Game Report 1885 National Jr A Championship
PLAYED AT: Prospera Centre
Date: May 12, 2018
GAME NOTES: SOWDER SCORES OT WINNER, WILD COME BACK TO BEAT CHIEFS JASON LA ROSE CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Lucas Sowder went end-to-end for the winner just 18 seconds into overtime, giving the Wenatchee Wild a 2-1 win over the Chilliwack Chiefs to finish the opening day of play Saturday at the 2018 RBC Cup. The game was the fifth all-BCHL match-up at Canada’s National Junior A Championship since 1990, and the first since the Vernon Vipers edged the Victoria Grizzlies 5-4 in overtime in 2009. Off a won face-off to begin the extra period, Slava Demin slipped a short pass to Sowder and he did the rest, dancing his way into the Chilliwack zone and around a defenceman before going five-hole on goaltender Daniel Chenard. Chenard and Wenatchee counterpart Austin Park were the story through much of the first two periods, keeping the game scoreless with a number of clutch saves. They also got help from a friend – Skyler Brind’Amour rang a shot off the post behind Park early in the first period, and August Von Ungern did the same behind Chenard in the opening minutes of the second. The Chiefs capitalized on a home-ice bounce to open the scoring in the middle frame; a shot from Kyle Yewchuk banked perfectly off the end boards and onto the stick of Jared Turcotte, who beat a diving Park to put the hosts up 1-0. Chenard did his part in the third period to keep it a one-goal game, making 15 of his 32 saves, but Wild captain A.J. Vanderbeck found a loose puck at the side of the net and beat the Chilliwack puck-stopper from a sharp angle to tie the game at 10:15 and set up the OT heroics from Sowder. The Chiefs and Wild met twice during the regular season, with each team winning on home ice – Chilliwack earned a 5-4 victory on Oct. 6, while Wenatchee returned the favour with a 4-2 triumph on Nov. 24. Wenatchee is right back to action Sunday afternoon, taking on the debuting Steinbach Pistons (2 p.m. PT), right before Chilliwack takes on the Ottawa Jr. Senators (7 p.m. PT). 		Visiting Team: Wenatchee Wild
 Home Team: Chilliwack Chiefs
WENATCHEE WILD LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G30  Eisele, Seth
G35  Park, Austin
 2  Sasaki, Chad
 6  Stratton, Murphy
 7  Zech, Cooper
 8  Von Ungern, August
 11  Sowder, Lucas
 12  Arnold, Josh
 13  Morton, Sam
 14  Weatherby, Jasper
 15  Galambos, Zak
 16  Wozniak, Jackson
 17  Demin, Slava
 19  Vanderbeck, A.J.
 20  Svejkovsky, Lukas
 21  Hesler, Sam
 22  Iannone, Nathan
 26  Modry, Jacob
 27  Usher, Drake
 28  Dorsey, Matt
WENATCHEE WILD PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st6 2:00 Goaltender Interference 1:27  1:273:39
1st8 2:00 High-Sticking 15:351 15:3517:35
2nd14 2:00 Goaltender Interference 0:571 0:572:57
2nd7 2:00 Interference 2:59  2:596:11
2nd16 2:00 Boarding 3:441 3:445:44
3rd 2:00 Too Many Players 18:001 18:0020:00
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CHILLIWACK CHIEFS LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Caron, Mathieu
G30  Chenard, Daniel
 2  Yewchuk, Kyle
 3  Gresh, Jake
A4  Vincent, Anthony
 5  Slick, Matt
 7  Miotto, Ryan
C8  Calverley, Will
A11  Lee, Tommy
 12  Blaisdell, Harrison
 16  Turcotte, Jared
 17  Brind'Amour, Skyler
 18  Pickering, Kaden
 19  Andonovski, Corey
 20  Bowen, Ryan
 21  Marrocco, P.J.
 22  Berg, Adam
A26  Allbee, Bryan
 27  Connor, Powell
 28  Tesink, Marcus
CHILLIWACK CHIEFS PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st20 2:00 Hooking 1:27  1:273:39
1st16 2:00 Slashing 3:391 3:395:39
1st4 2:00 Slashing 4:251 4:256:25
1st11 2:00 Hooking 7:551 7:555:55
2nd11 2:00 Unsportsmanlike Conduct 2:59  2:596:11
2nd19 2:00 Holding 8:041 8:0410:04
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
WENATCHEE WILD Goals WENATCHEE WILD PLAYERS (plus) CHILLIWACK CHIEFS PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
3rd10:15  19-14-17            
1st OT:18  11-17-14            
CHILLIWACK CHIEFS Goals CHILLIWACK CHIEFS PLAYERS (plus) WENATCHEE WILD PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd12:06  16-2-17            
                
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
WENATCHEE WILD 0 / 4
CHILLIWACK CHIEFS 0 / 4
PENALTY SUMMARY
WENATCHEE WILD 12 min / 6 inf
CHILLIWACK CHIEFS 12 min / 6 inf
POINT SUMMARY
WENATCHEE WILD 2 G + 4 A = 6 Pts
CHILLIWACK CHIEFS 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 Total
WENATCHEE WILD00112
CHILLIWACK CHIEFS01001
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off
WEN - Park (60:18) (W)765018/0:001st OT/0:18
CHI - Chenard (60:18) (OTL)9815032/0:001st OT/0:18
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 7:28 PM
  -  End: 9:51 PM
  -  Attendance:  
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official National Jr A Championship Game Report.

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