Game Report 1096		Esso Cup
PLAYED AT: Red Deer Arena Date: Apr 24, 2015 GAME NOTES: BAST’S SHOOTOUT WINNER SENDS CHIEFS IN GOLD MEDAL GAME WENDY GRAVES RED DEER, Alta. – In what can only be the most wonderful sense of déjà vu for the host city, Mairead Bast (Red Deer, Alta.) scored the only goal of the shootout, as the Red Deer Chiefs defeated the Saskatoon Stars and became the first host team to ever advance to the gold medal game of the Esso Cup. Twenty-four hours earlier Bast won her team’s final preliminary round game versus the Central Plains Capitals. The Chiefs will play the Sudbury Lady Wolves Saturday afternoon (3:30 p.m. MT). The fact that tonight’s game even got as far as a shootout was a story in itself. At one point Saskatoon was called for eight straight penalties, twice putting Red Deer on a five-on-three advantage. Coming in the Chiefs had scored only twice on 18 power play opportunities. They finished this night one for 10. And twice the Chiefs had a goal disallowed – once because the Stars net had been knocked off, and then because of a high stick. What also got the game to a shootout was the outstanding work of goaltenders Sarah Murray (Calgary, Alta.) and Emma Johnson (Saskatoon, Sask.). Murray finished with 30 saves; Johnson had 25. Murray received a curtain call at the end of the game from the appreciative home crowd. The Red Deer goalie stopped Jordyn Holmes (Saskatoon, Sask.) on a breakaway in the first, Sophie Shirley (Saskatoon, Sask.) on one early in the second and Brittany Heuchert (Saskatoon, Sask.) later in the period when she was left alone in front for a shorthanded opportunity. Shirley, named the 2015 Esso Cup Most Valuable Player and Top Scorer, earlier in the day, had given the Stars a 1-0 lead eight minutes into the game on the power play. Willow Slobodzian (Saskatoon, Sask.) passed down low to Nara Elia (Saskatoon, Sask.), who crossed over in front of the crease but was denied by Murray. Shirley put in the rebound. The tying goal came on the power play just past the midway point of the second, when Cassidy Hollman (Red Deer, Alta.) one-timed Kirsten Baumgardt’s (Innisfail, Alta.) pass home from the slot. The speed and skill the Stars had shown this week had impressed fans at the Red Deer Arena. Tonight that display was often put on hold by repeated trips to the penalty box. Coming into the game the Stars sat last among the six teams on the penalty kill, at 78 percent. While they were solid when playing a man down – the Chiefs scored only the one power play goal – it came at the expense of creating sustained offensive pressure. Visiting Team: Red Deer Chiefs Home Team: Saskatoon Stars
RED DEER CHIEFS LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Murray, Sarah G 31   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 1st 5  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 7:12 1   7:12 14:48 1st 18  2:00  (auto) Body Checking minor 8:43 1   8:43 13:17 3rd 16  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 15:06 1   15:06 6:54 1st OT 9  2:00  (auto) Holding minor 1:28 1   1:28 10:32	SASKATOON STARS LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Fetch, Karlee G 30   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 1st 12  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 9:58 1   9:58 12:02 1st 16  2:00  (auto) Body Checking minor 9:58 1   9:58 12:02 1st 15  2:00  (auto) Goaltender Interference minor 15:09 1   15:09 6:51 1st 19  2:00  (auto) Body Checking minor 15:42 1   15:42 6:18 2nd 27  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 4:35 1   4:35 17:25 2nd 20  2:00  (auto) Body Checking minor 10:53 1   10:53 11:07 3rd 9  2:00  Tripping minor 5:22 1   5:22 16:38 3rd 15  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 12:59 1   12:59 9:01 3rd 8  2:00  (auto) Body Checking minor 19:02 1   19:02 2:58 1st OT 10  2:00  (auto) Body Checking minor 8:54 1   8:54 3:06

RED DEER CHIEFS Goals RED DEER CHIEFS PLAYERS (plus) SASKATOON STARS PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 11:38  PP  11-16-4

SASKATOON STARS Goals SASKATOON STARS PLAYERS (plus) RED DEER CHIEFS PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 8:18  PP  8-7-20

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES RED DEER CHIEFS 1 / 10 SASKATOON STARS 1 / 4 PENALTY SUMMARY RED DEER CHIEFS 8 min / 4 inf SASKATOON STARS 20 min / 10 inf POINT SUMMARY RED DEER CHIEFS 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts SASKATOON STARS 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 SO Total RED DEER CHIEFS 0 1 0 0 1 2 SASKATOON STARS 1 0 0 0 0 1 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off RDC - Murray (68:22) (W) 9 9 6 6 30 /0:00 1st OT/8:22 SAS - Johnson (68:22) (SL) 9 5 9 2 25 /0:00 1st OT/8:22 SHOOTOUT RED DEER CHIEFS shoots first for each round. RED DEER CHIEFS SASKATOON STARS #  SHOOTER  11   Cassidy Hollman    --    4   Mairead Bast    --    19   Abagael Thiessen    --    4   Mairead Bast  Goal #   SHOOTER    --   11    Mackenna Parker    --   8    Sophie Shirley    --   7    Nara Elia    --   8    Sophie Shirley TOTALS:  1  0 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 9:00 PM   -  End: 9:00 PM   -  Attendance: 0

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official Esso Cup Game Report.

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