Game Report 270

TELUS Cup

PLAYED AT: CN Centre
Date: Apr 24, 2017
GAME NOTES: REBELS USE THIRD-PERIOD BURST TO BEAT PAT CANADIANS JASON LA ROSE PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Michael Hill had a goal and two assists, and the Mississauga Rebels scored three times in just over three minutes in the third period to beat the Regina Pat Canadians 5-2 in the opening game for both Monday at the 2017 TELUS Cup. It’s the fifth year in a row the West Region and Central Region champions have opened the tournament against each other; Central has won two in a row, but West leads 3-2 overall. The Pat Canadians owned the puck in the early going, taking a 1-0 lead before the Rebels had recorded their first shot; the rebound of a Tyler Lees shot bounced off the arm of Lukas Sillinger and dropped to his feet, and he banged the bouncing puck past Mississauga goaltender Christian Purboo just 3:40 in. The Rebels would not test Regina netminder Nathan Moore until the 12:12 mark but quickly found their offensive stride, taking the lead for good with goals on their second and third shots. Elijah Gonsalves was first, toe-dragging into the slot before catching Moore going the other way at 12:57, and Hill made it 2-1 at 13:36 by snapping a quick slot low to the far side. After a scoreless second period that included only 10 shots on goal – five by each team – the floodgates opened in the third. Eric Mergelas gave the Rebels a 3-1 lead at 3:33, going off the post and in past Moore, but Sillinger set up Harrison Blaisdell for a one-time rocket 54 seconds later to make it a one-goal game again. Liam Mroueh needed just 40 seconds to restore the two-goal lead, picking the top corner over Moore, and Ryan Madigan finished the scoring 90 ticks after that, jamming in a loose puck at the side of the Regina net. In all, the teams combined for four goals in 3:04. The Pat Canadians had their chances late, including four power plays in the last 10 minutes, but couldn’t get another puck past Purboo, who finished with 19 saves. Mississauga is right back to action in the early game Tuesday, taking on the Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François (12 p.m. PT), before the Pat Canadians take on the host Cariboo Cougars in the night cap (7:30 p.m. PT).

Visiting Team: Mississauga Rebels

Home Team: Regina Pat Canadians

MISSISSAUGA REBELS LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Purboo, Christian
G	31	Eisfeld, Joshua
	4	Degano, Quentin
	6	Mierczuk, Axel
	7	Sebben, Patrick
	9	McKeown, Thomas
	12	Lund, Calder
	14	Benwell, Evan
	16	Gonsalves, Elijah
	18	Jones, Dante
	19	Mroueh, Liam
	22	Mergelas, Eric
	27	Smilsky, Nathan
	63	Madigan, Ryan
	71	King, Macallan
	89	DeGazon, Josiah
	91	Hill, Michael
	92	Gendunov, Bair
	94	Petricca, Massimo

MISSISSAUGA REBELS PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	89	2:00	Hit to the Head	7:21	1		7:21	9:21
1st	14	2:00	Tripping	15:06	1		15:06	17:06
1st	22	2:00	Tripping	18:20	1		18:20	19:40
3rd	18	2:00	Hooking	10:06	1		10:06	12:06
3rd		2:00	Too Many Players	12:31	1		12:31	0:00
3rd	16	2:00	Slashing	14:39	1		14:39	16:39
3rd	22	2:00	Hit to the Head	16:44	1		16:44	18:44

REGINA PAT CANADIANS LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	30	McNabb, Dean
G	35	Moore, Nathan
	2	Solomon, Ben
	3	Gorski, Peyton
	4	Schmidt, Randen
	6	Kannok-Leipert, Alex
	10	Herold, Adam
	11	Houk, Eric
	15	Hendren, Parker
	18	Culling, Matthew
	19	Callander, Keigan
	20	Kazymyra, Jordan
	21	Pearce, Eric
	22	Sillinger, Lukas
	24	Nameth, Chase
	25	Brodziak, Preston
	26	Lees, Tyler
	27	Blaisdell, Harrison
	28	Chekay, Matthew
	34	Denomie, Carson

REGINA PAT CANADIANS PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	27	2:00	Hit to the Head	4:43	1		4:43	6:43
2nd	2	2:00	Holding	16:11	1		16:11	18:11
3rd	26	2:00	Cross-Checking	18:44	1		18:44	20:00

MISSISSAUGA REBELS Goals

MISSISSAUGA REBELS PLAYERS (plus)

REGINA PAT CANADIANS PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st