Game Report 285		TELUS Cup
PLAYED AT: CN Centre Date: Apr 29, 2017 GAME NOTES: ISLANDERS HOLD ON TO EDGE REBELS, ADVANCE TO TELUS CUP FINAL JASON LA ROSE PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Jacob Stewart got the winner five minutes into the third period, and the Cape Breton West Islanders held off a furious push from the Mississauga Rebels to earn a 2-1 win Saturday night and book a spot in the gold medal game at the 2017 TELUS Cup. The Islanders are the third Atlantic team to ever reach the final, and the second in as many years; the 2002 Dartmouth Subways – a team that included a 14-year-old Sidney Crosby – and the 2016 Saint John Vito’s both settled for silver. They will face the Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François for Canada’s National Midget Championship on Sunday afternoon (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on TSN 1/3/4/5). Cape Breton West dropped its last three preliminary-round games and needed help from Mississauga on Friday to reach the semifinals, before knocking off the Rebels. The teams traded chances in a scoreless first period, and it took until the 13:44 mark for either team to find the back of the net. A turnover in the Mississauga zone started a counterattack the other way, and the Rebels worked the puck around on the three-on-two before Nathan Smilsky went five-hole on Cape Breton West goaltender Colten Ellis to finally open the scoring. The Islanders didn’t waste any time pulling even; 98 seconds later, a point shot from Ryan McLellan sat in the crease for Malcolm MacEachern, who poked the puck past Rebels netminder Christian Purboo to tie the game. The Maritimers took the lead for good 5:23 into the third period on the power play. Jacob Stewart broke down the left wing and threw a shot on net that found the five-hole on Purboo to make it 2-1. The last 14 minutes were a blur of Mississauga shot attempts and Cape Breton West blocks; Islanders threw their bodies at the puck every chance they got, holding the Rebels to just eight shots in the final frame. Mississauga, which became the third-straight No. 1 seed to lose in the semifinals, will meet the Regina Pat Canadians in the bronze medal game on Sunday morning (11 a.m. PT). Visiting Team: Atlantic Home Team: Central
ATLANTIC LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Ellis, Colten G 31   MacDonald, Ewan   2   Gillis, Keenan   5   MacLellan, Ryan   6   Morris, Jack   7   Ryan, Craig   10   MacDonald, Fearghus   12   Warner, Avery   16   MacDonald, Dylan   17   MacEachern, Malcolm   18   MacPherson, Calum   19   Stewart, Jacob   21   MacNeil, Matthew   22   Barron, Spencer   24   Timmons, Logan   25   Fox, Stephen   26   MacKinnon, Liam   27   Stewart, Sean   39   Chisholm, Logan   92   Hudson, Jacob	ATLANTIC PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 92  2:00  Hooking 17:53 1   17:53 19:53 2nd 25  2:00  Tripping 3:22 1   3:22 5:22 2nd 92  2:00  Hooking 18:31 1   18:31 0:31	CENTRAL LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Purboo, Christian G 31   Eisfeld, Joshua   4   Degano, Quentin   6   Mierczuk, Axel   7   Sebben, Patrick   8   O’Hara, Ryan   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	CENTRAL PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 16  2:00  Slashing 4:30 1   4:30 6:30 1st 92  2:00  Slashing 15:46 1   15:46 17:46 3rd 4  2:00  Roughing 4:56 1   4:56 5:23 3rd 12  2:00  Holding 6:45 1   6:45 8:45 3rd 91  2:00  Cross-Checking 13:40 1   13:40 15:40

ATLANTIC Goals ATLANTIC PLAYERS (plus) CENTRAL PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 15:22   17-5-92                         3rd 5:23  PP  19-24

CENTRAL Goals CENTRAL PLAYERS (plus) ATLANTIC PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 13:44   27-19-14

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES ATLANTIC 1 / 5 CENTRAL 0 / 3 PENALTY SUMMARY ATLANTIC 6 min / 3 inf CENTRAL 10 min / 5 inf POINT SUMMARY ATLANTIC 2 G + 3 A = 5 Pts CENTRAL 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total ATLANTIC 0 1 1 2 CENTRAL 0 1 0 1 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off ATL - Ellis (60:00) (W) 8 6 8 22 /0:00 3rd/20:00 CEN - Purboo (58:53) (L) 10 4 8 22 /0:00 3rd/18:53 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 3:38 PM   -  End: 5:46 PM   -  Attendance:

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official TELUS Cup Game Report.

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