Game Report 1967

Esso Cup

PLAYED AT: Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre
Date: Apr 27, 2018
GAME NOTES: STARS USE BIG SECOND PERIOD TO BOOK SPOT IN ESSO CUP FINAL JASON LA ROSE BRIDGEWATER, N.S. – Grace Shirley and Mackenna Parker did the damage in a four-goal second period, scoring two goals each to send the Saskatoon Stars to the gold medal game at the 2018 Esso Cup with a 5-1 semifinal win over the Pionnières de Lanaudière on Friday afternoon. The Stars will face either the St. Albert Slash or Brampton Canadettes in the final on Saturday night (7 p.m. AT, TSN 1/3/5), in search of their first-ever national title. Saskatoon outscored its opponents 23-3 during a dominant run through the prelims, but it was the Pionnières who found the scoreboard first; Maya Labad raced down the right wing and beat Arden Kliewer just inside the far post for the 1-0 goal at 2:38. Kliewer turned away Labad just minutes later on a point-blank opportunity, and combined with Lanaudière goaltender Leila Lotke for 17 saves in the opening period. Down after 20 minutes for the first time in the tournament, Saskatoon needed just 84 seconds of the second period to tie the game; Shirley forced a turnover on the forecheck and did a lap of the offensive zone before beating Lotke. She added her second just past the 12-minute mark, finishing a two-on-one with Jordyn Holmes, and Parker – named tournament MVP earlier in the day – crashed the net and chipped in an insurance marker only 22 seconds after that. Parker capped the offensive onslaught at 15:08, taking a nice pass from Kaitlin Jockims and wiring a shot upstairs on Lotke. That was all for the Lanaudière netminder, who gave way to Sarah Vanier – the Top Goaltender in the tournament – after allowing four goals on 20 shots. Abby DeCorby added one more goal in the third period, chipping a rebound over Vanier on a Saskatoon power play. The Pionnières will take on the loser of the Brampton-St. Albert semifinal in the bronze medal game on Saturday afternoon (2 p.m. AT).

Visiting Team: Pionnières de Lanaudière

Home Team: Saskatoon Stars

PIONNIèRES DE LANAUDIèRE LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	40	Lotke Salinas, Leila Cecilia
G	50	Vanier, Sarah
	32	Guay, Ann Sophie
	44	Quirion, Mégane
	45	Vachon, Amélie
	48	Perreault, Jessica
	49	Larrivée, Mégane
	51	Perron, Catherine
	52	Naud, Ann-Frédérik
	53	Comeau, Daphné
	54	Pelletier, Anykim
	55	Duchesne-Chalifoux, Meghane
	56	Beaudoin, Sabrina
	58	Labad, Maya
	59	Sylvestre, Mélyna
	61	St-Jacques, Élodie
	62	Tetreault, Aurélie

PIONNIèRES DE LANAUDIèRE PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	49	2:00	Holding	17:25	1		17:25	19:25
3rd	49	2:00	Tripping	2:13	1		2:13	4:13
3rd	61	2:00	Unsportsmanlike Conduct	7:50	1		7:50	8:55
3rd	48	4:00	Hit to the Head	17:45	2		17:45	20:00

SASKATOON STARS LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Ivanco, Jordan
G	30	Kliewer, Arden
	4	Wood, Dana
	6	Jockims, Kaitlin
	7	Leschyshyn, Anna
	8	Messier, Ashley
	9	Arnold, Calli
	10	Kushniruk, Makena
	11	Parker, Mackenna
	12	Dietz, Kianna
	14	Shirley, Grace
	15	Tam, Grace
	16	Sperling, Chace
	19	Sachs, Jayda
	22	DeCorby, Abby
	27	Fiala, Joelle
	37	Holmes, Emily
	44	Holmes, Jordyn

SASKATOON STARS PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	37	2:00	Body-Checking	8:14	1		8:14	10:14
2nd	37	2:00	Cross-Checking	9:43	1		9:43	11:43
3rd	8	2:00	Holding	3:34	1		3:34	5:34
3rd	14	2:00	Hooking	14:51	1		14:51	16:51

PIONNIèRES DE LANAUDIèRE Goals

PIONNIèRES DE LANAUDIèRE PLAYERS (plus)

SASKATOON STARS PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st

2:38

58-61

SASKATOON STARS Goals

SASKATOON STARS PLAYERS (plus)

PIONNIèRES DE LANAUDIèRE PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

2nd