Game Report 448 National Jr A Championship
PLAYED AT: Cobourg Community Centre
Date: May 18, 2017
GAME NOTES: COUGARS BEAT BANDITS, TAKE TOP SPOT AT RBC CUP JASON LA ROSE COBOURG, Ont. – Spencer Roberts and Brennan Roy had a goal and an assist apiece, sparking the Cobourg Cougars to a 5-2 win over the Brooks Bandits in the preliminary-round finale Thursday at the 2017 RBC Cup. The victory means the Cougars finish atop the prelim standings, and will face the Penticton Vees in the first semifinal on Saturday (2:30 p.m. ET). The Bandits finished second, and will meet the Cobras de Terrebonne in the second semi (7:30 p.m. ET). It is the fourth time in eight years the host team has topped the preliminary-round standings. Of the first three, one (2015 Portage Terriers) won the national title, one (2010 Dauphin Kings) lost the final, and one (2012 Humboldt Broncos) fell in the semifinals. Connor MacEachern, Jesse Baird and George Miranda had the other goals for the Cougars, while Brenden Locke added three assists. Stefano Durante made 25 saves to record his third win of the week. Dennis Cesana and Luke Bast scored for Brooks, which rested a number of regulars, including reigning RBC Cup MVP Cale Makar, captain Nick Prkusic, and No. 1 goaltender Mitch Benson. It is the first regulation-time loss for the Bandits since Feb. 25, a span of 26 games. They had posted 21 wins and an overtime defeat in their first 22 postseason games, a remarkable run of success. Cobourg got the scoring started on the power play just past the midway mark of the first period; Locke fed Roy, who ripped a one-timer past goaltender Alex Horawski, who was making his first appearance since a win over the Calgary Mustangs on March 1. The floodgates opened in the second period, with the teams combining for five goals. MacEachern was first, corralling a bouncing puck and wiring a wrist shot over the glove of Horawski just 47 seconds into the period, but Dennis Cesana got a point shot through traffic and past Cobourg goaltender Stefano Durante to make it 2-1 at 1:22. Luke Bast, a 16-year-old defenceman playing just his fifth Junior A game, tied it for Brooks at 5:57, beating a screened Durante through a maze of bodies. But that would be it for offence for the Bandits. Baird, who played for Brooks at the 2016 RBC Cup, gave Cobourg the lead back for good on the power play at 16:57, taking a pass in the slot from Locke and snapping a shot past Horawski, and Miranda knocked in the 4-2 goal less than two minutes later. A pair of last-minute penalties in the second period gave the Bandits 60 seconds of five-on-three to start the third, but not only did Brooks not score, they fell into a three-goal hole. Just seconds after the second penalty expired, Locke jumped out of the box and onto a loose puck, racing in on Horawski. His backhand was turned away, but Bandits defenceman Parker Huebner crashed into his goaltender, leaving Roberts with an easy tap-in to finish the scoring. Roberts finished the preliminary round with four goals and three assists, good enough for a tournament-leading seven points.
Visiting Team: Cobourg Cougars
Home Team: Brooks Bandits
COBOURG COUGARS LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G29  Durante, Stefano
G30  Menna, Matt
  MacInnis, Reade
  Bumstead, Matt
  Minerva, Nick
  Roberts, Spencer
  MacEachern, Connor
 11  Dunn, Sam
 12  Baird, Jesse
 13  Busby, Matt
 14  McKitrick, Daniel
 16  Miranda, George
 17  Locke, Brenden
 18  Huber, Jamie
 19  Maguire, Josh
 21  Carroll, Matt
 26  Bricknell, Jake
 27  Roy, Brennan
 44  Casselman, Ryan
 72  Lewis, Theo
COBOURG COUGARS PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st11 2:00 Hooking 3:321 3:325:32
1st12 2:00 Slashing 12:491 12:4914:49
1st2:00 Interference 18:141 18:140:14
2nd12 2:00 Cross-Checking 12:261 12:2614:26
2nd12 2:00 Slashing 19:001 19:001:00
2nd12 10:00 Game Misconduct 19:00  20:0020:00
2nd2:00 Cross-Checking 19:461 19:461:46
3rd2:00 Hit to the Head 3:041 3:045:04
3rd10:00 10-Minute Misconduct 3:04  5:0416:03
3rd2:00 Roughing 6:35  6:358:39
3rd2:00 Clipping 8:06  8:0610:24
3rd26 2:00 Slashing 11:48  11:4814:47
3rd27 2:00 Roughing 11:481 11:4813:48
3rd27 2:00 Roughing 16:03  16:0320:00
3rd13 2:00 Hooking 16:301 16:3018:30
         
         
         
         
         
BROOKS BANDITS LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Baker, Ryan
G30  Horawski, Alex
  Huebner, Parker
  Marchand, Charlie
  Cesana, Dennis
  O'Connor, Joe
  Pankewicz, Kord
  Bast, Luke
  Jamernik, Louis
 10  Vachon, Arnaud
 11  Plessis, Nathan
 12  Jean, Conner
 13  McKechney, Josh
 16  Carangelo, Tyler
 18  Hamre, Nic
 19  Theis, Jake
 20  Chau, Oliver
 21  D'Agostino, David
 24  Wiesblatt, Ocean
 25  Wiesblatt, Orca
BROOKS BANDITS PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st19 2:00 Holding 1:161 1:163:16
1st2:00 Interference 3:421 3:425:42
1st2:00 Slashing 9:481 9:4810:29
2nd2:00 Hooking 2:581 2:584:58
2nd25 2:00 High-Sticking 15:101 15:1016:57
3rd11 2:00 Cross-Checking 5:171 5:177:17
3rd2:00 Roughing 6:35  6:358:43
3rd18 2:00 Unsportsmanlike Conduct 8:06  8:0610:24
3rd24 2:00 Slashing 8:181 8:1810:18
3rd18 2:00 Roughing 11:48  11:4814:47
3rd25 10:00 10-Minute Misconduct 11:48  11:4820:00
3rd2:00 Roughing 16:03  16:0320:00
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
COBOURG COUGARS Goals COBOURG COUGARS PLAYERS (plus) BROOKS BANDITS PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st10:29 PP 27-17-44            
2nd:47  9-12            
2nd16:57 PP 12-17-27            
2nd18:04  16-7-72            
3rd1:58  7-17            
BROOKS BANDITS Goals BROOKS BANDITS PLAYERS (plus) COBOURG COUGARS PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd1:22  4-11-9            
2nd5:57  7-20-5            
                
                
                
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
COBOURG COUGARS 2 / 7
BROOKS BANDITS 0 / 9
PENALTY SUMMARY
COBOURG COUGARS 46 min / 15 inf
BROOKS BANDITS 32 min / 12 inf
POINT SUMMARY
COBOURG COUGARS 5 G + 8 A = 13 Pts
BROOKS BANDITS 2 G + 4 A = 6 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
COBOURG COUGARS1315
BROOKS BANDITS0202
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
COB - Durante (60:00) (W)89825/0:003rd/20:00
BRO - Horawski (60:00) (L)98825/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
 COB - 9 MacEachern  Start: 7:38 PM
 BRO - 4 Cesana  End: 10:00 PM
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This report has been checked and verified against the Official National Jr A Championship Game Report.

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