Game Report 1968		Esso Cup
PLAYED AT: Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre Date: Apr 27, 2018 GAME NOTES: SLASH OUTLAST CANADETTES IN SHOOTOUT, WILL DEFEND ESSO TITLE JASON LA ROSE BRIDGEWATER, N.S. – Tyra Meropoulis and Jayme Doyle scored goals in the shootout, and the St. Albert Slash survived a tense semifinal to earn a 2-1 win over the Brampton Canadettes and move into the gold medal game at the 2018 Esso Cup. The Slash will face the Saskatoon Stars in the final on Saturday night (7 p.m. AT on TSN 1/3/5), one win away from becoming the first team to ever go back-to-back at Canada’s National Female Midget Championship. After the first three shooters were denied in the shootout, Meropoulis slipped her shot five-hole on Canadettes goaltender Hannah Szczepanowski to give the Slash the lead. Two more saves by St. Albert netminder Camryn Drever – and one more by Szczepanowski – put the game onto the stick of Doyle, and she picked the top corner over the glove to seal the win. The game was played at a frenetic pace, with each team recording 28 shots on goal in 70 minutes of hockey, and only one penalty called. St. Albert had a narrow 8-7 edge in shots on goal in the first period, but Szczepanowski and Drever kept the game scoreless into the intermission. Brampton needed just 23 seconds of the second period to open the scoring; Paige Whaley – named Most Sportsmanlike Player in the tournament earlier in the day – parked herself at the side of Drever and redirected a Tamara Giaquinto shot for a 1-0 lead. Meropoulis answered for the Slash just past the 16-minute mark of the middle frame, wiring a shot upstairs on Szczepanowski to make it a 1-1 game after two. The goaltenders took over for the next 30 minutes, keeping the game tied through overtime. St. Albert had the best chance to score in the extra period when the game’s lone penalty was called as time expired in the third, but it couldn’t convert on the four-on-three advantage. The loss means Brampton will play for bronze against the Pionnieres de Lanaudiere on Saturday afternoon (2 p.m. AT). Visiting Team: Brampton Canadettes Home Team: St. Albert Slash
BRAMPTON CANADETTES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 31   Eastwood, Morgan G 40   Szczepanowski, Hannah   3   Larsen, Taylor   4   Delacourt, Ainsley   5   Noori, Chanel   8   Greenwood, Brooke   9   Fuoco, Laura   10   Philip, Nyah   11   Gee, Gracey   14   Potter, Emma   18   McMullen, Kathleen   19   Gout, Carly   22   Giaquinto, Tamara   55   Pedersen, Avry   66   Paton, Victoria   72   Christie, Mia   79   Gibbons, Erin   87   Carriere, Brooke   88   Le, Makayla   97   Whaley, Paige	BRAMPTON CANADETTES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 3rd 88  2:00  Interference 20:00 1   20:00 12:00	ST. ALBERT SLASH LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Drever, Camryn G 31   Sank, Brianna   2   Vail, Kiah   3   Kirwer, Shyla   4   Anker, Taylor   5   Lajoie, Isabelle   6   Butz, Mackenzie   7   Meraw, Caleigh   8   Short, Robyn   9   Reich, Allison   11   Doyle, Jayme   12   Meropoulis, Tyra   14   Bogden, Jaden   15   Langenhahn, Libby   16   Butz, Alexis   17   Verbitsky, Vanessa   19   Hewett, McKenzie   21   Legge, Kirsten   22   Willan, Madison   23   Schuttler, Makenna	ST. ALBERT SLASH PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On

BRAMPTON CANADETTES Goals BRAMPTON CANADETTES PLAYERS (plus) ST. ALBERT SLASH PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd :23   97-22-14

ST. ALBERT SLASH Goals ST. ALBERT SLASH PLAYERS (plus) BRAMPTON CANADETTES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 16:07   12-22-11

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES BRAMPTON CANADETTES 0 / 0 ST. ALBERT SLASH 0 / 1 PENALTY SUMMARY BRAMPTON CANADETTES 2 min / 1 inf ST. ALBERT SLASH 0 min / 0 inf POINT SUMMARY BRAMPTON CANADETTES 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts ST. ALBERT SLASH 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 SO Total BRAMPTON CANADETTES 0 1 0 0 0 1 ST. ALBERT SLASH 0 1 0 0 1 2 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off ONT - Szczepanowski (70:00) (SL) 8 10 6 3 27 /0:00 1st OT/10:00 PAC - Drever (70:00) (W) 7 8 5 7 27 /0:00 1st OT/10:00 SHOOTOUT BRAMPTON CANADETTES shoots first for each round. BRAMPTON CANADETTES ST. ALBERT SLASH #  SHOOTER  22   Tamara Giaquinto    --    10   Nyah Philip    --    79   Erin Gibbons    --    87   Brooke Carriere    --   #   SHOOTER    --   14    Jaden Bogden  Goal 12    Tyra Meropoulis    --   22    Madison Willan  Goal 11    Jayme Doyle TOTALS:  0  2 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

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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