2023 Neely Cup: Day 3 Recap

Portland, Ore. – We have our finalists! Day 3 action at the Portland Winterhawks’ 2023 Neely Cup Training Camp saw Team Neely and Team Heath capture the first- and second-place positions heading into the final day, pitting them against one another for the trophy at 10am tomorrow.

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 Heath (3) defeats Team Yaremchuk (0)

Scoring Summary:
0:15 – Team Heath – Josh Davies

6:08 – Team Heath – Josh Davies

11:55 – Team Heath – Gianni Bosa from Josh Davies

 

Game Two: Team Heath (1) ties Team Yaremchuk (1)

Scoring Summary:
13:25 – Team Heath – Carter Sotheran

24:12 – Team Yaremchuk – David Hoy from Tyce Penrod and Cole Slobodian

 

Game Three (10-Minute 3-on-3): Team Heath (3) defeats Team Yaremchuk (1)

Scoring Summary:
2:42 – Team Yaremchuk – David Hoy from Tyson Yaremko and Griffin Sturm

5:50 – Team Heath – Gianni Bosa from Braeden Jockims

8:57 – Team Heath – Gabe Klassen from Carter Sotheran and Josh Davies

9:19 – Team Heath – Josh Davies

 

Game Four: Team Neely (4) defeats Team Sasser (0)

Scoring Summary:
0:30 – Team Neely – Jack O’Brien from Luke Wilfley

7:56 – Team Neely – Aiden Sotas

21:44 – Team Neely – Cobe Perlinger from Simon Garchinski

24:44 – Team Neely – Luke Wilfley from Liam Lierman

 

Game Five: Team Neely (2) defeats Team Sasser (1)

Scoring Summary:
7:04 – Team Neely – Cohen Massey from Diego Buttazzoni and Cole Cairns

10:58 – Team Neely – Cole Cairns from Diego Buttazzoni and Cobe Perlinger

23:06 – Team Sasser – Josh Zakreski from James Stefan and Parker Fitzgerald

 

Game Six (10-Minute 3-on-3): Team Sasser (2) ties with Team Neely (2)

Scoring Summary:
0:42 – Team Sasser – Ryder Thompson from Grady Gustafson

5:10 – Team Neely – Benjamin Fragle from Lawson O’Ray and Cole Cairns

9:20 – Team Sasser – James Stefan from Nick Johnson and Ryder Thompson

9:56 – Team Neely – Diego Buttazzoni

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Goaltending Stats

Team Heath
#1 Micah Adams – 10/10 saves (25 5-on-5 mins)
#30 Marek Schlenker – 21/23 saves (25 5-on-5 mins, 10 3-on-3 mins)

Team Neely
#1 Holden Murphy -12/15 saves (10 5-on-5 mins, 10 3-on-3 mins)
#30 Ashton Thornton – 4/4 saves (20 5-on-5 mins)
#31 Jan Špunar – 9/9 saves (20 5-on-5 mins)

Team Sasser
#1 Connor MacKenzie – 7/10 saves (25 5-on-5 mins)
#30 Justen Maric – 24/30 saves (25 5-on-5 mins, 10 3-on-3 mins)

Team Yaremchuk
#1 Luke Brunen – 13/14 saves (20 5-on-5 mins)
#30 Jaxon Hoye – 7/10 saves (10 5-on-5 mins, 10 3-on-3 mins)
#31 Sascha Pitaev – 4/7 saves (20 5-on-5 mins)

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Tournament Standings:

Team	Record	3-on-3 Record	Points in Standings	Goals Scored	Goals Allowed
Team Neely	3-3-0	2-0-1	11	20	14
Team Heath	3-2-1	1-2-0	9	18	16
Team Sasser	2-4-0	1-0-2	8	16	20
Team Yaremchuk	3-2-1	0-2-1	8	16	20

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Remaining Neely Cup Schedule:

Neely Cup Training Camp wraps up Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. with the consolation and championship finals! Parking is free in the Garden Garage, and daily tickets are available in the Winterhawks ticket office for $5.

Sunday, September 3:
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. • Consolation Final (Team Yaremchuk vs. Team Sasser)
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. • Neely Cup Championship (Team Neely vs. Team Heath)