Game Report 1080 Esso Cup
PLAYED AT: Red Deer Arena
Date: Apr 19, 2015
GAME NOTES: SHELL LEADS ONTARIO CHAMPS TO OPENING DAY WIN WENDY GRAVES RED DEER, Alta. – Karli Shell (Sudbury, Ont.) had a goal and an assist, Taylor McGaughey (Sudbury, Ont.) and Melisa Kingsley (Sudbury, Ont.) added a goal each and Danika Ranger (North Bay, Ont.) made 26 saves as the Sudbury Lady Wolves defeated the Saskatoon Stars 3-2 in the opening game of the 2015 Esso Cup. Meagan McGaughey (Sudbury, Ont.), Alexie Legault (Sudbury, Ont.) and Sydney Walker (Sudbury, Ont.) each had an assist for the Ontario champions. Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon, Sask.) scored both goals for the Stars. Emma Johnson (Saskatoon, Sask.) stopped 29 shots in the loss. It was the 15-year-old’s first setback of the season; through the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League regular season and playoffs, Johnson had compiled a record of 22-0. The first of 19 games to come this week in Red Deer was a match-up between the youngest team at the event and the defending bronze medallists. The Lady Wolves return 10 players from the team that finished third a year ago. One of those returnees, Shell had been the tournament’s Top Forward and Top Scorer. Now wearing the captain’s C, Shell led her team to an early lead. After Meagan McGaughey (Sudbury, Ont.) drove behind the net but was stopped by a Stars’ defender, Shell followed her linemate, picked up the loose puck and wrapped it around Johnson just inside the far post 7:35 into the game. Only a series of kick saves from Johnson kept Sudbury from building a bigger lead. The opening 20 saw Johnson stop a partial breakaway, turn aside a wide open shot from the slot after a defensive give-away and redirect another shot wide enough to go off the post and keep the clock moving. The Stars had more jump coming out of the first intermission and were rewarded for their assertive play 3:41 into the second period. Nara Elia’s (Saskatoon, Sask.) shot from the high slot was stopped, but linemates Shirley and Julia Rongve (Saskatoon, Sask.) applied pressure down low, with Shirley eventually putting the puck in the net. The momentum was short-lived. Only 1:18 later McGaughey kept the puck on the two-on-one and finished top shelf short side. Sudbury went up two early in the third on only its second power play opportunity, Kingsley winning the battle for the puck in the midst of a goal-mouth scramble. Shirley pulled her team within one with less than four to play with a highlight-reel goal. The forward did a toe drag around her defender, then roofed a backhand on Ranger. The Stars pulled their goalie with 1:45 to go in the third but couldn’t find the late equalizer. 		Visiting Team: Sudbury Lady Wolves
 Home Team: Saskatoon Stars
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G29  Ranger, Danika
G30  Lefrancois, Danika
 2  Shell, Karli
 5  Ricci, Jamie
 9  Lebrun, Sophie
 10  Samson, Amelie
 11  Legault, Alexie
 14  Roy, Kennedy
 15  McCormick, Myla
 16  Walker, Sydney
 19  Catherine Roy, Darcie
 22  Duffy, Logan Ann
 23  Kingsley, Melisa
 24  Debassige, Deidre
 55  Murphy, Tayler
 71  McGaughey, Taylor
 74  Olivier, Carley
 88  McGaughey, Meagan
 91  Lapensee, Kailey
   
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
3rd5 2:00 Tripping minor 8:061 8:0613:54
3rd88 2:00 Tripping minor 12:311 12:319:29
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
SASKATOON STARS LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Fetch, Karlee
G30  Johnson, Emma
 4  Michalenko, Paige
 5  Shirley, Grace
 7  Elia, Nara
 8  Shirley, Sophie
 9  Girolami, Danielle
 10  Rongve, Julia
 11  Parker, Mackenna
 12  Dietz, Kianna
 15  Nogier, Danielle
 16  Heuchert, Brittany
 17  Cormack, Courtney
 18  Shirley, Abby
 19  Coumont, Hollie
 20  Slobodzian, Willow
 21  Gerlitz, Jordyn
 22  Jacobson, Rayna
 27  Senger, Kalista
 44  Holmes, Jordyn
SASKATOON STARS PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
2nd4 2:00 (auto) Body Checking minor 19:431 19:432:17
3rd20 2:00 (auto) Holding the Stick minor 2:361 2:3619:24
3rd19 2:00 (auto) Body Checking minor 14:241 14:247:36
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES Goals SUDBURY LADY WOLVES PLAYERS (plus) SASKATOON STARS PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st7:35  2-88            
2nd4:59  71-11            
3rd3:35 PP 23-2-16            
SASKATOON STARS Goals SASKATOON STARS PLAYERS (plus) SUDBURY LADY WOLVES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd3:41  8-7            
3rd16:31  8            
                
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES 1 / 3
SASKATOON STARS 0 / 2
PENALTY SUMMARY
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES 4 min / 2 inf
SASKATOON STARS 6 min / 3 inf
POINT SUMMARY
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES 3 G + 4 A = 7 Pts
SASKATOON STARS 2 G + 1 A = 3 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES1113
SASKATOON STARS0112
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
SUD - Ranger (60:00) (W)512724/0:003rd/20:00
SAS - Johnson (0:00) (L)0000/19:103rd/18:11
SAS - Johnson (59:10) (L)1111426/0:003rd/19:10
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 2:00 PM
  -  End: 2:00 PM
  -  Attendance: 0 
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official Esso Cup Game Report.

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