Fort William Canadiens U18 'AA'

The Fort William Canadiens dropped a pair of games on day two of the Gopher State Classic, falling 4-2 to the Fort William Hurricanes and 3-0 to the West End Bruins.

In the opener, played on the outdoor ice surface, the Hurricanes’ Brady Smith scored the opening goal midway through the first period.

Joseph Joubert scored his 19th of the season, beating the Hurricanes’ defender wide and tied the game at 1-1 early in the second period.

After the Hurricanes’ Smith scored a second goal, Andrew Bragnalo tipped home a Deacon Panacheese shot for his 10th of the year to even the score at 2-2 heading to the third period.

The Hurricanes’ Anthony Sgambelluri scored early in the third period and Bryce Volbracht ended the scoring in the final minute of play.

In the late game, with the winner likely heading on to the finals, the West End Bruins shutout the Canadiens 3-0.

After a scoreless first period, the Bruins’ Nicholas Silvaggio and Cruz Halstead scored second period markers to take a 2-0 lead.

Silvaggio ended the scoring midway through the third period with a powerplay goal.

Notes: The Canadiens didn’t have a powerplay opportunity in either game; The Canadiens killed off 2 of 3 penalties on the day; Owen Renn and Nathan Caputo did not play in either game; Cole Rzeszut hit the 100-game milestone in the second game of the day; The Canadiens and San Francisco Sabercats will meet on Monday to battle for third place.

Game #47: Gopher State Classic
Sunday February 18/24 – St. Louis Park Arena

Fort William Canadiens 2 Fort William Hurricanes 4

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  T 
Fort William Canadiens 0 2 0 2
Fort William Hurricanes 1 1 2 4

Summary
First Period
1. FWH Smith (Graver) 6:11
Penalties: None

Second Period
2. FWC Joubert 19th (Arthur) 2:48
3. FWH Smith (Sloan, Auger) 7:21
4. FWC Bragnalo 10th (Jedruch, Panacheese) 10:15
Penalties: None

Third Period
5. FWH Sgambelluri (Dupuis) 3:15
6. FWH Volbracht (Erickson, Johnson) 13:22
Penalties: None

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Nicolas Pavletic 42 4 Loss
FWH Nicholas Webb 42 2 Win

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 0-0; Hurricanes 0-0

Boxscore:

Game #48: Gopher State Classic
Sunday February 18/24 – St. Louis Park Arena

Fort William Canadiens 0 West End Bruins 3

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

Summary
First Period
No scoring
Penalties: None

Second Period
1. WE Silvaggio (Johnston) 1:31
2. WE Halstead 12:30
Penalties: FWC Joubert (Slashing) 4:09; WE Macsemchuk (Roughing), FWC Lemmetty (Roughing) 4:33

Third Period
3. WE Silvaggio 6:08 PP
Penalties: FWC Arthur (Tripping) 5:32

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Connor Menard 42 3 Loss
WE Jackson Andraka 42 0 Win

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