Fort William Canadiens U18 'AA'

The Fort William Canadiens played two games on the Saturday of the Silver Stick tournament, finishing the round robin with a 5-1 loss to the Greater Toronto Capitals and then falling to the Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Hounds 2-1 in the quarterfinals.

The opening game was a near perfect start for the Canadiens, as Nathan Caputo blocked a shot and Luca Jedruch outraced the Capitals’ defenders for a breakaway, where he slipped his 12th goal of the year around the Capitals’ netminder.

It would be all Toronto after that, as they would score twice in the first period, add a goal in the middle frame and then finish the game with a pair of goals in the third.

The Canadiens were 0-3 on the powerplay in the game while the Capitals were 1-3.

After a last minute change to the schedule, the Canadiens and Jr. Hounds had two hours to re-arrange plans, etc. and get ready to play in the quarterfinal.

The Jr. Hounds scored a goal in the first shift of the game and would hold that lead until midway through the second period when Mason Arthur evened the score with his second goal of the season.

Just over four minutes into the third period, the Jr. Hounds would take the lead for good.

The Canadiens finished the game 0-3 on the powerplay while the Jr. Hounds were 0-1.

Notes: The Canadiens were without Andrew Bragnalo for both games; The semifinals will have the Halton Hills Thunder square off with the Orangeville Flyers while the Canadiens’ two opponents from Saturday, the Greater Toronto Capitals and Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Hounds, meet in the other semifinal; 57 teams were competing across eight divisions this weekend in Sudbury.

Boxscore:

Game #18: International Silver Stick
Saturday December 2/23 – T.M. Davies Arena

Fort William Canadiens 1 Greater Toronto Capitals 5

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 1 0 0 1
Greater Toronto Capitals 2 1 2 5

Summary
First Period
1. FWC Jedruch 12th (Caputo) 3:42
2. GTC Deoliveira (Kastanis) 6:58
3. GTC Constantopoulos (Grossi) 12:23 PP
Penalties: FWC Thornsteinson (Crosschecking) 8:21; GTC Vivona (Crosschecking) 8:52; FWC Thornsteinson (Head contact) 12:44

Second Period
4. GTC Deoliveira (Chu) 8:52
Penalties: GTC Chu (Hooking) 9:57

Third Period
5. GTC Serafino (Chochrane, Dicristoforo) 4:19
6. GTC Chochrane (Constantopoulos) 8:35
Penalties: FWC Joubert (Slashing) 2:32; GTC Quaguetta (Head contact) 11:48; GTC Dibiase (Head contact) 12:30

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Nicolas Pavletic 39 5 Loss
GTC Mateo Conte 39 1 Win

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

Boxscore:

Game #19: International Silver Stick
Saturday December 2/23 – T.M. Davies Arena

Fort William Canadiens 1 Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Hounds 2

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 0 1 0 1
Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Hounds 1 0 1 2

Summary
First Period
1. SSM Quenneville (Carter) 0:50
Penalties: SSM Walker (Holding) 3:39; SSM Dearing-Zonga (Interference) 9:02

Second Period
2.FWC Arthur 2nd (Joubert) 8:35
Penalties: SSM Smokowich (Slashing) 2:47; FWC Jedruch (Hooking) 11:01

Third Period
3. SSM Kleist (Walker, Carter) 4:10
Penalties: None

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Connor Menard 39 2 Loss
SSM Peter Gartshore 39 1 Win

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

The Fort William Canadiens and Halton Hills Thunder squared off on Friday morning, with the Thunder winning 3-2 with the winning goal scored with just four seconds remaining.

Luca Jedruch started the scoring, beating the Thunder goalie in the first period.

After a scoreless second period, the Thunder scored twice in an 85 seconds span to take a 2-1 lead. Jedruch responded by beating a Thunder defender one on one then firing home his 11th of the season to tie the game at 2-2 with 6:06 left.

The Thunder would score with four seconds remaining to take the 3-2 win.

Notes: The Canadiens were 0-2 on the powerplay while killing all four shorthanded opportunities; Deacon Panacheese assisted on both goals; The Canadiens were without Andrew Bragnalo; Next on tap for the Canadiens is the Greater Toronto Capitals on Saturday morning at 11:20 and then a quarterfinal matchup in the late afternoon.

Boxscore:

Game #17: International Silver Stick
Friday December 1/23 – Countryside Arena

Fort William Canadiens 2 Halton Hills Thunder 3

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 1 0 1 2
Halton Hills Thunder 0 0 3 3

Summary
First Period
1. FWC Jedruch 10th (Panacheese) 10:20
Penalties: FWC Otway (Head contact) 4:11; FWC Thornsteinson (Boarding) 11:56

Second Period
No scoring
Penalties: HHT Garner-Wok (Slashing) 2:27; HHT Barnes (Hooking) 3:51; FWC Thornsteinson (Hooking) 6:46; FWC Otway (Holding) 11:42

Third Period
2. HHT Putos (Haddow) 4:30
3. HHT Neal (Aikins) 5:55
4. FWC Jedruch 11th (Gunn, Panacheese) 6:54
5. HHT Purdy 12:56
Penalties: None

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Connor Menard 39 3 Loss
HHT Hunter Merlin 39 2 Win

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 0-2; Thunder 0-4

After a 12-plus hour bus ride, the Fort William Canadiens headed to the rink and picked up a 5-3 win over the Marathon Northern Selects in the opener of the International Silver Stick tournament in Sudbury.

After falling behind due to a Nolan Tucker goal by the Selects, Owen Renn took a Neelix Otway pass and one-timed a shot to tie the game just eight seconds later.

The Selects regained their one goal lead on a Tucker goal just 26 seconds into the second period, but the Candiens responded with a pair of goals as Luca Jedruch buried a rebound off a Tallon Thornsteinson shot followed by Joseph Joubert scoring on a powerplay penalty shot. It was Joubert’s 10th of the season.

Just 21 seconds into the third period, the Selects tied the game at 3-3 with Gavin Harmer scoring on a rebound. A little over two minutes later, Jedruch finished on a rebound for his second of the game and eighth of the year.

Owen Renn finished the scoring, converting on a three way passing play between Joubert and Otway. It was Renn’s fifth of the campaign.

Nicolas Pavletic picked up the win in net.

Notes: The Canadiens were 1-3 on the powerplay while the Selects were 0-1; Otway finished the game with three points; The Canadiens were without Andrew Bragnalo; The Canadiens and Selects met at the same arena 363 days ago, with the Selects picking up the victory in that game; Action in the tournament continues Friday morning with the Canadiens meeting the Greater Toronto Capitals.

Boxscore:

Game #16: International Silver Stick
Thursday November 30/23 – McClelland Arena

Fort William Canadiens 5 Marathon Northern Selects 3

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 1 2 2 5
Marathon Northern Selects 1 1 1 3

Summary
First Period
1. MNS N.Tucker (Taylor, Figliomeni) 10:01
2. FWC Renn 4th (Otway, Thornsteinson) 10:09
Penalties: FWC Jedruch (Crosschecking) 0:38; MNS Leduc (Tripping) 4:51

Second Period
3. MNS N.Tucker (Taylor, Desormeaux) 0:26
4. FWC Jedruch 8th 2:34
5. FWC Joubert 10th 6:47 PP PS
Penalties: MNS Michano-Driver (Head contact double minor) 5:52

Third Period
6. MNS Harmer (Abraham, Albert) 0:21
7. FWC Jedruch 9th (Otway) 2:54
8. FWC Renn 5th (Otway, Joubert) 8:17
Penalties: None

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Nicolas Pavletic 39 3 Win
MNS Patrick Griffin 39 5 Loss

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

The Fort William Canadiens and West End Bruins met for the fourth time this season on Wednesday evening, with the Bruins clipping the Canadiens by a 3-2 score.

The Bruins scored the lone first period goal, with Carson Fiorito snapping home a shot with 1:29 remaining in the period.

Luca Jedruch netted his seventh of the season midway through the middle frame, jumping on a Joseph Joubert rebound on a three on one break to tie the game at 1-1.

Boston Bortolin scored for the Bruins at the 3:23 mark of the third period to regain the lead, with Cruz Halstead adding to the lead seven minutes later to make it 3-1.

In the final minute, Tallon Thornsteinson pushed home his second of the season for the Canadiens to close the gap to 3-2 but the Canadiens were unable to find the tying goal in the final seconds.

Notes: The Bruins were 0-1 on the powerplay while the Canadiens did not have a man advantage in the game; Both teams were playing hours prior to departing for Sudbury on Thursday morning; In the late game, the Fort William Hurricanes doubled up on the Volunteer Pool Bearcats 4-2.

Boxscore:

Game #15: Regular Season
Wednesday November 29/23 – Delaney Arena

Fort William Canadiens 2 West End Bruins 3

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

Summary
First Period
1. WE Fiorito (Romeo) 13:31
Penalties: None

Second Period
2. FWC Jedruch 7th (Joubert) 9:22
Penalties: None

Third Period
3. WE Bortolin (Macsemchuk, Tenhunen) 3:23
4. WE Halstead (Fiorito) 10:13
5. FWC Thornsteinson 2nd 14:31
Penalties: WE Macsemchuk (Roughing), FWC Reid (Roughing) 9:55; FWC Jedruch (Interference) 12:13

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Connor Menard 45 3 Loss
WE Waasnoode Mendowegan 45 2 Win

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

The Fort William Canadiens scored early and scored late but were only able to get a single point as they battled to a 4-4 draw on Monday evening.

Less than a minute into the game, Luca Jedruch stole a puck and snapped home the opening goal of the game.

Midway through the period, Andrew Bragnalo sent Joseph Joubert in alone and Joubert outwaited the Bearcats’ defenders and netminder for his ninth of the season.

Late in the period, the Bearcats won a battle at the side of the net and Daniel Lombardo buried the centering pass to cut the lead in half.

Jedruch extended the lead to 3-1, backhanding home his sixth of the season at the end of a rush from his own zone.

Lombardo picked off a pass in the final minute of the second period and closed the gap to 3-2.

In the opening minute of the third period, Nolan Poirier tipped home a shot to make it 3-3. Lombardo gave the Bearcats their first lead of the game, wristing home a goal with less than seven minutes left in the game.

Less than a minute later, Neelix Otway scored his third of the season to tie the game at 4-4.

Notes: The Bearcats were 0-2 on the powerplay while the Canadiens did not have a powerplay opportunity; The Canadiens have just four powerplay opportunities combined over the last four games; Ewan Reid and Owen Renn were both out of the lineup for the Canadiens; In the late game, the Current River Comets shutout the West End Bruins 3-0; The Canadiens and Bruins meet on Wednesday evening and then both team depart for Sudbury the following morning.

Boxscore:

Game #14: Regular Season
Monday November 27/23 – Delaney Arena

Fort William Canadiens 4 Volunteer Pool Bearcats 4

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 2 1 1 4
Volunteer Pool Bearcats 1 1 2 4

Summary
First Period
1. FWC Jedruch 5th 0:48
2. FWC Joubert 9th (Pavletic, Bragnalo) 7:07
3. VP Lombardo (Poirier, Edwards) 10:53
Penalties: FWC Jedruch (Slashing) 11:26

Second Period
4. FWC Jedruch 6th (Bragnalo) 11:56
5. VP Lombardo 14:39
Penalties: FWC Jedruch (Boarding) 9:08

Third Period
6. VP Poirier (Lombardo, Maki) 0:43
7. VP Lombardo (Badanai) 8:25
8. FWC Otway 3rd (Jedruch, Gregor) 9:03
Penalties: None

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Nicolas Pavletic 45 4 Tie
VP Hudson Van Dyk 45 4 Tie

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