2023 Neely Cup: Day 1 Recap

Portland, Ore. – The Portland Winterhawks’ 2023 Neely Cup Training Camp kicked off on the ice Thursday, with all four teams lacing up for practices and scrimmage-style games. After day one, Team Sasser and Team Yaremchuk hold the advantage with two wins (four points) apiece.

The four teams, named after Winterhawks Hall-of-Famers Randy Heath, Cam Neely, Grant Sasser and Ken Yaremchuk, are made up by 77 prospective Winterhawks. Teams include a mix of veteran talent with newly drafted prospects and several camp invites as well.

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Game format consists of a 25-minute running clock period, followed by a ten-minute three-on-three. The winner of each 25-minute game and each three-on-three game receives two points in the standings, allowing for a team to pick up a maximum of six points each day.

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Game One: Team Yaremchuk (3) defeats Team Neely (0)

Scoring Summary:
7:40 – Team Yaremchuk – David Hoy

12:40 – Team Yaremchuk – Kyle McDonough from Rhett Ravndahl and Kaden Sperle

17:50 – Team Yaremchuk – Aiden Laing from Tyson Yaremko

 

Game Two: Team Yaremchuk (3) defeats Team Neely (1)

Scoring Summary:
2:42 – Team Neely – Liam Lierman from Zac Wheatley

4:49 – Team Yaremchuk – Marcus Nguyen from Hudson May and Kyle McDonough

21:06 – Team Yaremchuk – Marcus Nguyen from Kyle McDonough

23:21 – Team Yaremchuk – Kaden Sperle from Tyce Penrod

 

Game Three (10-Minute 3-on-3): Team Neely (6) defeats Team Yaremchuk (2)

Scoring Summary:
3:40 – Team Neely – Diego Buttazzoni

5:31 – Team Neely – Luke Wilfley from Cole Cairns

6:01 – Team Neely – Benjamin Fragle from Lane Glende

6:52 – Team Yaremchuk – Luca Cagnoni from Kyle McDonough and Marcus Nguyen

7:30 – Team Yaremchuk – Luca Cagnoni

8:20 – Team Neely – Jack O’Brien from Cobe Perlinger

9:00 – Team Neely – Josh Mori from Diego Buttazzoni and Cobe Perlinger

9:20 – Team Neely – Cohen Massey from Diego Buttazzoni and Aiden Sotas

 

Game Four: Team Heath (5) defeats Team Sasser (0)

Scoring Summary:
11:48 – Team Heath – Callum Stone

13:40 – Team Heath – Josh Davies from Brayden Ivey

15:27 – Team Heath – Josh Davies

19:43 – Team Heath – Gabe Klassen from Carsyn Dyck and Lincoln Black-Greaves

23:55 – Team Heath – Kayd Ruedig from Carsyn Dyck

 

Game Five: Team Sasser (3) defeats Team Heath (1)

Scoring Summary:
5:25 – Team Sasser – Josh Zakreski from Grady Gustafson

18:30 – Team Sasser – Parker Fitzgerald from Nash Nicolay and Nick Johnson

20:49 – Team Heath – Gianni Bosa

23:15 – Team Sasser – Nash Nicolay from Nick Johnson and Parker Fitzgerald

 

Game Six (10-Minute 3-on-3): Team Sasser (3) defeats Team Heath (0)

Scoring Summary:
1:50 – Team Sasser – Matthew Tsujimura from James Stefan and Nick Johnson

4:15 – Team Sasser – Josh Zakreski from Alex Thompson

8:48 – Team Sasser – Nick Johnson from James Stefan and Ryder Thompson

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Goaltending Stats

Team Heath
#1 Micah Adams – 5/5 saves (25 mins)
#30 Marek Schlenker – 13/19 saves (35 mins)

Team Neely
#1 Holden Murphy – 3/4 saves (20 mins)
#30 Ashton Thornton – 4/8 saves (20 mins)
#31 Jan Špunar – 12/15 saves (20 mins)

Team Sasser
#1 Connor MacKenzie – 15/20 saves (25 mins)
#30 Justen Maric – 19/20 saves (35 mins)

Team Yaremchuk
#1 Luke Brunen – 6/6 saves (20 mins)
#30 Jaxon Hoye – 5/6 saves (20 mins)
#31 Sascha Pitaev – 7/13 saves (20 mins)

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Day One Tournament Standings:

Team	Record	3-on-3 Record	Points in Standings	Goals Scored	Goals Allowed
Team Yaremchuk	2-0-0	0-1-0	4	8	6
Team Sasser	1-1-0	1-0-0	4	6	6
Team Heath	0-2-0	0-1-0	2	6	6
Team Neely	0-2-0	1-0-0	2	6	8

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Remaining Neely Cup Schedule:

Neely Cup games continue Friday evening at 4:00 p.m. Parking is free in the Garden Garage, and daily tickets are available in the Winterhawks ticket office for $5.

Friday, September 1:
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. • Team Heath vs. Team Neely
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. • Team Sasser vs. Team Yaremchuk

Saturday, September 2:
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. • Team Yaremchuk vs. Team Heath
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. • Team Neely vs. Team Sasser

Sunday, September 3:
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. • Consolation Final (3rd vs. 4th)
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. • Neely Cup Championship (1st vs. 2nd)