Game Report 697 Esso Cup
PLAYED AT: Gateway Ice Centre
Date: Apr 20, 2014
GAME NOTES: AYRES, MERRICK LEAD SABRES TO OPENING WIN By Wendy Graves STONEY CREEK, Ont. – In a word: dominant. Stephanie Ayers (Burlington, Ont.) and Claire Merrick (Oakville, Ont.) each scored twice and 16 players found their way onto the score sheet as the Stoney Creek Sabres overwhelmed the Moncton Rockets 8-1on Sunday night. Theresa Woodland (Hamilton, Ont.), Jessica Brown (Ancaster, Ont.), Victoria Klimek (Orangeville, Ont.) and Sarah Nelles (St. Anns, Ont.) also scored for the Sabres. Amanda Butterfield (Grimsby, Ont.) and Natasha Costello (Guelph, Ont.) added two assists a piece. Hayley Hallihan (Miramichi, N.B.) scored the lone goal for Moncton. Moncton was on its heels right from puck drop, as the faster Sabres continually swarmed the Rockets’ net. Alexa Vasko (St. Catharines, Ont.) found Merrick out front from behind the net eight minutes in. Almost five minutes later, Emily Calligan (Hannon, Ont.) put the puck on Woodland’s tape, where it was flicked into the back of the net. Ninety seconds later Brown poked the puck out of a scramble into the back of the net. Klimek buried the rebound off of Summer Belanco’s (Brantford, Ont.) point shot to cap the scoring in the first. So just how dominant were the host Sabres in the opening frame? The Rockets didn’t register its first shot on net until the game was almost 18 minutes old. Faith Steeves (Peticodiac, N.B.) stepped out of the penalty box and broke in alone on Sabres keeper Hannah Miller (Georgetown, Ont.). Despite being inactive for most of the first, Miller stoned Steeves with a right pad save. It was much of the same in the second. Only by the grace of the goal post did Stoney Creek not go up five in the opening minutes, as Klimek found only iron on a breakaway. Moncton finally got on the board four minutes in on the power play. Hallihan fought off her defender and sent a beautiful backhand top corner over Miller’s outstretched glove. The four-goal lead was restored less than two minutes later, when Ayers netted her first on a wrist shot from the slot. Nelles, a member of the Bantam Sabres playing only her second game with the Midget team, took a pass from Summer Belanco and scored her first goal with the big club to make it 6-1. “It was a rush,” said Nelles. “I’m glad Jesse (Bellamy) saw me. I give credit to Jesse and Claire (Merrick for setting things up).” Ayres and Merrick each scored their second goals of the night in the third to round out the scoring. Miller was solid when called upon, stopping 13 of 14 shots she faced. Brianne Waterman (Memramcook, N.B.) and Jordan Carrier (Moncton, N.B.) combined to stop 42 of 50 shots for Moncton. 		Visiting Team: Moncton Rockets
 Home Team: Stoney Creek Sabres
MONCTON ROCKETS LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Waterman, Brianne
G31  Carrier, Jordan
 3  Kerwin, Brianna
 6  Francis, Lucy
 7  Woodworth, Samantha
 9  Murphy, Emma Rae
 11  Letourneau, Isabelle
 12  Swinemer, Madison
 13  Porter, Morgan
 14  Hallihan, Hayley
 15  Leblanc, Dominik
 16  Bujold, Sarah
 18  Dolan, Ali
 19  Sophocleous, Lindsay
 21  Murphy, Brooke
 22  Reid, Hayley
 83  Daigle, Tinisha
 87  Johnson, Sarah
 95  Steeves, Faith
   
MONCTON ROCKETS PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st95 2:00 Tripping minor 2:561 2:5619:04
1st95 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 15:101 15:106:50
3rd22 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 2:491 2:4919:11
3rd83 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 15:571 15:576:03
3rd3 2:00 (auto) Holding minor 16:141 16:145:46
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
STONEY CREEK SABRES LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G30  Miller, Hannah
G31  D'Angelo, Serena
 4  Belanco, Summer
 5  Marmen, Rachel
 6  Jerome, Sarah
 7  Ayres, Stephanie
 8  Calligan, Emily
 9  Korzack, Megan
 10  Vespa, Kayla
 11  Nelles, Sarah
 12  Merrick, Claire
 13  Young, Mallory
 14  Bellamy, Jesse
 15  Woodland, Theresa
 16  Bruder, Alison
 17  Butterfield, Amanda
 19  Brown, Jessica
 27  Klimek, Victoria
 46  Costello, Natasha
 71  Vasko, Alexa
STONEY CREEK SABRES PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
2nd46 2:00 (auto) Body Checking minor 3:321 3:3218:28
2nd9 2:00 (auto) Body Checking minor 17:071 17:074:53
3rd71 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 5:151 5:1516:45
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
MONCTON ROCKETS Goals MONCTON ROCKETS PLAYERS (plus) STONEY CREEK SABRES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd4:21 PP 14-21            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
STONEY CREEK SABRES Goals STONEY CREEK SABRES PLAYERS (plus) MONCTON ROCKETS PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st8:02  12-71-27            
1st12:42  15-8-10            
1st14:16  19-16-17            
1st18:32  27-4-12            
2nd6:37  7-13-46            
2nd13:10  11-14-9            
3rd11:12  7-46-19            
3rd17:46 PP 12-17-6            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
MONCTON ROCKETS 1 / 3
STONEY CREEK SABRES 1 / 5
PENALTY SUMMARY
MONCTON ROCKETS 10 min / 5 inf
STONEY CREEK SABRES 6 min / 3 inf
POINT SUMMARY
MONCTON ROCKETS 1 G + 1 A = 2 Pts
STONEY CREEK SABRES 8 G + 16 A = 24 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
MONCTON ROCKETS0101
STONEY CREEK SABRES4228
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
MON - Waterman (60:00) (L)20111142/0:003rd/20:00
STC - Miller (60:00) (W)110314/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 7:00 PM
  -  End: 7:00 PM
  -  Attendance: 0 
OFFICIALS
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official Esso Cup Game Report.

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