Game Report 105

National Women's U18 Championship

PLAYED AT: Evraz Place
Date: Nov 12, 2016
GAME NOTES: GREIG GETS GAME-WINNER; ALBERTA FINISHES FIFTH WENDY GRAVES REGINA, Sask. – In a back-and-forth game, it was Dara Greig’s (Lethbridge, Alta./Pursuit of Excellence, CSSHL) goal with 8:08 left in the third period that proved to be the game-winner for Alberta, as the team secured fifth place at the 2016 National Women’s Under-18 Championship with a 6-4 win over Saskatchewan. Chloe Puddifant (Calgary, Alta./Edge School, CSSHL) fed Greig out front for a one-timer. Courtney Kollman (Calgary, Alta./Edge School, CSSHL) added an empty-netter to provide some late insurance. It was her second goal of the game. Puddifant, Taylor Sawka (Cochrane, Alta./Edge School, CSSHL) and Tyra Meropoulis (Edson, Alta./St. Albert, ABMAAA) also scored in the win. Nara Elia (Saskatoon, Sask./Okanagan Hockey Academy, CSSHL) scored a hat trick for Saskatchewan. Hannah Korroll (Saskatoon, Sask./Prince Albert, SFMAAAHL) had the fourth goal. In a rematch of last year’s seventh-place game – won by Saskatchewan – the teams exchanged goals less than a minute apart early in the first. At 3:41, Puddifant’s attempted centering pass appeared to go off a defender and in. Forty-one seconds later Jordyn Holmes (Saskatoon, Sask./Saskatoon, SFMAAAHL) banked a pass off the boards to Elia, who drove down the wing and tied the game. A late goal from Kollman – scored from near the crease with five seconds left on the clock – sent Alberta to the dressing room up 2-1 at the first intermission. It built on that momentum early in the second. Only 1:50 in, Greig fought off a defender up high to set up Sawka down low. An extended five-on-three a few minutes later allowed Saskatchewan to get a goal back. Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon, Sask./Okanagan Hockey Academy, CSSHL) won a face-off to herself, then passed cross-ice to Elia for a one-timer. Meropoulis restored Alberta’s two-goal lead before the period was half over, with a power play marker scored from the right circle. Saskatchewan tied the game early in the third with a pair of goals 15 seconds apart. Elia spun and, on her backhand, tucked a loose puck into the corner of the net. Koroll’s point shot then cleanly beat goaltender Camryn Drever (Edmonton, Alta./St. Albert, ABMAAA). Drever made 33 saves for Alberta, and Jordan Ivanco (Saskatoon, Sask./Saskatoon, SFMAAAHL) 27 for Saskatchewan.

Visiting Team: Alberta

Home Team: Saskatchewan

ALBERTA LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Drever, Camryn
G	31	Zeglen, Amanda
	2	Kondas, Jessica
	4	Brown, Kennedy
	5	Duncan, Katie
	6	Markowski, Stephanie
	7	Laplante, Madison
	8	Kollman, Courtney
	9	Thorpe, Jayden
	10	McMillan, Alexa
	11	Hewett, McKenzie
	12	Meropoulis, Tyra
	13	Puddifant, Chloé
	14	Jacobs, Jane
	16	Moore, Emily
	17	Greig, Dara
	19	Weiss, Rachel
	20	Pejkovic, Caitlin
	21	Sawka, Taylor
	23	Perrott, Ireland

ALBERTA PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	11	2:00	Cross-Checking	8:05	1		8:05	10:05
2nd	10	2:00	Tripping	2:44	1		2:44	4:23
2nd	21	2:00	Hooking	3:13	1		3:13	5:13
2nd	12	2:00	Body-Checking	17:18	1		17:18	19:18
2nd	8	2:00	Slashing	19:36	1		19:36	1:36
3rd	11	2:00	Hit to the Head	3:16	1		3:16	5:16

SASKATCHEWAN LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Burke, Chantal
G	31	Ivanco, Jordan
	2	Hobson, Brooke
	3	Johanson, Eryn
	4	Kirwin, Taylor
	5	Koroll, Hannah
	6	Slobodzian, Willow
	7	Swallow, Mikayla
	8	Elia, Nara
	9	Gray, Alexandrea
	10	Hatt, Miranda
	11	Holmes, Jordyn
	12	MacDougall, Emilia
	13	MacLean, Jenna
	14	Parker, Mackenna
	15	Shirley, Abbie
	16	Shirley, Grace
	17	Shirley, Sophie
	18	Smith, Chloe
	19	South, Ireland

SASKATCHEWAN PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	17	2:00	Hooking	10:43	1		10:43	12:43
1st	2	2:00	Interference	13:53	1		13:53	15:53
2nd	6	2:00	Body-Checking	8:57	1		8:57	9:23
3rd	17	2:00	Goaltender Interference	3:23	1		3:23	5:23
3rd	17	4:00	Hit to the Head	7:44	2		7:44	11:44

ALBERTA Goals

ALBERTA PLAYERS (plus)

SASKATCHEWAN PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st