Fort William Canadiens U18 'AA'

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