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GAME SUMMARY
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RUTKOWSKI GETS OT WINNER AS PACIFIC STAYS UNBEATEN
PORT ALBERNI, BC – Bring on Ontario!
Troy Rutkowski’s goal 1:46 into overtime capped a third-period comeback and earned Pacific a hard-fought
4-3 win over Atlantic in an all-Canadian battle on Thursday night at the Alberni Valley Multiplex. The win
sets up a match-up between Ontario and Pacific on Friday night, with first place in Group A on the line.
Brendan Ranford and Alex Theriau scored 93 seconds apart early in the third period to erase a 3-1 Atlantic
lead and eventually force the extra period. Brendan Gallagher also scored for Pacific, which will play in
Saturday’s semifinals, regardless of the outcome of Friday night’s game.
Brandon Gormley, Sean Couturier and Brandon Hynes – the top three picks in the 2008 QMJHL Entry Draft –
scored the goals for Atlantic, which was looking for its second overtime win in as many nights. Hynes and
Gormley added assists to go along with their goals.
The Pacific-Ontario battle for first place is set the Alberni Valley Multiplex on Friday night (7 p.m.
PST), while Atlantic – which finished with an overtime win and overtime loss in four games – will await the
results of Friday’s games to determine when and where they will play on Saturday. |
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| Game Information |
| Game Number |
16 |
Round |
Preliminary |
| Arena |
Alberni Valley Multiplex |
City, Country |
Port Alberni, B.C., Canada |
| Month / Day / Year |
01/01/2009 |
Time (local) |
07:00 PM PT |
| Attendance |
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Game Status |
Final in Overtime |
| Box Score |
1 |
2 |
3 | Total |
| Pacific (PAC) |
0 |
1 |
2 | 1 | 4 | | Atlantic (ATL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Goals/Penalties |
| First Period |
Goals:
Penalties:
00:40 ATL 11 Sean Couturier (Roughing)
00:40 PAC 14 Josh Nicholls (Roughing)
05:09 ATL 7 Stephen Gillard (Tripping)
12:49 ATL 19 Alex Noel (Hooking)
14:45 ATL 22 Logan Shaw (Tripping)
18:11 PAC 22 Ryan Harrison (Tripping)
18:11 PAC 18 Brad Ross (Interference)
18:11 ATL 17 Bradley MacDonald (Roughing)
20:00 ATL 22 Logan Shaw (Roughing)
20:00 PAC 3 Mark Pysyk (Roughing)
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| Second Period |
Goals:
04:24 PAC 15 Brendan Gallagher (6 Alex Petrovic, 2 Troy Rutkowski) PP
07:51 ATL 8 Brandon Gormley (15 Brandon Hynes, 20 Zach O'Brien) PP
10:44 ATL 15 Brandon Hynes (20 Zach O'Brien, 8 Brandon Gormley) PP
Penalties:
01:12 ATL 3 Garrett Clarke (Roughing)
03:58 ATL 7 Stephen Gillard (Slashing)
05:03 ATL 3 Garrett Clarke (Slashing)
06:36 PAC 11 Max Reinhart (Slashing)
06:36 ATL 2 Nathan Beaulieu (Roughing)
06:36 PAC 11 Max Reinhart (Roughing)
07:30 PAC 2 Troy Rutkowski (Delay of Game)
09:50 PAC 18 Brad Ross (Cross Checking)
10:16 PAC 10 Blake Gal (Slashing)
10:24 PAC 10 Blake Gal (Slashing)
10:24 PAC 17 Nathan MacMaster (Roughing)
16:09 ATL 18 Travis Moore (Slashing)
18:45 PAC 10 Blake Gal (Hooking)
20:00 ATL 11 Sean Couturier (Cross Checking)
| | Third Period |
Goals:
03:40 ATL 11 Sean Couturier (4 Patrick Downe, 6 Kevin Gagne)
04:11 PAC 20 Brendan Ranford (21 Jordan Weal, 12 Brett Connolly)
05:44 PAC 4 Alex Theriau (22 Ryan Harrison, 12 Brett Connolly)
Penalties:
01:16 PAC 15 Brendan Gallagher (10-Minute Misconduct)
09:46 PAC 18 Brad Ross (Checking to the Head)
13:54 ATL 20 Zach O'Brien (Boarding)
| | Overtime | Goals:
01:46 PAC 2 Troy Rutkowski (12 Brett Connolly )
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| Goaltenders |
| Pacific |
| 30 Kent Simpson |
On 1/00:00 |
Off 4/01:46 |
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| Atlantic |
| 1 Julien Daigle |
On 1/00:00 |
Off 4/01:46 |
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| Shots on Goal |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Pacific | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 |
| Atlantic | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 37 |
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| Player of Game |
| Pacific |
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| Atlantic |
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| Officials |
| Referee |
tom sweeney |
| Lines People |
todd horword, andy fleck |
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