2013 RBC Cup

Minnesota Wilderness (CEN) 4 - Brooks Bandits (WST2) 5 (OT)

RENERS IS OVERTIME HERO, BANDITS ADVANCE TO PLAY FOR NATIONAL TITLE

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Mark Reners’ second goal of the game 8:30 into overtime was the winner as the Brooks Bandits advanced to the championship game at the 2013 RBC Cup with a wild 5-4 semifinal win over the Minnesota Wilderness on Saturday afternoon.

RJ Reed found Reners all alone between the hashmarks in front of the Minnesota goal, and the Bandits forward made no mistake, sending Brooks, the top-ranked team in the Canadian Junior Hockey League for the final 22 weeks of the regular season, to the national final on Sunday night (7 p.m. AT) against either Surrey or Summerside.

The overtime goal completed Brooks’ comeback from a 4-2 third-period deficit that included Dakota Mason’s tying goal from behind the Wilderness net with just 18.7 seconds left to force overtime.

Reed scored the other two goals for Brooks, which saw a 1-0 lead after one period turn into a 4-2 disadvantage after two. Reed and Taylor Makin finished with two assists apiece, while Reners added a helper for a three-point game.

Jordan Shockley, Conrad Sampair, Mike Dietrich and Nick McCormack had the goals for Minnesota, which erupted for four goals in just under 16 minutes in the second period to take a two-goal lead to the third.

The Wilderness were set to become the second No. 4 seed in as many years to beat the top team in the semifinals, after Woodstock topped Humboldt in overtime last year.

The Bandits scored the lone goal of the first period when Reners took a pretty touch pass from Makin and beat Minnesota netminder Gordy Defiel, who was caught going the wrong way.

It only took 44 seconds for the Wilderness to tie the game and take the lead early in the middle frame; Shockley finished off a two-on-one with Jeremy Johnson, going high over the glove of Brooks goaltender Michael Fredrick, before Sampair drove the Bandits net and redirected a centering feed from Jake Larson past Fredrick.

Reed tied the game with an absolute rocket on a Brooks power play at 13:13, but Dietrich and McCormack scored late in the second period to give the Central Region champions a surprising two-goal lead heading to the final 20 minutes.

Once again it was Reed who scored a big goal for the Bandits, blasting another shot past Defiel on another Brooks power play, setting up a finish that will go down as one of the craziest in RBC Cup history.

With Fredrick on the bench for an extra attacker and the Bandits buzzing, Defiel made a save to his right that pulled him out of position. The puck found its way to Mason, who blindly threw the puck in front of the Minnesota net, finding the skate of a Wilderness defender and tying the game with 18.7 seconds on the clock.

Feeding off the momentum of Mason’s goal, the Bandits swarmed the Minnesota net in overtime, and were rewarded with Reners’ winner, sending the Brooks to the final in its first-ever appearance at the RBC Cup.

 

Game Information/Renseignements sur le match
Game #/No. de match 11
Round/Ronde Semifinal
Arena/Aréna CUP Location/Lieu Summerside, P.E.I.
Date Sat. May 18, 2013
Time/Heure 2:00 p.m. AT

 

Box Score/Compte 1 2 3 OT Total
CEN 0 4 0 0 4
WST2 1 1 2 1 5

 

Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités
First Period/Première période
Goals/Buts :
04:08 WST2 Mark Reners (Taylor Makin, Shane Pilling) PP/AN

Penalties/Pénalités :
03:11 CEN Mike Dietrich (Interference/Obstruction)
07:16 CEN Nick Szopinski (Tripping/Faire trébucher)
13:18 WST2 Anthony Paskaruk (Tripping/Faire trébucher)
17:48 CEN Eric Carlson (Tripping/Faire trébucher)
19:47 CEN Troy Olson (Roughing/Rudesse)
Second Period/Deuxième période
Goals/Buts :
03:53 CEN Jordan Shockley (Jeremy Johnson, Dan Divis)
04:37 CEN Conrad Sampair (Jake Larson, Daniel Bartkowiak)
13:13 WST2 RJ Reed (Chris Muscoby, Mark Reners) PP/AN
15:21 CEN Mike Dietrich (Dan Divis)
19:48 CEN Nick McCormack (Jake Larson) PP/AN

Penalties/Pénalités :
12:36 CEN Eric Carlson (Hooking/Accrocher)
16:34 CEN Conrad Sampair (High-sticking/Bâton éleve)
19:21 WST2 Tanner Hicks (Roughing/Rudesse)
19:31 WST2 Chris Muscoby (Check to the Head/Mise en échec à la tête)
19:31 WST2 Chris Muscoby (Misconduct/Inconduite)
Third Period/Troisième période
Goals/Buts :
04:01 WST2 RJ Reed (Tanner Hicks,Taylor Makin) PP/AN
19:42 WST2 Dakota Mason

Penalties/Pénalités :
03:09 CEN Nick Sova (Slashing/Coup de bâton)
06:35 WST2 Maddison Smiley (Interference/Obstruction)
16:37 WST2 Taylor Makin (Interference/Obstuction)
16:37 WST2 Taylor Makin (Misconduct/Inconduite)
16:37 WST2 Taylor Makin (Game Misconduct/Extrême inconduite)      
Overtime/Prolongation
Goals/Buts :
08:30 WST2 Mark Reners (RJ Reed, Dakota Mason)

Penalties/Pénaltés :
None/Aucune

 

Goaltenders/Gardiens de but
CEN Gordy Defiel
WST2 Michael Fredrick (out 3rd/19:17) (in 3rd 19:43)

 

Shots on Goal/Tirs au but 1 2 3 OT Total
CEN 9 8 7 2 26
WST2 11 7 9 2 29

 

Players of the Game/Joueurs du match
CEN
Conrad Sampair
WST2 RJ Reed
Scoreboard
Thursday, May 16, 2013
3:00 p.m. AT WST2 5 - WST1 2
Preliminary
7:30 p.m. AT EST 4 - HST 2
Preliminary
Friday, May 17, 2013
  OFF DAY  
Saturday, May 18, 2013
2:00 p.m. AT CEN 4 - WST2 5 (OT)
Semifinal
6:00 p.m. AT HST 3- WST1 2 (OT)
Semifinal
Sunday, May 19, 2013
7:00 p.m. AT HST 1 - WST2 3
Championship



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2013 RBC Cup: CEN 4 - WST2 5 (OT)
2013 RBC Cup: WST2 5 - WST1 2
2013 RBC Cup: CEN 0 - WST1 5
2013 RBC Cup: HST 3 - WST2 1
2013 RBC Cup: CEN 5 - EST 3
2013 RBC Cup: WST1 5 - HST 4 (OT)
2013 RBC Cup: WST1 7 - EST 0
2013 RBC Cup: CEN 3 - WST2 6
2013 RBC Cup: WST2 7 - EST 1
2013 RBC Cup: HST 5 - CEN 1