Game Report 2402		Esso Cup
PLAYED AT: Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex Date: Apr 23, 2019 GAME NOTES: STARS EDGE SLASH IN ESSO CUP REMATCH QUINTON AMUNDSON SUDBURY, Ont. – Halle Helperl lit the lamp with 5:28 remaining in the third period to lift the Saskatoon Stars to a 3-2 victory over the St. Albert Slash on Tuesday at the 2019 Esso Cup. It was the first meeting between the teams since the Slash edged the Stars 2-1 to win their second-consecutive gold medal at Canada’s National Female Midget Championship last spring. Helperl managed to stab the puck across the goal-line after St. Albert goaltender Brianna Sank made a couple of great saves in a chaotic jumble in front of her crease. Sank and Saskatoon counterpart Arden Kliewer played a starring role; Kliewer snuffed out 23 of 25 shots, while Sank had the answer for 25 Stars attempts. Chace Sperling and Kaitlin Jockims scored power-play goals for the Stars, and Anna Leschyshyn chipped in two assists. Jenna Goodwin and Alexis Butz responded with goals for the two-time defending champions. The familiar foes staged a first period that resembled the tight-checking hockey that defined their championship bout a year ago. The Stars and the Slash, for the most part, refused to give each other much daylight at five-on-five. Saskatoon broke the scoreless deadlock near the midway point of the first period by taking full advantage of a two-minute 5-on-3 power play. Sperling tipped in Leschyshyn’s wrist shot from the point at 8:50, and Jockims snapped in a shot from the slot 39 seconds later after receiving a nifty cross-ice pass from Leschyshyn. St. Albert responded with two goals of its own in the middle frame. Goodwin cut the deficit in half by tapping in a backdoor pass from Madison Willan at 6:10, and Butz capitalized on a rebound from a Tianna Yaremko snapshot to equalize the confrontation just under seven minutes remaining in the period. Before the frenzy of chances in the last half of the third period, chances were very hard to come by as the two teams could only muster a total of four shots in the first eight minutes. Saskatoon will next face the host Sudbury Lady Wolves on Wednesday night (7 p.m. ET). St. Albert will compete next against the Halifax Fire (12 p.m. ET). Visiting Team: St. Albert Slash Home Team: Saskatoon Stars
ST. ALBERT SLASH LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Borrett, Holly G 31   Sank, Brianna   2   Ross, Dayle   4   Anker, Taylor   5   Lajoie, Isabelle   6   Butz, Alexis   7   Smith, Riley   9   Schroeder, Brooklyn   10   Brezovski, Kamea   11   Reich, Allison   12   Kordic, Mackenzie   14   Bogden, Jaden   15   Pisani, Jaidia   16   Vail, Kiah   17   Boucher, Bronwyn   19   Yaremko, Tianna   20   Kieser, Natalie   21   Goodwin, Jenna   22   Willan, Madison   23   Schuttler, Makenna	ST. ALBERT SLASH PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 2  2:00  Body-Checking 8:44 1   8:44 9:29 1st 16  2:00  Hooking 8:44 1   8:44 8:50 1st 6  2:00  Tripping 11:58 1   11:58 13:58 1st 22  2:00  Body-Checking 19:05 1   19:05 1:05 2nd 2  2:00  Tripping 2:27 1   2:27 4:27 2nd 2  2:00  Tripping 8:39 1   8:39 10:28 2nd 16  2:00  Holding 15:15 1   15:15 17:15 3rd 16  2:00  Hooking 6:29     6:29 8:29 3rd 4  2:00  Tripping 6:57 1   6:57 8:57	SASKATOON STARS LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Cadrain, Kaitlyn G 30   Kliewer, Arden   4   Kos, Haylee   5   Helperl, Halle   6   Jockims, Kaitlin   7   Leschyshyn, Anna   8   Messier, Ashley   9   Arnold, Calli   10   Kushniruk, Makena   11   Holmes, Emily   12   Olorenshaw, Alison   14   Shirley, Grace   15   Tam, Grace   16   Sperling, Chace   17   Rezansoff, Bridget   19   Sachs, Jayda   22   DeCorby, Abby   27   Fiala, Joelle   44   Baun, Kaylee	SASKATOON STARS PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 30  2:00  Interference 13:18 1   13:18 15:18 2nd 14  2:00  Hooking 17:34 1   17:34 19:34 3rd 8  2:00  Holding the Stick 3:04 1   3:04 5:04 3rd 14  2:00  Tripping 6:45     6:45 8:45 3rd 27  2:00  Hooking 7:53     7:53 9:53

ST. ALBERT SLASH Goals ST. ALBERT SLASH PLAYERS (plus) SASKATOON STARS PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 6:10   21-22-14                         2nd 13:33   6-19-7

SASKATOON STARS Goals SASKATOON STARS PLAYERS (plus) ST. ALBERT SLASH PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 8:50  PP  16-7                         1st 9:29  PP  6-7                         3rd 14:32   5-6-8

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES ST. ALBERT SLASH 0 / 3 SASKATOON STARS 2 / 8 PENALTY SUMMARY ST. ALBERT SLASH 18 min / 9 inf SASKATOON STARS 10 min / 5 inf POINT SUMMARY ST. ALBERT SLASH 2 G + 4 A = 6 Pts SASKATOON STARS 3 G + 4 A = 7 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total ST. ALBERT SLASH 0 2 0 2 SASKATOON STARS 2 0 1 3 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off STA - Sank (60:00) (L) 9 6 10 25 /0:00 3rd/20:00 SAS - Kliewer (60:00) (W) 6 6 11 23 /0:00 3rd/20:00 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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