1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
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North York Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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Saint John Vito's | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
RANGERS HOLD OFF VITO’S TO STAY PERFECT
DAVID BRIEN
QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – Spencer Adamson’s goal seven minutes into the third period stood up as the game-winner, and the North York Rangers survived a third-period push from the Saint John Vito’s to earn a 3-2 win Wednesday night and stay undefeated at the 2016 TELUS Cup
The victory sets up a match-up between the two remaining unbeaten teams on Thursday afternoon when the Rangers face off against the Lions du Lac St-Louis (4 p.m. AT).
James Turner and Jason Pineo had the other goals for the Rangers, who are the first Central Region team to open the tournament with three consecutive wins since the Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 2006.
North York goaltender Jett Alexander, making his first start since blanking the Saskatoon Contacts in the tournament opener on Monday, finished with 27 saves, including 18 in the third period.
Matt Palmer and Alex Hambly managed to get pucks past Alexander for the Vito’s, both denting the mesh in the final 20 minutes to get the hosts back in the game late.
Turner got the scoring started 2:42 after the puck dropped, taking a pass from William Calverley and wiring a shot past the ear of Saint John netminder Michael Parkhill, who was making his tournament debut.
Midway through the period, Pineo jumped on a turnover and beat Parkhill over the shoulder with North York shorthanded, sending the Rangers to the first intermission up 2-0.
They held their two-goal advantage through the first 40 minutes, holding Saint John to just nine shots on goal.
But the offence awoke for the Vito’s in the third period, racking up 20 shots in the final frame compared to just six for the Rangers.
Palmer got the capacity crowd at the qplex excited 3:16 into the period, knocking in the rebound of a Cole Theriault shot to make it 2-1, but Adamson answered less than four minutes later when his wrist shot from inside the blue-line bounced off a Vito’s defender and fooled Parkhill.
Benefitting from a late power play, the Vito’s pulled Parkhill for a six-on-four advantage and cut into the North York lead on Hambly’s tap-in with 1:23 remaining.
Unfortunately for the hosts and the pro-Vito’s crowd, that would be the game’s final goal.
Saint John will look to lock up a semifinal berth on Thursday when it meets the winless Saskatoon Contacts (7:30 p.m. AT), right after the Rangers-Lions showdown.
LES RANGERS FREINENT LES VITO’S ET DEMEURENT PARFAITS
DAVID BRIEN
QUISPAMSIS, N.-B. – Le but de Spencer Adamson à la septième minute de jeu de la troisième période s’est avéré celui de la victoire et les Rangers de North York ont survécu à une poussée en troisième période des Vito’s de Saint John pour l’emporter 3-2 mercredi soir et demeurer invaincus à la Coupe TELUS 2016.
Ce gain met la table pour un match entre les deux seules équipes invaincues jeudi après-midi, alors que les Rangers seront opposés aux Lions du Lac St-Louis (16 h HA).
James Turner et Jason Pineo ont été les autres buteurs des Rangers, qui deviennent les premiers représentants de la région centrale à amorcer le tournoi avec trois gains de suite depuis les Jr. Canadiens de Toronto en 2006.
Le portier de North York Jett Alexander, qui effectuait son premier départ depuis qu’il avait blanchi les Contacts de Saskatoon au match d’ouverture lundi, a réalisé 27 arrêts, dont 18 en troisième période.
Matt Palmer et Alex Hambly ont réussi à battre Alexander pour les Vito’s, faisant vibrer les cordages dans les 20 dernières minutes pour remettre les hôtes dans le match.
Turner a ouvert la marque à 2 min 42 s, acceptant une passe de William Calverley avant de diriger un tir à la hauteur des oreilles du cerbère de Saint John Michael Parkhill, qui effectuait ses débuts dans le tournoi.
À mi-chemin dans la période, Pineo a profité d’un revirement pour loger le disque par-dessus l’épaule de Parkhill, alors que North York jouait en désavantage numérique, permettant aux Rangers de retraiter au vestiaire en avant 2-0.
Les Rangers ont maintenu leur avance de deux buts en deuxième période, limitant Saint John à seulement neuf tirs au but.
Mais l’offensive des Vito’s s’est réveillée au troisième tiers, enregistrant 20 tirs comparativement à seulement six pour les Rangers.
Palmer a ravi la salle comble au qplex à 3 min 16 s de la période, s’emparant d’un rebond de Cole Theriault pour porter la marque à 2-1, mais Adamson a répliqué moins de quatre minutes plus tard quand son tir du poignet décoché de la ligne bleue a dévié sur un défenseur adverse pour surprendre Parkhill.
Profitant d’un jeu de puissance tardif, les Vito’s ont retiré Parkhill pour jouer à 6 contre 4 et ont réduit l’écart à un but grâce au brio de Hambly avec 1 min 23 s à faire.
Malheureusement pour les hôtes, la foule derrière les Vito’s n’a eu rien d’autre à se mettre sous la dent.
Jeudi, Saint John tentera de confirmer sa place en demi-finale dans un duel face aux Contacts de Saskatoon (19 h 30 HA), tout de suite après l’affrontement Rangers-Lions.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
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North York Rangers | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
Saint John Vito's | 4 | 5 | 20 | 29 |
Team | PP | PIM |
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North York Rangers | 0-3 | 16 |
Saint John Vito's | 1-5 | 10 |
Time | Team | Scoring Detail | Score |
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2:42 | North York Rangers |
James Turner
Goal (even strength)
Assists: William Calverley , Christopher Bukvic |
NYR 1 - SNB 0 |
9:14 | North York Rangers |
Jason Pineo
Goal (short handed)
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NYR 2 - SNB 0 |
Time | Team | Penalty Detail | |
7:11 | Saint John Vito's | Ben Reid (served by Ben Reid): Roughing - Minor (0:0) | |
7:11 | North York Rangers | Jeremy Smith (served by Jeremy Smith): Slashing - Minor (0:0) | |
8:27 | North York Rangers | William Calverley (served by William Calverley): Boarding - Minor (0:0) | |
13:21 | Saint John Vito's | Tyler Smith (served by Tyler Smith): Tripping - Minor (0:0) | |
18:22 | North York Rangers | Jeremy Smith (served by Jeremy Smith): Tripping - Minor (0:0) |
Time | Team | Scoring Detail | Score |
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Time | Team | Penalty Detail | |
4:05 | North York Rangers | Liam Gillanders (served by Liam Gillanders): Interference - Minor (0:0) | |
11:04 | Saint John Vito's | (served by Ben Reid): Too Many Men on the Ice - Minor (0:0) | |
18:15 | Saint John Vito's | Liam Frigault (served by Liam Frigault): Slashing - Minor (0:0) |
Time | Team | Scoring Detail | Score |
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3:16 | Saint John Vito's |
Matt Palmer
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Will Kelly , Cole Theriault |
NYR 2 - SNB 1 |
7:02 | North York Rangers |
Spencer Adamson
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Matteo Santia , Will Hunter |
NYR 3 - SNB 1 |
18:37 | Saint John Vito's |
Alex Hambly
Goal (power play)
Assists: Ian Smallwood , Anderson MacDonald |
NYR 3 - SNB 2 |
Time | Team | Penalty Detail | |
3:43 | North York Rangers | Mark Perone (served by Mark Perone): Elbowing - Minor (0:0) | |
6:07 | North York Rangers | Sean Josling (served by Sean Josling): Roughing - Minor (0:0) | |
6:07 | Saint John Vito's | Will Kelly (served by Will Kelly): Roughing - Minor (0:0) | |
8:34 | North York Rangers | Aidan Casey (served by Aidan Casey): Head Contact - Minor (0:0) | |
16:57 | North York Rangers | Mark Perone (served by Mark Perone): Holding - Minor (0:0) |
# | Name | G | A | PIM |
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2 | Jeremy Smith | 0 | 0 | 4 |
8 | William Calverley | 0 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Christopher Bukvic | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | Liam Gillanders | 0 | 0 | 2 |
18 | Aidan Casey | 0 | 0 | 2 |
19 | Noah Holm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Jason Pineo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Daniel Tsiampas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | Will Hunter | 0 | 1 | 0 |
46 | Spencer Adamson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
47 | Eric Wong | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 | Matteo Santia | 0 | 1 | 0 |
81 | James Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 |
83 | Sean Josling | 0 | 0 | 2 |
91 | Davis Park | 0 | 0 | 0 |
97 | Mark Perone | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Totals: | 3 | 4 | 16 |
# | Name | Min | Sh | Sv | Dec |
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35 | Kyle Henderson | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
72 | Jett Alexander | 60:00 | 29 | 27 | WIN |
Totals: | 60:00 | 29 | 27 | 0 |
# | Name | Signature |
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# | Name | G | A | PIM |
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2 | Cameron Crowell | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Ian Smallwood | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | Tyler Smith | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Sam McGaw | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Kyle Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Ben Reid | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Ian Keating | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Alex Hambly | 1 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Will Drummond | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Will Kelly | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Matt Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Anderson MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | Liam Frigault | 0 | 0 | 2 |
20 | Cole Theriault | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | John Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Drew Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Kyle Garnett | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals: | 2 | 4 | 10 |
# | Name | Min | Sh | Sv | Dec |
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30 | Michael Parkhill | 56:57 | 24 | 21 | LOSS |
31 | Jake Stewart | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals: | 60:00 | 24 | 21 | 0 |
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