Fort William Canadiens U18 'AA'

The Current River Comets jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and held on for a 3-2 win over the Fort William Canadiens in game one of the best of five semifinals.

Just 2:48 into the game, the Comets’ Nolan Desando scored a powerplay marker to give them the quick lead. After a goal midway through the frame, the Comets’ John Whitfield scored in the final minute for a 3-0 first period lead.

Early in the second period, Connor Larrett dished a past to Noah Power, who sent a pass to Bradley Kaemingh, who netted his 20th of the season to shrink the lead to 3-1.

Late in the third period, Larrett would wrap a goal in for his 31st of the season but the Canadiens were out of time to have any further opportunities to tie the game.

Notes: The Canadiens were 0-3 on the powerplay while the Comets were 0-3; Michael Ahtila and William Seaberg were out of the lineup for the Canadiens; Aiden Gregor played his second game of the season for the Canadiens; In the late game, the Fort William Hurricanes defeated the West End Bruins 4-2; Game two of both series are scheduled on Monday evening.

Boxscore:

Game #48: Playoffs
Wednesday March 1/23 – Fort William First Nations Arena

Fort William Canadiens 2 Current River Comets 3

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 0 1 1 2
Current River Comets 3 0 0 3

Summary
First Period
1. CR Desando (Whitfield, Rowan) 2:48 PP
2. CR Rowan 6:10
3. CR Whitfield (Desando, Beaucage) 14:38
Penalties: FWC Power (Tripping) 1:00

Second Period
4. FWC Kaemingh 20th (Power, Larrett) 0:44
Penalties: CR Czerwinski (Interference) 8:23; CR Desando (Head contact) 10:56; FWC Bench (Too many players) 12:50

Third Period
5. FWC Larrett 31st (Francoeur, Kaemingh) 14:59
Penalties: FWC Kaemingh (Hooking) 1:47; CR Rowan (Slashing) 6:46

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Nicolas Pavletic 44 3 Loss
FWC Empty net 1 0 -
CR Calum Keating 45 2 Win

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 0-3; Comets 1-3

The Fort William Canadiens and Current River Comets wrapped up the under-18 AA division’s regular season action with a 1-1 draw on Monday evening.

After a scoreless first period, the Canadiens got on the board late in the second period as Connor Larrett’s point shot found it’s way over the Comets’ netminder to give Larrett 30 goals on the season.

Early in the third period, the Comets’ John Whitfield stole a puck in the slot and netted the tying goal.

Jackson Andraka earned the tie in net.

Notes: The Canadiens were 0-2 on the powerplay while the Comets did not have a powerplay opportunity; With Julian Neufeld, Ewan Reid, Joseph Joubert and William Seaberg out of the lineup, affiliates Cohen Adduono and Mason Arthur played. It was Adduono’s second game with the Canadiens and second game of the evening while Arthur made his season debut; This was the first of five consecutive games between these two teams, with the next three to be played will be in the playoffs followed by the opening of the HNO Tournament of Champions; In the early game, the Volunteer Pool Bearcats defeated the West End Bruins.

Boxscore:

Game #47: Regular Season
Monday February 27/23 – Delaney Arena

Fort William Canadiens 1 Current River Comets 1

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 0 1 0 1
Current River Comets 0 0 1 1

Summary
First Period
No scoring
Penalties: CR Rowan (Charging) 8:12; CR Czerwinski (Interference) 14:46

Second Period
1. FWC Larrett 30th 10:42
Penalties: None

Third Period
2. CR Whitfield (Beaucage, Desando) 2:30
Penalties: None

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Jackson Andraka 45 1 Tie
CR Calum Keating 45 1 Tie

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 0-2; Comets 0-0

After the Fort William Canadiens and Fort William Hurricanes played almost half of the game without a goal, the Canadiens scored three times in a 3:16 span and finished with a 4-1 win.

Bradley Kaemingh’s 19th goal of the year, banked into the net, opened the scoring for the Canadiens. Minutes later, Luca Jedruch walked out from the corner and netted a powerplay marker for his fourth of the season. Just 19 seconds later, Michael Ahtila’s point shot found it’s way in giving Ahtila his sixth of the season and a 3-0 lead.

The Hurricanes’ Andrew Romeo scored late in the second period.

Midway through the third period, William Seaberg’s shot was corralled by Connor Larrett, who slid home his 29th of the season.

Nicolas Pavletic picked up his ninth win of the year.

Notes: The Canadiens were 1-3 on the powerplay while the Hurricanes were 0-5; The Canadiens were without Julian Neufeld, Ewan Reid and Joseph Joubert; After the evening’s results were complete, including a 2-1 win by the Current River Comets over the West End Bruins, the playoff matchups are now confirmed, with the Canadiens meeting the Comets and the Bruins battling the Hurricanes; The Canadiens wrap up their regular season with a meeting with the Current River Comets on Monday.

Boxscore:

Game #46: Regular Season
Wednesday February 22/23 – Delaney Arena

Fort William Canadiens 4 Fort William Hurricanes 1

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 0 3 1 4
Fort William Hurricanes 0 1 0 1

Summary
First Period
No scoring
Penalties: FWH Volbracht (Head contact) 9:47; FWC Kaemingh (Unsportsmanlike conduct) 14:04

Second Period
1. FWC Kaemingh 19th 6:33
2. FWC Jedruch 4th (Bodnar, Caddo) 9:30 PP
3. FWC Ahtila 6th 9:49
4. FWH A.Romeo 13:52
Penalties: FWC Kaemingh (Hooking) 1:20; FWH Mikus (Interference) 8:50; FWC Rzeszut (Tripping) 11:17

Third Period
5. FWC Larrett 29th (Bodnar, Ahtila) 8:18
Penalties: FWC Ahtila (Tripping) 0:31; FWH Sloan (Holding) 11:08; FWC Seaberg (Head contact major, Game misconduct) 12:08

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Nicolas Pavletic 45 1 Win
FWH Devon Roy 45 4 Loss

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 1-3; Hurricanes 0-5

In a rematch of the previous day’s meeting of the Gopher State Presidents Cup tournament, the West End Bruins were able to drop the Fort William Canadiens 4-2 in the semifinal.

The Bruins’ Brock MacKenzie opened the scoring less than four minutes into the game.

After a scoreless second frame, the Bruins’ Brett Graver scored early in the third period to extend the lead to two goals. Gage Hordy appeared to seal the game with 6:41 remaining but the Canadiens’ Cole Bodnar would score twice in a sixty second span to shrink the lead to 3-2. Bodnar now has 13 goals this season.

The Bruins ended the scoring with an empty netter in the final minute, the second of the game by Hordy.

Notes: The Canadiens were 0-2 on the powerplay and did not receive a penalty in the game; Julian Neufeld and Ewan Reid were out of the Canadiens’ lineup; The Bruins ended up winning the tournament, defeating the Fort William Hurricanes in the finals; The Canadiens and Hurricanes return to action in regular season play on Wednesday evening.

Boxscore:

Game #45: MyHockey Gopher State Presidents Cup
Monday February 20/23 – St. Louis Park Outdoor Arena

Fort William Canadiens 2 West End Bruins 4

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 0 0 2 2
West End Bruins 1 0 3 4

Summary
First Period
1. WE MacKenzie (Hordy) 3:38
Penalties: WE McLeod (Hooking) 7:58

Second Period
No scoring
Penalties: WE Sargent (Slashing) 2:03

Third Period
2. WE Graver 3:39
3. WE Hordy (Sargent) 7:29
4. FWC Bodnar 12th 8:38
5. FWC Bodnar 13th 9:38
6. WE Hordy (Nigro) 13:33
Penalties: None

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Jackson Andraka 41 3 Loss
FWC Empty net 1 1 -
WE Brock Macsemchuk 42 2 Win

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 0-2; Bruins 0-0

The Fort William Canadiens and West End Bruins met for the 11th time this season, battling to a 1-1 tie in the final round robin game of the Gopher State Presidents Cup tournament.

After a scoreless first period, the Bruins got on the board with a Brock MacKenzie powerplay goal in the latter portion of the second period.

Late in the third period, Neelix Otway’s long shot found a way in past the Bruins’ netminder to even the score. It was Otway’s 11th of the year.

Nicolas Pavletic earned the tie in net.

Notes: The Canadiens did not have a powerplay opportunity while the Bruins were 1-3; Julian Neufeld and Ewan Reid remain out of the Canadiens lineup; The Current River Comets, who finished 3-0-0 will meet the Fort William Hurricanes (1-2-0) in the one semifinal while the Canadiens and Bruins will meet again in the other semifinal.

Boxscore:

Game #44: MyHockey Gopher State Presidents Cup
Sunday February 19/23 – St. Louis Park Outdoor Arena

Fort William Canadiens 1 West End Bruins 1

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 0 0 1 1
West End Bruins 0 1 0 1

Summary
First Period
No scoring
Penalties: FWC Ahtila (Crosschecking) 8:57

Second Period
1. WE MacKenzie (MacKay, Sargent) 9:36
Penalties: FWC Power (Slashing) 4:27; FWC Francoeur (Crosschecking) 9:29

Third Period
2, FWC Otway 11th4 12:13
Penalties: WE Crews (Roughing), FWC Larrett (Roughing) 10:40

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Nicolas Pavletic 42 1 Tie
WE Hayden Prior 42 1 Tie

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 0-0; Bruins 1-3