Game Report 2419		National Jr A Championship
PLAYED AT: Centennial Regional Arena Date: May 14, 2019 GAME NOTES: BLADES HOLD ON TO BEAT TERRIERS, CLINCH SEMIFINAL SPOT AT NJAC JASON LA ROSE BROOKS, Alta. – Spencer Kersten led the offence with a goal and three assists, and the Oakville Blades held off a third-period comeback to edge the Portage Terriers 5-4 for their first win Tuesday at the 2019 National Junior A Championship. The win completes the semifinal picture with four games to go in the preliminary round – the Blades, Brooks Bandits, Prince George Spruce Kings and Ottawa Jr. Senators will comprise the final four. The goals came fast and furious in the first period, with five before the 12-minute mark. Kyle Lewis needed just 29 seconds to get the scoring started, forcing a turnover in the Portage zone before taking a feed from Josh Nixon and tucking the 1-0 goal through Terriers goaltender Ethan Peterson. Joey Moffatt replied for the West Region champions at 3:21, letting go a harmless-looking shot that found its way behind Oakville netminder Will Barber, but Alton McDermott gathered in a loose puck in the high slot and wired a quick shot past Peterson just over two minutes later. Nixon made it 3-1 at 7:40, keeping on a two-on-one and scoring off the glove of Peterson, who was replaced by Nathan Moore after allowing three goals on five shots. Moore didn’t fare much better; Kersten stepped in off the right point on a Blades power play and went post and in to the far side to send the Dudley Hewitt Cup champions to the dressing room up by three. Scott Mickoski pulled one back for the Terriers midway through the second period when he snuck behind the Oakville defence and tucked a shot around Barber, only for Harrison Israels to redirect a Kersten feed past Moore on the power play to restore the three-goal advantage after 40 minutes. Penalty trouble by the Blades made it interesting in the third; Ty Barnstable poked in his own rebound with Portage enjoying two-man advantage at 9:11 of the final frame, and he jammed in his second goal just 17 seconds after that to pull the Terriers within one. Moore went to the bench with just over a minute to go, but Portage could not find the tying goal despite multiple scrambles in front of Barber. The Blades close out their preliminary-round schedule Thursday against Ottawa (2 p.m. MT), while the Terriers will wrap up their season Wednesday night against Prince George (7 p.m. MT). Visiting Team: Portage Terriers Home Team: Oakville Blades
PORTAGE TERRIERS LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Peterson, Ethan G 35   Moore, Nathan   3   Poirier, Morgan   4   McPhee, Caelan   5   Murray, Owen   6   Taylor, Lane   7   Wiesblatt, Ocean   10   Brakel, Chase   11   Mickoski, Scott   14   Roy, Jared   15   Moffatt, Joey   17   Howard, Sheldin   18   Shindle, Kolton   19   Henry, Reece   21   Funk, Reilly   23   Buchholz, Jay   24   Wiesblatt, Orca   27   Barnstable, Ty   28   Huston, Sam   29   Thompson, Cody	PORTAGE TERRIERS PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 7  2:00  Interference 10:50 1   1st 3  2:00  High-Sticking 16:53 1   1st 11  2:00  Roughing 20:00     2nd 21  2:00  High-Sticking 12:28 1   3rd 21  2:00  Tripping 4:50 1   3rd 7  2:00  Tripping 5:37 1	OAKVILLE BLADES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Barber, Will G 35   Elliot, Chris   6   Aromatario, Nicholas   7   Lewis, Kyle   8   Amaral, Tyler   9   Pyke, Garrett   10   Nixon, Josh   15   Ricketts, Jack   17   Jones, Callum   18   Girhiny, Christian   19   McDermott, Alton   20   Doggett, Holden   21   Israels, Harrison   25   O'Hara, Ryan   26   Maia, Thomas   28   Reeves, Peyton   55   Nicholson, Ryan   72   Lyons, Jack   77   Kersten, Spencer   92   Potts, Kyle	OAKVILLE BLADES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 6  2:00  Roughing 20:00 1   1st 19  2:00  Roughing 20:00     2nd 28  2:00  Hooking 17:24 1   3rd 17  2:00  Tripping 8:38 1   3rd 72  2:00  Cross-Checking 9:03 1   3rd 6  2:00  Boarding 12:11 1

PORTAGE TERRIERS Goals PORTAGE TERRIERS PLAYERS (plus) OAKVILLE BLADES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 3:21   15-10-29                         2nd 9:13   11-23                         3rd 9:11  PP  27-15-24                         3rd 9:28  PP  27-10-24

OAKVILLE BLADES Goals OAKVILLE BLADES PLAYERS (plus) PORTAGE TERRIERS PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st :29   7-10-77                         1st 5:46   19-72-18                         1st 7:40   10-77                         1st 11:28  PP  77-9-28                         2nd 12:55  PP  21-77-9

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES PORTAGE TERRIERS 2 / 5 OAKVILLE BLADES 2 / 5 PENALTY SUMMARY PORTAGE TERRIERS 12 min / 6 inf OAKVILLE BLADES 12 min / 6 inf POINT SUMMARY PORTAGE TERRIERS 4 G + 7 A = 11 Pts OAKVILLE BLADES 5 G + 9 A = 14 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total PORTAGE TERRIERS 1 1 2 4 OAKVILLE BLADES 4 1 0 5 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off POR - Peterson (7:40) 2 0 0 2 /0:00 1st/7:40 POR - Moore (50:34) (L) 2 13 5 20 /7:40 3rd/18:14 POR - Moore (0:32) (L) 0 0 0 0 /18:27 3rd/18:59 OAK - Barber (60:00) (W) 5 10 6 21 /0:00 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 2:08 PM   -  End:   -  Attendance:

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official National Jr A Championship Game Report.

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