2015 TELUS Cup

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2015 TELUS Cup
Game #7
Final
April 22, 2015 12:00 pm EST
Centre Premier Tech
Riviere-du-Loup, QC

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
9
7
11
27
20
16
13
49

Statistics

PP
PIM
0 / 5
16
1 / 8
10

Game Story

CHÂTEAUGUAY SCORES THREE IN SECOND PERIOD TO TOP GLADIATORS

DAVID BRIEN

RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, Que. – Maxime Comtois scored twice and Antoine Morand added two assists as the Grenadiers de Châteauguay knocked off the Newbridge Academy Gladiators 5-2 in Wednesday’s opening game at the 2015 TELUS Cup.

The Grenadiers controlled the puck for long stretches against the still-winless Atlantic Region champions, outshooting Newbridge Academy by more than a two-to-one margin, 49-24.

Twenty of those 49 shots came in the first period, but Châteauguay could manage just a single goal; Jacob Lapierre’s bullet from the blue-line beat Gladiators goaltender Matthew Williams just six minutes in.

Nicolas Desgroseilliers made it 2-0 early in the second period, roofing a shot past Williams on the breakaway, but Dylan Burton got one back for Newbridge Academy just 1:48 after that, banging in a rebound that Grenadiers netminder Mikael Recine couldn’t control.

The Quebec Region representatives would extend their lead before the end of the middle frame, scoring twice in the second half of the period to take charge for good.

The 3-1 goal came from Adam Pilotte, who cruised in off the point and tapped in a loose puck in the crease at 10:47, and Comtois – the Grenadiers’ leading scorer in the regular season – finally got his first of the tournament on the power play at 19:47 for a 4-1 lead after 40 minutes.

Comtois got his second of the game three minutes into the third period, dancing around a Gladiators defenceman with a gorgeous between-the-legs move before going five-hole on Williams.

Alexander Allain capitalized on a miscommunication between two Grenadiers to score a shorthanded goal with 55 seconds to go and provide the final margin of victory.

Both teams continued to struggle with the power play; Châteauguay had a single goal in eight chances and has scored just twice with the man advantage through its three games, while the Gladiators were 0-for-5, and have yet to find the back of the net I 15 tries while playing a man up.

The Grenadiers look to secure their spot on the weekend on Thursday when they take on the Toronto Young Nationals in a rematch of last year’s semifinal (4 p.m. ET), while Newbridge Academy tries again for its first win when it faces the Strathmore Bisons in the day’s opener (noon ET).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Jacob Lapierre

06:02
PENALTY
Penalty: Tyler Pyke
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
14:08
PENALTY
Penalty: Jonathan Mason
(auto) Hooking minor (2:00)
16:23
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Nicolas Desgroseilliers

Assists: William Poirier
01:57
GOAL
Goal: Dylan Burton

Assists: Brett Thorne, Kyle Sexton
03:45
PENALTY
Penalty: Aaron Parks
(auto) Cross-Checking minor (2:00)
07:00
GOAL
Goal: Adam Pilotte

Assists: Antoine Morand, Pierre-Luc Sanche
10:47
PENALTY
Penalty: William Poirier
Slashing minor (2:00)
11:38
PENALTY
Penalty: Jonathan Mason
(auto) Head Contact double minor (2:00)
16:56
PENALTY
Penalty: Xavier Grier
(auto) Cross-Checking minor (2:00)
17:24
PENALTY
Penalty: (Served by Kynan Berger)
Too Many Men on the Ice minor (2:00)
18:20
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Maxime Comtois

Assists: Félix Bibeau, Antoine Morand
19:47
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Maxime Comtois

Assists: Marc-Olivier Duquette
02:58
PENALTY
Penalty: Marc-Olivier Duquette
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
04:24
PENALTY
Penalty: Jordan Levac
(auto) Head Contact double minor (2:00)
11:15
PENALTY
Penalty: Tyler Brown
(auto) Charging minor (2:00)
15:49
PENALTY
Penalty: Tyler Pyke
(auto) Cross-Checking minor (2:00)
16:21
PENALTY
Penalty: Samuel Richard
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
16:35
PENALTY
Penalty: Jonathan Mason
Slashing minor (2:00)
18:19
GOAL (SHORT HANDED)
Goal: Alexander Allain

Assists: Dylan Burton
19:05

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Matthew Williams ATL 60 49 44 5 0.898
Mikael Recine QUE 60 27 25 2 0.926

Game Leaders

Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2
Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 2 - Points 2
G 0 - A 2 - P 2
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1

Previous Games

3 - 3 L @ Regina Pat CanadiansWST
Apr 24, 2015
2 - 6 L vs. Toronto Young NationalsCEN
Apr 26, 2015
2 - 6 L vs. Strathmore BisonsPAC
Apr 23, 2015
7 - 1 W vs. Strathmore BisonsPAC
Apr 25, 2015
2 - 5 L @ Grenadiers de ChâteauguayQUE
Apr 22, 2015
Videos
Photos
TELUS: REG 6 – STR 3 (Bronze Medal)
Miller and Woods had three points apiece to lead the Pat Canadians over the Bisons for bronze.
TELUS: TOR - CHA (Gold Medal)
Bonsteel scored twice and Ewing made 35 saves, leading the Young Nationals to their first TELUS Cup title.
TELUS: TOR 3 – REG 1 (Semifinal)
Regan got the winner seven minutes into the third period to send the Young Nationals to the final.
TELUS: CHA 7 – STR 1 (Semifinal)
The Grenadiers scored the game’s final seven goals to beat the Bisons and return to the gold medal game.
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