Game Report 439		National Jr A Championship
PLAYED AT: Cobourg Community Centre Date: May 13, 2017 GAME NOTES: PRKUSIC SCORES TWICE IN BUSY FIRST PERIOD, BANDITS BEAT COBRAS IN RBC OPENER JASON LA ROSE COBOURG, Ont. – Nick Prkusic had a pair of goals, including the eventual game-winner, to lead the Brooks Bandits to a 6-3 win over the Cobras de Terrebonne in the opening game Saturday at the 2017 RBC Cup. The Bandits improved to 7-2 in the preliminary round in three all-time trips to Canada’s National Junior A Championship, and stayed unbeaten in three games against East Region competition. Prkusic, one of seven returnees from the team that lost to West Kelowna in the national semifinals a year ago, scored the third and fourth of Brooks’ five goals in the first period, after the Bandits had given back an early two-goal advantage. An quick power play led to an quick goal; Terrebonne goaltender Jérémy Bélisle tried to redirect a routine point shot into the corner, but instead pushed it right into the chest of Arnaud Vachon, who buried the loose puck for a 1-0 lead only 35 seconds in. Parker Foo doubled the lead just over three minutes later, going five-hole on Bélisle on a penalty shot, but the LHJQ champions, the first Quebec team to reach the RBC Cup since 2006, battled right back. First it was William Gignac, taking a short pass from Vincent Gignac after a turnover in the Brooks zone and beating Mitch Benson to make it 2-1 at 7:15, before Loök Léveillé hammered in a one-timer on a five-on-three to bring the Cobras even at 9:36. But Prkusic, the Bandits’ captain, restored his team’s lead on the second half of that Terrebonne power play, keeping on a two-on-one and ripping a wrist shot past the glove of Bélisle for a shorthanded marker and a 3-2 lead. Less than a minute later he slipped a centering feed from Ty Mappin through Bélisle to give Brooks a two-goal advantage again, and Cale Makar circled off the half-boards and snapped in the 5-2 goal in the final minute of a wild first period. The Cobras and Bandits were first and eighth, respectively, in goals per game among the 132 CJHL teams during the regular season, and combined for 205 goals in 38 playoff games, so it shouldn’t have been a surprise to see the offensive fireworks in the opening 20 minutes. But the defences took over in the second; after the teams racked up 31 shots on goal in the first period (19-12 in favour of the Bandits), they managed just nine apiece in a scoreless second. Conner Jean snuck a shot through Bélisle just 44 seconds into the third to push the Brooks lead to four, and Eric Leger spun and beat Benson from the corner midway through the final stanza to get that back for the Cobras, providing the final goals. Brooks finished with a 39-30 advantage in shots on goal. Both teams are right back to action Sunday; Brooks is up first, taking on the Penticton Vees in an all-West Region showdown (3:30 p.m. ET), followed by the Cobras meeting the Trenton Golden Hawks (7:30 p.m. ET). Visiting Team: Cobras de Terrebonne Home Team: Brooks Bandits
COBRAS DE TERREBONNE LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Talbot-Tassi, Hugo G 31   Bélisle, Jérémy   4   Laliberté, Kevin   5   Theriot, Triston   6   Izzo, Christopher   10   Lafrance-Clairsaint, Mickaël   11   Leger, Éric   12   Beck, Guillaume   17   Bohémier, Benjamin   19   Gignac, William   20   Lavoie, Vincent   22   Pietroniro, Chad   23   Bélisle, Jordan   27   Argento, Domenico   55   Paquin, Gabriel   77   Léveillé, Loïk   89   Martineau, Pierre-Anthony   94   Black, Charles-Olivier   97   Sawyer, Raphaël   98   Beaudoin, Tommy	COBRAS DE TERREBONNE PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 11  2:00  Goaltender Interference 0:27 1   0:27 0:35 1st 10  2:00  Cross-Checking 15:10 1   15:10 17:10 2nd 4  2:00  Holding 11:19 1   11:19 13:19 3rd 10  2:00  Kneeing 6:38 1   6:38 8:38 3rd 20  2:00  Cross-Checking 10:08 1   10:08 12:08 3rd 4  2:00  Cross-Checking 12:50 1   12:50 14:50	BROOKS BANDITS LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Benson, Mitch G 30   Horawski, Alex   2   Huebner, Parker   3   Marchand, Charlie   4   Cesana, Dennis   5   O'Connor, Joe   6   Pankewicz, Kord   8   Makar, Cale   10   Vachon, Arnaud   11   Plessis, Nathan   12   Jean, Conner   13   McKechney, Josh   15   Prkusic, Nick   16   Carangelo, Tyler   18   Hamre, Nic   19   Theis, Jake   20   Chau, Oliver   21   D'Agostino, David   22   Foo, Parker   37   Mappin, Ty	BROOKS BANDITS PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 22  2:00  Tripping 6:24 1   6:24 7:15 1st 22  4:00  High-Sticking 7:58 2   7:58 11:36 1st 15  2:00  Cross-Checking 8:38 1   8:38 10:38 2nd 21  2:00  High-Sticking 3:00 1   3:00 5:00 2nd 12  4:00  High-Sticking 14:28 2   14:28 18:28 3rd 12  2:00  Boarding 4:46 1   4:46 6:46

COBRAS DE TERREBONNE Goals COBRAS DE TERREBONNE PLAYERS (plus) BROOKS BANDITS PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 7:15  PP  19-20                         1st 9:36  PP  77-19-17                         3rd 9:16   11-77-22

BROOKS BANDITS Goals BROOKS BANDITS PLAYERS (plus) COBRAS DE TERREBONNE PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st :35  PP  10-6-4                         1st 3:44  PS  22 22                       1st 11:24  SH  15-4                         1st 12:08   15-37-20                         1st 19:21   8-22-13                         3rd :44   12-13-6

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES COBRAS DE TERREBONNE 2 / 8 BROOKS BANDITS 1 / 6 PENALTY SUMMARY COBRAS DE TERREBONNE 12 min / 6 inf BROOKS BANDITS 16 min / 8 inf (6) POINT SUMMARY COBRAS DE TERREBONNE 3 G + 5 A = 8 Pts BROOKS BANDITS 6 G + 9 A = 15 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total COBRAS DE TERREBONNE 2 0 1 3 BROOKS BANDITS 5 0 1 6 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off TER - Bélisle (60:00) (L) 14 9 10 33 /0:00 3rd/20:00 BRO - Benson (60:00) (W) 10 9 8 27 /0:00 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:  BRO - 15 Prkusic  Start: 3:38 PM  TER - 89 Martineau  End: 5:50 PM   -  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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