Game Report 1085 Esso Cup
PLAYED AT: Red Deer Arena
Date: Apr 20, 2015
GAME NOTES: MURRAY MAKES 32 SAVES, LEADS RED DEER TO WIN IN BATTLE OF ALBERTA WENDY GRAVES RED DEER, Alta. – One month ago the Red Deer Chiefs and the Edmonton Thunder met in the championship game of the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League provincial tournament. On that day, on neutral ice, the Thunder prevailed. Tonight, in the rematch, the Chiefs rode home-ice adventure to a 2-0 win and bragging rights in the Battle of Alberta at the 2015 Esso Cup. Jordyn Burgar (Sylvan Lake, Alta.) and Abagael Thiessen (Red Deer, Alta.) provided all the offence Sarah Murray (Calgary, Alta.) needed, the Red Deer netminder stopping all 32 shots sent her way for the shutout. Tracie Kikuchi (Edmonton, Alta.) made 13 saves for the Thunder. Upon puck drop the two sides seemed to have an initial feeling-out phrase; surprising considering the two teams met five times already this season on the Road to the Esso Cup. The Chiefs won the first four meetings; the Thunder the most recent. Thanks to three straight penalties called against the Chiefs the Thunder was able to control play through most of the opening 20 minutes but was unable to capitalize on its advantage. Momentum took an unexpected turn late in the period after an icing call gave the Chiefs an offensive zone face-off. Kikuchi stopped the point shot but with multiple Chiefs jamming away at the crease it was Burgar poking the puck in on the fourth try. After creating few scoring chances to that point, the Chiefs doubled their shot total on one sequence to go up 1-0 with only 20 seconds left in the period. It was a role reversal from the night before for the Thunder, who had been outshot – and for long stretches outplayed – by Central Plains but rode Kikuchi to an eventual 1-0 shootout win. Red Deer got its first power play just past the two-minute mark of the second, and took no time making the most of it. Only 20 seconds after Kathryn Giorgi (Edmonton, Alta.) went to the box for hooking, Thiessen’s point shot found its way through traffic and into the back of the net. Edmonton continued to press throughout the third but couldn’t solve Murray, who was solid when called upon and given lots of space to see the puck by her teammates. With the win the Chiefs moved to 2-0 and will face the Sudbury Lady Wolves Tuesday night (7 p.m. MT) in a matchup of the only two unbeaten teams left. The Thunder faces the Saskatoon Stars in the afternoon (3:30 p.m. MT). 		Visiting Team: Red Deer Chiefs
 Home Team: Edmonton Thunder
RED DEER CHIEFS LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Murray, Sarah
G31  Knapp, Bailey
 2  Sosnowski, Gina
 3  Marshall, Erika
 4  Bast, Mairead
 5  Grenier, Paige
 6  Burgar, Jordyn
 7  Wlad, Carley
 8  Colonna, Skylar
 9  Richard, Ashley
 10  Cota, Myah
 11  Hollman, Cassidy
 12  Coutts, Tyra
 14  Toppe, Maddison
 15  McLennan, Emily
 16  Baumgardt, Kirsten
 17  McCully, Jenna
 18  Martin, Breanna
 19  Thiessen, Abagael
 20  Linnell, Kaitlan
RED DEER CHIEFS PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st4 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 1 8:29
1st4 2:00 (auto) Body Checking minor 10:191 10:1911:41
1st19 2:00 (auto) Body Checking minor 12:321 12:329:28
2nd4 2:00 Slashing minor 9:081 9:0812:52
2nd8 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 13:341 13:348:26
2nd14 2:00 (auto) Body Checking minor 17:171 17:174:43
3rd3 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 1 13:35
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
EDMONTON THUNDER LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G31  Kikuchi, Tracie
G35  Drever, Camryn
 4  Huisman, Kimberley
 5  Dillon, Cayle
 6  Jelinski, Jaime
 7  Laplante, Madison
 9  Giorgi, Kathryn
 11  Becks, Kennedy
 12  Barnett, Alison
 14  Casson, Morgan
 15  Reiter, Alix
 16  Poznikoff, Alexandra
 17  Scharpegge, Kennedi
 18  Reid, Devyn
 19  Emerson, Raylene
 21  Morrow, Braede
 22  Murray, Amanda
 23  Padgett, Madison
   
   
EDMONTON THUNDER PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st9 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 17:311 17:314:29
2nd9 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 2:291 2:2919:31
2nd4 2:00 (auto) Body Checking minor 11:091 11:0910:51
2nd19 2:00 Slashing minor 14:141 14:147:46
3rd22 2:00 (auto) Body Checking minor 3:401 3:4018:20
3rd4 2:00 Roughing minor 11:261 11:2610:34
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
RED DEER CHIEFS Goals RED DEER CHIEFS PLAYERS (plus) EDMONTON THUNDER PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st19:40  6-9-18            
2nd2:49 PP 19-16-20            
EDMONTON THUNDER Goals EDMONTON THUNDER PLAYERS (plus) RED DEER CHIEFS PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
                
                
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
RED DEER CHIEFS 1 / 6
EDMONTON THUNDER 0 / 7
PENALTY SUMMARY
RED DEER CHIEFS 14 min / 7 inf
EDMONTON THUNDER 12 min / 6 inf
POINT SUMMARY
RED DEER CHIEFS 2 G + 4 A = 6 Pts
EDMONTON THUNDER 0 G + A = 0 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
RED DEER CHIEFS1102
EDMONTON THUNDER0000
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
RDC - Murray (60:00) (W)1371232/0:003rd/20:00
EDM - Kikuchi (60:00) (L)64111/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 9:00 PM
  -  End: 9:00 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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