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April 25, 2009
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SELKIRK, Man. – After two exciting semifinals on Saturday, the gold medal game is set at the 2009 TELUS
Cup.
The Notre Dame Hounds (West) and Calgary Buffaloes (Pacific) will meet for Canada’s 31st National Midget
Championship on Sunday night at the Selkirk Recreation Centre after positing victories in their respective
semifinals. The Hounds used a late third period comeback to top the Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa
(Quebec) 6-4 in Saturday’s early game, while the Buffaloes routed the Winnipeg Thrashers (Host) 7-0.
The gold medal game will be broadcast live on TSN2 at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. It will be shown on tape delay
on the main TSN network at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT. Check your local listings for the broadcast time in
your area.
The Hounds, making their record-tying ninth appearance at the National Midget Championship, will play for
gold for the first time since 1987, when they lost 6-2 to the Riverains du Richelieu in Gloucester, Ont.
Notre Dame has not won gold since 1986, when it defeated the Toronto Red Wings 8-5 in Moncton, N.B. A win on
Sunday would be the third for the Hounds, tying them for second all-time, trailing only the Regina Pat
Canadians.
Calgary will make its third appearance in the gold medal game, looking for a second gold medal to join the
one it won in 1989, defeating the Regina Pat Canadians 4-3 in St. John’s, N.L. The last time the Buffaloes
played for the national championship was 2006, when it took part in the longest game in National Midget
Championship, losing 5-4 in triple overtime to the Prince Albert Mintos.
In their semifinal, the Hounds got goals from Jesse Pauls and Lucas Froese 1:24 apart late in the third
period to erase a 4-3 deficit and advance to the gold medal game. Bryce Milson scored twice for Notre Dame,
while Pat McGillis and Zach Hodder added singles. The Hounds are the only undefeated team at the 2009 TELUS
Cup, with a 5-0-1 record.
The line of Joel Lowry, Dylan Nowakowski and Brett Pinder combined for eight points as the Buffaloes
prevented the Thrashers from making their second appearance in the gold medal game in as many years.
Nowakowski led the way with two goals and an assist, while Lowry pitched in with a goal and two helpers.
Drydn Dow and Greg Lamoureux also scored for Calgary, while Sam Brittain made 38 saves for the shutout.
The Hounds and Buffaloes met on Monday in the second game of the tournament, and it took an Alexandre Roy
power play goal with 2:30 to go to earn Notre Dame a 4-4 tie, the only blemish on the record of the West
Region champions. Calgary led that game 3-2 and 4-3, twice allowing the Hounds to tie the game.
The Rousseau Sports and Thrashers will meet for the bronze medal on Sunday morning (11 a.m. CT).
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