Game Report 703 Esso Cup
PLAYED AT: Gateway Ice Centre
Date: Apr 22, 2014
GAME NOTES: STONEY CREEK WINS BATTLE OF ONTARIO By: Wendy Graves STONEY CREEK, Ont. – Nine days ago the Sudbury Lady Wolves defeated the Stoney Creek Sabres for the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association championship. On Tuesday night the Sabres exacted a little revenge. Alexa Vasko’s (St. Catharines, Ont.) shorthanded goal with 26 seconds left in the second proved to be the difference, as the host team improved to 3-0 at this year’s Esso Cup, joining the Weyburn Gold Wings atop the leaderboard. Emily Calligan (Hannon, Ont.) had the other Stoney Creek goal. Karli Shell (Lively, Ont.) scored the lone marker for Sudbury. Hannah Miller (Georgetown, Ont.) picked up her second win of the tournament. Stephanie Pascal (Val Caron, Ont.) took the loss. After Olympic champions Becky Kellar and Laura Fortino (herself a former Sabre) helped drop the ceremonial first puck, the teams took to the ice and set a blistering pace for the first 10 minutes. You couldn’t help but feel that Sudbury felt extra motivated tonight. A tweet – #redemption – sent out by defenseman Sarah Jarome (Stoney Creek, Ont.) earlier in the day hinted as much. “We knew we had to get on them and we didn’t want to lose to them ever again,” Vasko confirmed after the game. Stoney Creek would get on the board first. With the ice still wet for the start of the second period, Stoney Creek brought the fans not still in line at the concession stands to their feet. With her teammates creating traffic in front of the crease, Kayla Vespa (Stoney Creek, Ont.) threw the puck on net. Callligan pounced on the loose puck. It would take eight minutes for Sudbury to equalize. After winning the face-off back to Kennedy Lanktree (Mindemoya, Ont.), Shell drove to the net and positioned herself perfectly for the rebound on the point shot. The Lady Wolves continued to create the best scoring chances, twice being turned away by the crossbar in the second half of the period. When Sabres captain Mallory Young (Caistor Centre, Ont.) was called for tripping with 63 seconds to go in the second, it looked like Sudbury had the extra advantage it needed. Instead, it was Vasko picking up a deflected clearing attempt by the Sabres’ penalty kill, driving in alone and beating Pascal high. Stoney Creek came close to adding an insurance marker in the third, when Claire Merrick (Oakville, Ont.) beat Pascal from the slot. However, the goal was waved off and Victoria Klimek (Orangeville, Ont.) sent to the penalty box for goalie interference. With the win the host team once again sent its fans home happy. And the crowd’s vocal support hasn’t gone unnoticed by the players. “We can see and hear them cheering,” said Vasko, “and it’s just awesome to have that behind us to carry us through this journey.” 		Visiting Team: Sudbury Lady Wolves
 Home Team: Stoney Creek Sabres
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Pascal, Stephanie
G30  Lefrancois, Danika
 2  Shell, Karli
 3  McGaughey, Taylor
 5  Ricci, Jamie
 6  Legault, Stephanie
 7  Vescio, Lily
 8  McGaughey, Meagan
 9  Lanktree, Kennedy
 11  Gough, Jenna
 14  Pitawanakwat, Victoria
 16  Walker, Sydney
 17  Patterson, Marley
 18  Small, Shelby
 21  Burt, Megan
 23  Kingsley, Melisa
 24  Debassige, Deidre
 55  Murphy, Tayler
 91  Lapensee, Kailey
   
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st9 2:00 Tripping minor 17:051 17:054:55
2nd5 2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 5:591 5:5916:01
3rd6 2:00 Slashing minor 9:481 9:4812:12
3rd8 2:00 (auto) Checking to Head/Neck double minor 17:361 17:366:24
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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
1st4 2:00 Tripping minor 15:021 15:026:58
2nd15 2:00 Tripping minor 10:221 10:2211:38
2nd13 2:00 Tripping minor 18:571 18:573:03
3rd27 10:00 (auto) Goaltender Interference game misconduct 11:531 11:5318:07
3rd46 2:00 (auto) Kneeing minor 14:341 14:347:26
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES Goals SUDBURY LADY WOLVES PLAYERS (plus) STONEY CREEK SABRES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd8:41  2-9            
                
STONEY CREEK SABRES Goals STONEY CREEK SABRES PLAYERS (plus) SUDBURY LADY WOLVES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd:30  8-15-10            
2nd19:34 SH 71            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES 0 / 5
STONEY CREEK SABRES 0 / 4
PENALTY SUMMARY
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES 8 min / 4 inf
STONEY CREEK SABRES 18 min / 5 inf
POINT SUMMARY
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES 1 G + 1 A = 2 Pts
STONEY CREEK SABRES 2 G + 2 A = 4 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
SUDBURY LADY WOLVES0101
STONEY CREEK SABRES0202
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
SUD - Pascal (60:00) (L)751022/0:003rd/20:00
STC - Miller (60:00) (W)69924/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 7:00 PM
  -  End: 7:00 PM
  -  Attendance: 0 
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official Esso Cup Game Report.

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