Game Report 1670

Esso Cup

PLAYED AT: Crescent Point Place
Date: Apr 23, 2016
GAME NOTES: ICE CATS WIN ESSO CUP IN DOMINATING STYLE WENDY GRAVES WEYBURN, Sask. – The Brantford Ice Cats are the 2016 Esso Cup champions. Brantford defeated the Express du Richelieu 10-3 on Saturday afternoon. Five straight goals in the second period turned the tide and, in turn, made the Ice Cats the eighth team to claim Canada’s National Female Midget Championship. The 10 goals scored by Brantford doubled the record set by the winning team in the gold medal game; the Westman Wildcats (2009), Notre Dame Hounds (2011) and LHFDQ Nord (2013) all scored five goals in their wins. Taylor Trussler (Kitchener, Ont.) led the way with a goal and four assists. Kayla Bailey (Cambridge, Ont.) and Nicole Kelly (Brantford, Ont.) each had two goals and two assists. Brooklyn Gemmill (Cambridge, Ont.) added a pair of goals, while singles were scored by Paige Rynne (Ancaster, Ont.), Lauren Martin (Cambridge, Ont.) and Chenelle Caron-Godon (Brantford, Ont.). It’s hard to remember, but the Ice Cats twice trailed in the game. Only 64 seconds in Émilie Lavoie’s (Beloeil, Que.) shot from the face-off circle beat Emma Verbruggen (Ancaster, Ont.) low far side. Four minutes later, Kelly took a pass from Trussler on the rush and roofed a backhand. Lavoie quickly gave the Express the lead back, going top shelf glove side with a shot from the face-off circle. One of the questions all week had been how the Ice Cats’ short bench – the team dresses only nine forwards and four defencemen – would hold up after seven games in seven days. That was answered in the second period. Only 2:32 in Bailey deposited a rebound into an open net in front. And 1:32 after that Rynne fed Gemmill to give Brantford a lead it would proceed to run away with. Midway through Kelly sent a pass out from the corner for an easy one-timer at the doorstep for Rynne. Four minutes later Gemmill buried the rebound on Bailey’s wraparound attempt. And Martin skated along the goal line and scored in front with 35 seconds remaining. Bailey, Kelly and Trussler scored in the first seven minutes of the third, making it eight unanswered Brantford goals. Éloïse Dubé (St-Hyacinthe, Que.) got one back by tucking in a backhand. Caron-Godon finishing her own rebound completed the scoring. Brantford is the third team from Ontario to win the Esso Cup, joining the Thunder Bay Queens (2010) and Sudbury Lady Wolves (2015).

Visiting Team: Brantford Ice Cats

Home Team: Express du Richelieu

BRANTFORD ICE CATS LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Verbruggen, Emma
G	29	Hunt, Olivia
	4	Mitton, Katrina
	5	Caron-Godon, Chenelle
	9	Gemmill, Brooklyn
	10	Martin, Lauren
	12	Trussler, Taylor
	15	Kettlewell, Avery
	17	Kelly, Nicole
	19	Rynne, Paige
	44	Rickwood, Emily
	55	Griffin, Avery
	66	Bailey, Kayla
	77	Boissonneault, Joelle
	88	Cohoon, Paige

BRANTFORD ICE CATS PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	44	2:00	(auto) Interference minor	10:50	1		10:50	11:10
2nd	88	2:00	(auto) Holding minor	14:00	1		14:00	8:00
3rd	19	2:00	Roughing minor	11:42	1		11:42	10:18
3rd	19	2:00	Tripping minor	19:48	1		19:48	2:12

EXPRESS DU RICHELIEU LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Lévesque, Marithé
G	31	Franc-Brown , Carolanne
	4	Vigeant, Audrey
	6	Hétu, Rosalie
	7	Dion, Floriane
	8	Dubé, Éloise
	9	Philbert, Léonie
	10	Éthier, Laurie-Anne
	11	Auger, Juliette
	12	Cyr, Sandrine
	13	Guévremont, Élyane
	14	Dion, Joëllie
	16	Garand, Joannie
	17	Gervais, Audrey
	18	Fleury, Camille
	55	Cadorette, Flavie
	71	Lebrun, Katyanne
	76	Fontaine, Laurie
	88	Lavoie, Émilie

EXPRESS DU RICHELIEU PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
2nd	18	2:00	(auto) Hooking minor	0:14	1		0:14	1:46
2nd	55	2:00	Tripping minor	10:04	1		10:04	11:56
2nd	18	2:00	Slashing minor	13:02	1		13:02	8:58
3rd	4	2:00	Roughing minor	1:07	1		1:07	0:53
3rd	7	2:00	Roughing minor	7:03	1		7:03	14:57

BRANTFORD ICE CATS Goals

BRANTFORD ICE CATS PLAYERS (plus)

EXPRESS DU RICHELIEU PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st