2011 World Junior A Challenge

East Prospects 3, West Prospects 4 (OT)

TAMBELLINI SCORES OT WINNER AS WEST TAKES CJHL PROSPECTS OPENER

LANGLEY, B.C. – Adam Tambellini (Port Moody, B.C./Vernon, BCHL) scored the game-winning goal 2:01 into overtime as Team West drew first blood in the 2011 CJHL Prospects Games with a 4-3 victory over Team East on Saturday afternoon.

Tambellini, son of Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini and younger brother of former national Junior A player of the year Jeff Tambellini, picked up the rebound off his own shot and beat East goaltender Brock Crossthwaite (Kanata, Ont./Kanata, CCHL) to give West a one-goal lead heading into Sunday’s finale of the total-goal series.

Morgan Zulinick (Kamloops, B.C./Salmon Arm, BCHL), Jordan Larson (Fort Frances, Ont./Fort Frances, SIJHL) and Braxton Bilous (Langley, B.C./Victoria, BCHL) scored the other goals for West, which three times erased one-goal deficits, capped by Bilous’ tying goal with just over six minutes to go.

Langley native Austin Plevy (Langley, B.C./Langley, BCHL), named to the West roster as an injury replacement, finished with three assists and was named his team’s Player of the Game, much to the delight of his hometown crowd at the Langley Events Centre.

Ben Dalpe (Paris, Ont./Pembroke, CCHL), Ross Johnston (Suffolk, P.E.I./Summerside, P.E.I.) and Stephen Anderson (Morell, P.E.I./Summerside, P.E.I.) scored goals for East, which outshot West 44-30.

Dawson MacAuley (Prince Albert, Sask./Yorkton, BCHL) (22 saves) and Matt Tomkins (Sherwood Park, Alta./Sherwood Park, AJHL) (19 saves) combined to turn aside 41 shots in the West goal, while Crossthwaite (10 saves) and Simon Lemieux (Sept-Îles, Que./Longueuil, LHJAAAQ) (16 saves) were 26-of-30 between the pipes for East.

The series concludes Sunday afternoon (noon PT), right before Canada East and Canada West face off for gold at the 2011 World Junior A Challenge (5 p.m. PT, TSN2). 

Game Information
Game Number 01 Round CJHL Prospects
Arena Langley Events Centre City, Country Langley, B.C.
Month / Day / Year 11/12/2011 Time 04:00 PM PT
Attendance ---- Game Status Final

Box Score 1 2 3 OT Total
East Prospects (EST) 1 1 1 0 3
West Prospects (WST) 0 2 1 1 4

Goals/Penalties
First Period

Goals: 
   13:13 EST 22 Ben Dalpe (19 Joe Sullivan) 

Penalties: 
None

Second Period

Goals: 
   06:01 WST 19 Morgan Zulinick (14 Austin Plevy, 18 Wade Murphy) 
   12:28 EST 23 Ross Johnston (5 Fraser Turner, 7 Mitch Eden) 
   17:15 WST 71 Jordan Larson (26 Justin Lund, 25 Braxton Bilous) 

Penalties: 
01:00 WST   (Too Many Men) 
03:54 WST 14 Austin Plevy (Slashing) 
06:37 WST 27 Chase McMurphy (Hooking) 
13:44 EST 6 Patrick Piacentini (Interference) 
18:24 EST 32 Cooper Richards (High Sticking)

Third Period

Goals: 
   09:42 EST 12 Stephen Anderson (5 Fraser Turner, 10 Deric Boudreau) PP 
   13:51 WST 25 Braxton Bilous (18 Wade Murphy, 14 Austin Plevy) 

Penalties: 
08:57 WST 27 Chase McMurphy (Hooking) 
18:50 WST 15 Corey Petrash (Boarding)

Overtime

Goals: 
   02:01 WST 9 Adam Tambellini (14 Austin Plevy) 

Penalties: 
None


Goaltenders
East Prospects 30 Simon Lemieux On 1/00:00 Off 2/11:05
35 Brock Crossthwaite On 2/11:06 Off 4/02:01
West Prospects 29 Dawson MacAuley On 1/00:00 Off 2/11:05
30 Matt Tomkins On 2/11:06 Off 4/02:01

Shots on Goal 1 2 3 OT Total
East Prospects 10 20 13 1 44
West Prospects 10 14 5 1 30

Player of the Game
East Prospects 14 Austin Plevy
West Prospects 12 Stephen Anderson
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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