Fort William Canadiens U18 'AA'

Two goals in a 48 second span late in the first period sparked the Fort William Canadiens to a 4-1 win over the Volunteer Pool Bearcats on Monday night.

Joseph Joubert netted the opening goal, finishing a three on one break to give Joubert his eighth marker of the season. Just 48 seconds later, Andrew Bragnalo beat a Bearcats defender on a one on one rush to score his first of the season.

After a scoreless second period, the Canadiens’ Mason Arthur would also notch his first of the season, taking a Bragnalo pass in the slot area and beating the Bearcats’ defense and goaltender. After the Bearcats’ Fisher Smith would score on a breakaway, the Canadiens would end the game with a Bragnalo empty net goal.

Nicolas Pavletic picked up his fourth win of the season.

Notes: The Canadiens were 0-2 on the powerplay while the Bearcats were 0-1; The Canadiens dressed only four defenseman for the game, with Ewan Reid and Aiden Gregor both missing the game; Bragnalo finished the game with three points while Arthur also had a multipoint game; In the late game, the West End Bruins scored in the first period and then added an empty netter to defeat the Current River Comets 2-0; The Canadiens and Fort William Hurricanes meet on Wednesday evening.

Boxscore:

Game #12: Regular Season
Monday November 20/23 – Delaney Arena

Fort William Canadiens 4 Volunteer Pool Bearcats 1

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 2 0 2 4
Volunteer Pool Bearcats 0 0 1 1

Summary
First Period
1. FWC Joubert 8th 12:08
2. FWC Bragnalo 1st (Panacheese, Arthur) 12:56
Penalties: VP Hotrum (Crosschecking) 5:37

Second Period
No scoring
Penalties: FWC Panacheese (Crosschecking) 13:53

Third Period
3. FWC Arthur 1st (Bragnalo) 1:58
4. VP Smith 3:18
5. FWC Bragnalo 2nd 14:26 EN
Penalties: VP Smith (Slashing), FWC Panacheese (Roughing) 5:29; VP Lombardo (Crosschecking) 7:17; VP Edwards (Slashing), FWC Pavletic (Slashing) 13:26

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Nicolas Pavletic 45 1 Win
VP Hudson Van Dyk 44 3 Loss
VP Empty net 1 1 -

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 0-2; Bearcats 0-1