sure anything we\u2019ve done is unique,\u201d Tumey said. \u201cWe kind of just treat every game the same. I feel like we\u2019ve gotten in our games.\u201d<\/p>\n

West certainly has some catching up to do against its CIC rivals. But if Thursday\u2019s performance is any indication, the rest of the league may have their work cut out for them in keeping pace with the Eagles.<\/p>\n

Seniors Ian Keim (one goal, one assist) and Aidan Fitzgerald (two goals, one assist) looked every bit the players who helped West earn the 2019 First National Cup state title as sophomores. Throw in senior transfers from Eagle River, Aaron and Jacob James, senior goaltender Jasper Carpenter and sophomore defenseman Evan Fitzgerald, and the Eagles appear to have the kind of nucleus needed to do something special.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love this team so much,\u201d Tumey said. \u201c(November\u2019s) trip to Homer really gave us a chance to bond, and the guys are so good to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s turning into the favorite team I\u2019ve been on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nAidan Fitzgerald opened Thursday\u2019s scoring 33 seconds into play. Tumey pumped in a power-play goal off Fitzgerald\u2019s rebound later in the first. Keim, Aaron James and Aidan Fitzgerald scored third-period goals to slam the door on Service.<\/p>\n

On maybe the play of the night, West freshman Jude Doniere set up Keim\u2019s goal at 2:08 of the third. Doniere skated down the right wing into the corner with a defender on him and laced an electric cross-ice pass to Keim near Service goalie George Prielipp\u2019s left post.<\/p>\n

Service dropped to 4-3-0 in league play. The Cougars definitely had their chances, firing 31 total shots at Carpenter, and enjoyed ample power-play time in the second period. Senior Ian Bare, who confirmed an offseason growth spurt added about five inches to his tall frame, scored his team\u2019s lone tally at 12:31 of the second.<\/p>\n

William Koloski and Colton Hoff assisted on Bare\u2019s short-hander. Prielipp finished with 29 saves.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to start winning,\u201d Bare said. \u201cWe\u2019ll get better and start capitalizing on the power play and other opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cougars play Eagle River on Friday night at the McDonald Center.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, everyone should have a clearer picture of West\u2019s true CIC identity once this week ends. Three league games in 72 hours will take care of any questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not so much about what other people are going to think,\u201d Tumey said. \u201cIt\u2019s about the way we play. We\u2019re just looking to get wins.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, I love playing games, so these next few days really aren\u2019t much of a task.\u201d<\/p>\n

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