2014 OHL Cup Day 3 Results
Eight games were on Thursday’s schedule at the 2014 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament at Buckingham Arena in Toronto, here are the results:
Game 21: Whitby Wildcats 2 vs. Thunder Bay Kings 1
A point shot that found its way to the top corner was the difference between the Whitby Wildcats and the Thunder Bay Kings.
Both teams entered the Thursday morning game looking for their second win of the tournament.
With the game tied 1-1 in the third period, Whitby defencemen Matthew Bumstead fired a one-timer from the point that found its way to the top corner.
The goal held up for the game winning goal to give Whitby a 2-1 victory..
“That wasn’t the best shot I’ve ever taken it was fluttering, but it found its way through,” said Bumstead following the game, but he noted his slap shot is one of his best assets. “I try to use it as best as I can when I can.”
The game winning goal for Bumstead was his second goal of the tournament and fifth point in three games for the blueliner. He was also named player of the game for the Wildcats.
Whitby forward Mitchell Martan opened the scoring in the first period, while Thunder Bay’s Alex Maticic tied the game in the second with his second goal of the tournament and was named the Thunder’s player of the game.
Whitby’s record remains undefeated with two wins and a tie, while the loss for Thunder Bay gives them a 1-2 record.
Game 22: Guelph Gryphons 2 vs. Southern Tier Admirals 1
A bounce back performance was exactly what the Guelph Gryphons got Thursday morning against the Southern Tier Admirals.
Guelph rebounded from their first loss of the tournament Wednesday night to defeat Southern Tier 2-1.
The Gryphons and Admirals are familiar foes, both being from the OMHA, and Gryphons forward Noah Cameron believed that helped his team.
“We knew just to play our game, work hard and have a high intensity to beat them,” said Cameron who has enjoyed playing in an underdog position as a wild card team. “I like that role because no teams expect us to come out on top.”
The Gryphons Solomon Bussey scored his third goal of the tournament to open the scoring in the first period.
Mitchell Mendonca tied the game for the Admirals on the powerplay late in the first period, however Guelph capitalized on a man-advantage of their own for the game winning goal off the stick of Austen Keating in the second period.
Gryphons’ netminder Liam Devine was exceptional to hold onto the lead and was named player of the game. Southern Tier forward Caleb Ambrosio was their player of the game.
Guelph now has a record of 2-1, while Southern Tier is 1-2.
Game 23: Waterloo Wolves 5 vs. Elite Hockey Group 2
In desperate need of a win, the Waterloo Wolves played a gritty game to defeat the Elite Hockey Group 5-2.
Trailing 1-0 after the first period, the Wolves got on a roll in the second period. Brett Schaefer, Garrett Schultz and Brendan Schneider each scored to put Waterloo ahead 3-1. Elite Hockey added a goal late in the second period to pull within a goal.
The Wolves didn’t let up in the third period. Ryan Sparkes notched his first of the tournament and Boris Katchouk added an empty netter to give Waterloo their first victory of the tournament.
Waterloo netminder Steven Nelson was named player of the game and said his team played for each other in a must-win game.
“We are a really tight-knit group and this is going to be our last hockey of the year together,” said Nelson. “We were disappointed with the first two games but it wasn’t going to change our mentality coming into this one and we stuck together as a team.”
Sam Field and Gary Prince provided the goals for Elite Hockey in the defeat. Field was Elite’s player of the game.
Both teams now have records of 1-2 with one round-robin game remaining.
Game 24: Chatham-Kent Cyclones 2 vs. South Central Coyotes 1
After a high scoring affair Wednesday, the Chatham-Kent Cyclones turned around with a strong defensive effort Thursday morning.
The Cyclones defeated the South Central Coyotes 2-1, thanks to goals from Jarrett Marks and Ben Nicholls. The Coyotes lone goal came from Cameron Wright.
Marks second period goal to tie the game was his fourth of the tournament. Nicholls added the game winning goal two minutes into the third period.
Marks said following the game things are just clicking for him and his team offensively.
“We are all meshing together this tournament,” said Marks. “The bounces are going my way and I’m just happy I can bury them.”
Chatham-Kent defencemen Dawson Vautor was named player of the game for the Cyclones, while South Central’s netminder Ryan Franz was the Coyotes recipient.
Chatham-Kent with the victory improves their record to 2-1. South Central now has a record of 1-1-1.
Game 25: Ottawa Valley Titans 6 vs. Peterborough Petes 2
The Ottawa Valley Titans posted a six spot for the second game in a row with an offense that proved to be too much to handle for the Peterborough Petes Thursday afternoon.
The two teams went back and forth early ending the first in a 2-2 tie. From that point on the Titans took over and scored four unanswered goals to pick up a 6-2 victory.
Six different goal scorers lit the lamp for Ottawa Valley including Tye Felhaber who scored his fifth goal of the tournament. Arik Breton, Cole Timchuk, Eric Faith, Jacob Collins and Will Klawitter were the other goals scorer for the Titans.
Breton was named player of the game for Ottawa Valley after a great performance at both ends of the rink.
“We just have to always start in the defensive zone and coach stresses that,” said Breton. “The defensive zone wins games, so it starts with defensive positioning and then we get offense from there.”
Peterborough’s Cameron Harris was named their player of the game.
With the loss, Peterborough now has a record of a loss and two ties. Ottawa Valley has now won two in a row and sit with a record of 2-1.
Game 26: Hamilton Jr Bulldogs 4 vs. Team NOHA 0
Brandon Saigeon scored two goals to get the Hamilton Jr. Bulldogs back on track with a 4-0 win over Team NOHA.
The Jr. Bulldogs entered their game against the NOHA off a close loss in their most recent outing.
Hamilton came out hungry for a win and was relentless on the attack against the NOHA All-Stars with Saigeon skating like a man on a mission scoring both his goals in the first period. Mitchell Rooney and Trent Bourque added powerplay goals in the second period to secure the victory.
“I am always trying to help my team, whether it’s scoring goals or doing whatever it takes,” said Saigeon. “We lost a close one to Ottawa and we wanted that one back, but we just tried to bounce back and we did it well.”
Saigeon also had an assist to go with his two goals and now has four goals and three assists in three games.
Jr. Bulldogs forward Owen Burnell and NOHA forward Zack Dorval were named player of the game for their respective squads.
The victory improves Hamilton’s record to 2-1 and the loss for NOHA means they fall to 0-3.
Game 27: Ottawa Jr. 67’s 5 vs. North York Rangers 2
The Ottawa Jr. 67’s hot streak continued with an impressive 5-2 victory over the North York Rangers.
The Jr. 67’s established a 2-0 lead in the first period with goals from Alexandre Way and Keenan Reynolds. The North York Rangers responded with two goals of their own in the second period from Daniil Vertiy and William Calverley.
The 67’s then took control of the remainder of the game with a goal from Joey Larcher before the second period was over.
In the third period, William Bitten scored on a partial breakaway with a nifty backhander through the five-hole. Cole Carter added an empty-netter to seal the deal 5-2.
“We are playing a defensive game when we are usually an offensive team,” said Carter following the game. So we are really coming back helping in the defensive zone and then taking opportunities and burying them.”
Bitten was named the 67’s player of the game with the Rangers’ honours going to netminder Matthew Petizian.
Ottawa has put themselves in sole posession of first place in Division 1 with a 3-0 record. With the loss, North York is now 1-2.
Game 28: Kitchener Jr. Rangers 3 vs. TPH Thunder 2
The Kitchener Jr. Rangers picked up their first win of the tournament Thursday afternoon holding off a late push from the TPH Thunder for a 3-2 victory.
The Jr. Rangers opened the scoring with a pair of goals in the first period from Matthieu LaRochelle and Tyler Kleine. TPH got on the board in the second period thanks to defencemen Patrick Cozzi.
In the third period, the Rangers got an insurance marker from defencemen Nic Hague, but the Thunder didn’t go away applying pressure in the final few minutes. David Cohen scored to get the Thunder within a goal with less than two minutes to go, but they couldn’t find the equalizer.
Kleine led the way for the Jr. Rangers with a goal and an assist. He said following the game his team knew they needed to come up big.
“We just had to pick up our game as a team,” said Kleine. “We had to get more shots, drive the net and we created more opportunities for ourselves.”
Kleine’s big effort was rewarded with player of the game for the Jr. Rangers. TPH Thunder’s Bradley Ingersoll was their player of the game.
Both teams now have identical 1-2 records heading into their final round-robin game tomorrow.
Action continues on Friday with 12 more games to wrap-up the round-robin portion of the schedule. Quarter-Final and Semi-Final games will be played on Saturday with the Championship Final on Sunday afternoon, March 16, 2014, at 1:00 pm.
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Recaps written by Mark McKelvie
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