Game Report 443 National Jr A Championship
PLAYED AT: Cobourg Community Centre
Date: May 15, 2017
GAME NOTES: VEES WORK OVERTIME FOR WIN OVER HOSTS AT RBC CUP JASON LA ROSE COBOURG, Ont. – Taylor Sanheim ended it 6:29 into overtime Monday night, knocking in a no-look pass from Nicholas Jones to give the Penticton Vees a 3-2 win over the Cobourg Cougars in a thriller at the 2017 RBC Cup. It was the second overtime in as many games for both teams, and both sit at three points – an overtime win and an overtime loss – midway through the preliminary round. After the Vees weathered a storm from the Cougars early in overtime, Jones worked the puck down low and outmuscled a Cobourg defender behind the net before throwing a behind-the-back feed to Sanheim, who chipped the winner up and over Cougars goaltender Stefano Durante. Sanheim finished with two goals and Chris Klack had the other for Penticton, while Spencer Roberts and Brennan Roy, on a late power play, replied for the Cougars. For the second game in a row, the Vees were the recipients of an own goal to open the scoring; less than 30 seconds in, Cobourg defenceman Jesse Baird tried to rim the puck behind the net, only for it to hit a stanchion and bounce in off the backside of Durante for a quick 1-0 Penticton lead. Sanheim was credited with the goal. That lead lasted until the late minutes of the second period when Roberts tied the game, jamming a loose puck through Vees netminder Mat Robson to make it 1-1 after 40 minutes. Klack needed less than three minutes of the third period to restore the advantage for the BCHL champions, letting go a harmless-looking wrist shot from the high slot that found its way through traffic and past Durante. The Cougars swarmed the Penticton net in the final five minutes, drawing a penalty and eventually tying the game when a shot from the top of the face-off circle by Roy hit a Vees stick in front and eluded Robson. Cobourg kept up the pressure, including a crossbar in the dying moments, but couldn’t find the winner. The Vees and Cougars are the first teams to go to overtime in each of their first two games at Canada’s National Junior A Championship since the Cougars de Lennoxville in 2003. Penticton is off Tuesday before facing off against the Trenton Golden Hawks in the lone game Wednesday (3:30 p.m. ET), while Cobourg will be right back to action Tuesday night against the Cobras de Terrebonne (7:30 p.m. ET).
Visiting Team: Cobourg Cougars
Home Team: Penticton Vees
COBOURG COUGARS LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G29  Durante, Stefano
G30  Menna, Matt
  Bumstead, Matt
  Minerva, Nick
  Roberts, Spencer
  MacEachern, Connor
 11  Dunn, Sam
 12  Baird, Jesse
 13  Busby, Matt
 14  McKitrick, Daniel
 17  Locke, Brenden
 18  Huber, Jamie
 19  Maguire, Josh
 21  Carroll, Matt
 24  Syrydiuk, Quinn
 26  Bricknell, Jake
 27  Roy, Brennan
 44  Casselman, Ryan
 46  Lowry, Mac
 72  Lewis, Theo
COBOURG COUGARS PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st12 2:00 Slashing 7:541 7:549:54
3rd2:00 Boarding 8:101 8:1010:10
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
PENTICTON VEES LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G20  Robson, Mathew
G35  Hildebrand, Nolan
  Leahy, Joe
  Bast, Gabe
  Rossini, Sam
  Jones, Nicholas
 10  Meek, Mitch
 12  Amonte, Ty
 14  Nash, Jared
 15  Klack, Chris
 19  Miller, James
 21  Cruikshank, Grant
 23  Sillinger, Owen
 24  Campbell, Duncan
 27  Rizzo, Massimo
 64  Bowes, Cassidy
 65  Tychonick, Jonny
 74  Ward, Taylor
 77  Mendel, Griffin
 92  Sanheim, Taylor
PENTICTON VEES PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st10 2:00 Interference 1:201 1:203:20
1st2:00 High-Sticking 17:011 17:0119:01
1st23 4:00 High-Sticking 19:152 19:153:15
3rd15 2:00 Interference 14:421 14:4216:43
1st OT20 10:00 10-Minute Misconduct 6:29  10:0010:00
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
COBOURG COUGARS Goals COBOURG COUGARS PLAYERS (plus) PENTICTON VEES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd16:57  7-24-12            
3rd16:42 PP 27-17-12            
                
PENTICTON VEES Goals PENTICTON VEES PLAYERS (plus) COBOURG COUGARS PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st:24  92            
3rd2:49  15-24-8            
1st OT6:29  92-8-10            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
COBOURG COUGARS 1 / 5
PENTICTON VEES 0 / 2
PENALTY SUMMARY
COBOURG COUGARS 4 min / 2 inf
PENTICTON VEES 20 min / 6 inf (5)
POINT SUMMARY
COBOURG COUGARS 2 G + 4 A = 6 Pts
PENTICTON VEES 3 G + 4 A = 7 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 Total
COBOURG COUGARS01102
PENTICTON VEES10113
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off
COB - Durante (66:29) (OTL)1189230/0:001st OT/6:29
PEN - Robson (66:29) (W)11512331/0:001st OT/6:29
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
 PEN - 77 Mendel  Start: 7:38 PM
 COB - 29 Durante  End: 9:50 PM
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 


This report has been checked and verified against the Official National Jr A Championship Game Report.

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