Fort William Canadiens U18 'AA'

The Fort William Canadiens split day two of the Hockey Northwestern Ontario Tournament of Champions on Friday, dropping a 4-0 morning meeting with the Fort William Hurricanes and responding with a 3-2 shootout win over the Marathon Northern Selects later in the afternoon.

In the opener, the Hurricanes’ Nolen Sloan scored twice in the first half of the second period to start the scoring. Zachary Erickson scored in the final minute of the period and the scoring concluded with an Anthony Sgambelluri goal in the opening seconds of the third period.

In the second game, similar to the opener, neither team was able to find the back of the net in the opening frame.

Early in the second period, the Selects’ Keenan Skwochinski scored to take a 1-0 lead.

In the final minute of the second period, Joseph Joubert evened the score at 1-1, finishing a three-way passing play with Mason Arthur and Tallon Thornsteinson.

Just under four minutes into the third period, Joubert took the puck the length of the ice and snapped home his 21st of the year on the powerplay.

Ethan Albert evened the score for the Selects with 4:18 left in the game.

In the shootout, Connor Menard stopped both of Marathon’s shooters and Neelix Otway and Joubert both scored for the Canadiens.

Notes: The Canadiens were without Cole Rzeszut, Andrew Bragnalo and Owen Renn for both games while Graham Gunn missed the opening game; Ali Hassan Alam played the morning game for the Canadiens; The Canadiens are now 3-1 in shootouts this season. Otway has scored in all four shootouts; Last year in the Tournament of Champions, the Canadiens also defeated the Marathon Northern Selects in a shootout; The Canadiens wrap up action with a meeting with the Red Lake Rams on Saturday afternoon.

Boxscore:

Game #53: HNO Tournament of Champions
Friday March 15/24 – Port Arthur Arena

Fort William Canadiens 0 Fort William Hurricanes 4

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

Summary
First Period
No scoring
Penalties: FWH Graver (Hooking) 13:41

Second Period
1. FWH Sloan (Sgambelluri) 4:04
2. FWH Sloan 7:51
3. FWH Erickson (Sloan, Johnson) 14:35
Penalties: None

Third Period
4. FWH Sgambelluri (Smith) 0:19
Penalties: FWC Panacheese (Head contact) 2:12; FWH Smith (Head contact double minor) 6:27; FWH Dupuis (Crosschecking) 10:26; FWC Jedruch (Slashing) 12:15

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Nicolas Pavletic 45 4 Loss
FWH Nicholas Webb 45 0 Win

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 0-4; Hurricanes 0-2

Boxscore:

Game #54: HNO Tournament of Champions
Friday March 15/24 – Port Arthur Arena

Fort William Canadiens 3 Marathon Northern Selects 2 (SO)

Score By Period
Team  1  2  3  SO T 
Fort William Canadiens 0 1 1 1 3
Marathon Northern Selects 0 1 1 0 2

Summary
First Period
No scoring
Penalties: MNS Albert (Misconduct) 0:00; MNS Michano-Driver (Slashing) 6:21

Second Period
1. MNS Skwochinski (G. Tucker) 3:20
2. FWC Joubert 20th (Thornsteinson) 14:37
Penalties: FWC Otway (Tripping) 5:39; MNS Desormeaux (Head contact, Unsportsmanlike conduct), MNS Albert (Head contact, Unsportsmanlike conduct), FWC Jedruch (Head contact, Unsportsmanlike conduct), FWC Otway (Head contact, Unsportsmanlike conduct) 14:27

Third Period
3. FWC Joubert 21st (Reid) 4:49 PP
4. MNS Albert 10:42
Penalties: MNS Abraham (Holding) 3:32; MNS Michano-Drover (Roughing), FWC Arthur (Roughing) 5:37; MNS Albert (Misconduct, Game misconduct) 10;42; MNS Michano-Drover (Boarding) 12:29; FWC Panacheese (Tripping) 14:55

Shootout
FWC Otway Goal
MNS Abraham Miss
FWC Joubert Goal
MNS Harmer Miss

Goaltenders  MP GA  Dec 
FWC Connor Menard 45 2 Win
MNS Patrick Griffin 45 2 SOL

Power plays: (goals-chances) Canadiens 0-4; Hurricanes 0-2