Fort William Canadiens U18 'AA'

Down 3-0 early in the third period, the Fort William Canadiens didn’t quit and continued to push and eventually would grab a 4-3 shootout win to defeat the Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds in the first semifinal of the Superior Showdown.

Just five minutes into the game, the Greyhounds found the puck in a goal crease scramble and Caleb Walker netted the first goal of the game.

The two teams would go almost 23 minutes without a goal until Logan Dearing would make it 2-0, jumping on a bouncing puck on an odd-man rush.

Four minutes into the third period, the Greyhounds’ Tyler Quenneville netted a powerplay marker to extend the lead to 3-0.

A minute later, Mason Arthur scored his fifth of the season on a powerplay to close the gap to 3-1.

With 80 seconds left in the game, Luca Jedruch fired home his 16th of the season to shrink the lead to a single goal.

As the final moments of the game were nearing, Joseph Joubert took the puck the length of the ice and Neelix Otway would jump on a loose puck and bury his 11th of the year to tie the game with 33 seconds left in the third period.

After five minutes of three-on-three action in which the Canadiens had the majority of the scoring opportunities, the game would head to a shootout.

The Greyhounds would score the on their second shootout opportunity but Neelix Otway would even the score on the next shot. After five shooters, the shootout was tied at 1-1 and headed to sudden death. Mason Arthur would score for the Canadiens in the sixth round and Nicolas Pavletic sealed the deal with a save on the Greyhounds final opportunity.

Notes: The Canadiens were 1-4 on the powerplay while the Greyhounds were 1-6; The Canadiens have now won 2 of 3 shootouts this season; Graham Gunn and Owen Renn were out of the lineup for the Canadiens; In the second semifinal, the Marathon Northern Selects eliminated the Wawa Legionnaires 4-2.

Boxscore:

Game #42: Superior Showdown
Sunday February 4/24 – Marathon Arena

Fort William Canadiens 4 Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds 3 (SO)

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  OT SO T 
Fort William Canadiens 0 0 3 0 1 4
Sault Ste. Marie Jr. Greyhounds 1 1 1 0 0 3

Summary
First Period
1. SSM Walker (Goral-Jackson) 5:03 PP
Penalties: FWC Jedruch (Slashing) 5:03; FWC Rzeszut (Interference) 12:27

Second Period
2. SSM Dearing (Quenneville, Dearing) 12:47
Penalties: SSM Kleist (Slashing) 1:34; FWC Rzeszut (Tripping) 3:40; FWC Thornsteinson (Slashing) 4:35; SSM Johnson (Match penalty) 6:04

Third Period
3. SSM Quenneville (Agawa) 3:46
4. FWC Arthur 5th (Bragnalo, Otway) 4:56
5. FWC Jedruch 16th 13:40
6. FWC Otway 11th (Joubert) 13:27
Penalties: FWC Thornsteinson (Head contact, Misconduct) 1:43; SSM Quenneville (Unsportsmanlike conduct), FWC Panacheese (Interference) 2:29; SSM Bench (Too many players) 4:52; SSM Smokowich (Unsportsmanlike conduct) 4:56; FWC Jedruch (Slashing) 11:20

Overtime
No scoring
Penalties: None

Shootout
FWC Jedruch Miss
SSM Walker Miss
FWC Joubert Miss
SSM Kleist Goal
FWC Otway Goal
SSM Carter Miss
FWC Lemmetty Miss
SSM Agawa Miss
FWC Bragnalo Miss
SSM Corbett Miss
FWC Arthur Goal
SSM Goral-Jackson Miss

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Nicolas Pavletic 50 3 Win
SSM Peter Gartshore 50 4 SOL

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 1-4; Greyhounds 1-6