Game Report 1103		National Jr A Championship
PLAYED AT: PCU Centre Date: May 11, 2015 GAME NOTES: FIVE PLAYERS SCORE, MUSTANGS BEAT THUNDERBIRDS FOR FIRST RBC CUP WIN JASON LA ROSE PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – The Melfort Mustangs scored three times in less than two minutes in the first half of the first period to take an early lead, and held off a third-period push to earn a 5-3 win over the Soo Thunderbirds in Monday’s lone game at the 2015 RBC Cup. The victory is the first of the tournament for the Mustangs, who jumped into a three-way tie for second place at 1-1 with the Penticton Vees and Portage Terriers as the preliminary round reached the halfway mark. Adam Fauchoux, Regan Wilton and Eric Young scored for Melfort in a span of 1:54 in the first period, while Travis Mayan and Dexter Bricker added goals in the second. Owen Headrick scored twice and Matt Caruso added one for Soo, which dropped to 0-2. Both coming off shutout losses in their tournament openers, the Mustangs and Thunderbirds came out firing in search of an early goal, and Fauchoux got it for Melfort at 6:39 when he took a pass in the slot from David Heath and snapped a shot past Soo goaltender Brian Kment. Wilton doubled the lead just 16 seconds later, and Young beat Kment up top from a sharp angle at 8:33 to make it 3-0 and chase Kment, who gave up three goals on 10 shots. Mario Culina went the rest of the way for the Thunderbirds, stopping 20 of 22. Mayan, the runaway scoring leader in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this season, scored his first goal in nine games for a 4-0 advantage just 1:57 into the second period; he last found the back of the net in Game 3 of the SJHL final on April 15. Headrick finally got the first goal of the tournament for Soo at 4:39 of the middle frame, but Bricker converted a tap-in after hard work down low by Dakota Boutin to restore the four-goal lead after 40 minutes. The Thunderbirds managed just four shots in the third period (and 19 overall) but made good on two of them to get within a pair and add a little excitement to the final minutes. Caruso scored the 5-2 goal five minutes into the period, showing off his quick hands in close before slipping a shot under Melfort goaltender Richard Palmer, and Headrick’s shot from the point made its way through traffic and past Palmer to cap the scoring at 12:41. Melfort will watch from the sidelines Tuesday before facing the Carleton Place Canadians on Wednesday night (7 p.m. CT), while the Thunderbirds are back on the ice at the PCU Centre on Tuesday night to face the host Portage Terriers (7 p.m. CT). Visiting Team: Melfort Mustangs Home Team: Soo Thunderbirds
MELFORT MUSTANGS LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 35   Palmer, Richard   4   Berggren, Dawven   6   Aasen, Jay   7   Young, Eric   9   Lemire, Luc   11   Boyer, Justin   14   Hermary, Nick   15   Fauchoux, Adam   18   Bricker, Dexter   20   Hyrsky, Cole   22   Mayan, Travis   23   Wilton, Regan   24   Sinclair, Eric   25   Argent, Sheldon   28   Boomgaarden, Riley   39   Robin, Landon   44   Boutin, Dakota   47   Frei, Tristan   55   Heath, David	MELFORT MUSTANGS PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 47  2:00  (auto) Head Contact minor 15:29 1   15:29 6:31 1st 47  10:00  (auto) Head Contact misconduct 15:29     15:29 14:31 2nd 39  2:00  Roughing after the whistle minor 9:07     9:07 12:53	SOO THUNDERBIRDS LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 30   Culina, Mario G 35   Kment, Brian   2   Busby, Matt   8   Grandinetti, Brandon   10   Pinder, Matt   12   Miller, Joey   13   Katchouk, Boris   14   Bellini, Jaren   15   Miller, Anthony   16   Shell, Devin   17   Tassone, Nicolas   18   Mitchell, Matthew   20   Barbeau, Andrew   21   Boman, Caleb   23   Jeffries, Brett   24   Radke, David   25   Dea, Connor   26   Hillock, Eric   27   Headrick, Owen   28   Caruso, Matt	SOO THUNDERBIRDS PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 2nd 23  2:00  Roughing after the whistle minor 9:07     9:07 12:53 2nd 15  2:00  Tripping minor 10:01 1   10:01 11:59 3rd 26  2:00  Roughing minor 0:42 1   0:42 1:18 3rd 20  2:00  Tripping minor 5:27 1   5:27 16:33 3rd 27  2:00  (auto) Handling the Puck minor 6:36 1   6:36 15:24

MELFORT MUSTANGS Goals MELFORT MUSTANGS PLAYERS (plus) SOO THUNDERBIRDS PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 6:39   15-55-28                         1st 6:55   23-20                         1st 8:33   7-24                         2nd 1:57   22-24                         2nd 13:28   18-44

SOO THUNDERBIRDS Goals SOO THUNDERBIRDS PLAYERS (plus) MELFORT MUSTANGS PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 4:39   27-26                         3rd 5:07   28-13                         3rd 12:41   27-15-12

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES MELFORT MUSTANGS 0 / 4 SOO THUNDERBIRDS 0 / 1 PENALTY SUMMARY MELFORT MUSTANGS 14 min / 3 inf SOO THUNDERBIRDS 10 min / 5 inf POINT SUMMARY MELFORT MUSTANGS 5 G + 6 A = 11 Pts SOO THUNDERBIRDS 3 G + 4 A = 7 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total MELFORT MUSTANGS 3 2 0 5 SOO THUNDERBIRDS 0 1 2 3 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off MEL - Palmer (60:00) (W) 7 7 2 16 /0:00 3rd/20:00 SOO - Kment (8:33) 7 0 0 7 /0:00 1st/8:33 SOO - Culina (51:27) (L) 6 8 6 20 /8:33 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 8:00 PM   -  End: 8:00 PM   -  Attendance: 0

OFFICIALS Referee: Michael Campbell Referee: Colin Watt Linesmen: Kelsey Mahoney Linesmen: Darell Surminski CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official National Jr A Championship Game Report.

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