Fort William Canadiens U18 'AA'

The Fort William Canadiens made their 2024 debut on Wednesday evening, shutting out the Current River Comets 1-0.

After a scoreless first period, the Canadiens would score the lone goal early in the second period. Owen Renn won a faceoff back to Graham Gunn, with Gunn finding Tallon Thornsteinson along the board, and Thornsteinson’s shot beat the Comets’ netminder with a screen provided by Andrew Bragnalo.

Connor Menard would keep the Comets off the board for the remainder of the game, earning the win in net.

Notes: The Canadiens were unable to score on their two first period powerplay opportunities while the Canadiens killed a third period penalty; Luca Jedruch was out of the Canadiens lineup on Wednesday evening; In the early game, the Fort William Hurricanes shutout the West End Bruins 2-0; The Port Arthur Minor Hockey Association announced they would be releasing their Robin’s Tournament schedule on Friday; The Canadiens meet the Fort William Hurricanes and West End Bruins next week.

Boxscore:

Game #29: Regular Season
Wednesday January 3/24 – Delaney Arena

Fort William Canadiens 1 Current River Comets 0

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

Summary
First Period
No scoring
Penalties: CR Allan (Tripping) 4:16; CR Vaillant (Hooking) 7:44

Second Period
1. FWC Thornsteinson 5th (Gunn, Bragnalo) 3:29
Penalties: None

Third Period
No scoring
Penalties: FWC Thornsteinson (Hooking) 4:55

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Connor Menard 45 0 Win
CR Matthew Smith 44 1 Loss
CR Empty net 1 0 -

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