Northern Alberta Xtreme (3) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (6) U18 Prep
Special teams were the name of the game early as Nolan Harding (1G, 1A) and Teagen Bouchard (2G) traded power play goals inside the first six minutes of play. Max Schutz (1G, 2A) restored the Pilot Mound lead midway through the first with a power play goal and Hector Kapitonov (1G, 1A) doubled the lead with a power play marker of his own early in the second. Thayne Wasyluk (1G, 1A) scored the first even strength goal of the game midway through the second to bring NAX within one. Collin Friedrich (2G) countered for PMHA with Knox Burton adding another power play marker 1:12 later to increase the lead. Special teams continued to be a factor in the third as Friedrich scored a shorthanded, empty net goal with 4:50 remaining to secure the Pilot Mound victory. Bouchard would add a power play goal in the final minute for NAX to round out the scoring. Adam Courchesne (40/43) made 40 saves for the win.
Prairie Hockey Academy (2) vs South Alberta Hockey Academy (4) U18 Prep
Each team capitalized on the power play in the first as Seamus Dillon (2G) scored for Prairie and Kingston Chisholm countered for SAHA. Dillon would restore the Prairie lead as he beat Cash Christie (30/32) 6:01 into the second for his second of the game. Another SAHA power play goal, this time by Dylan Sherban (1G, 1A), brought the game level heading into the third period. In the final period each team would fire 10 shots on net, but SAHA would make the most of their chances, continuing to rely on their special teams. Ty Wasyluk gave SAHA their first lead of the game when he scored a shorthanded goal on Drake Mooney (31/35) 4:24 into the third and Damen Vanderberg doubled the lead with another power play marker with 4:46 remaining. SAHA would hold on the rest of the way to claim a 4-2 victory in a game in which they didn’t score 5-on-5.
Kuper Academy (5) vs Lower Canada College (4) East U17 Prep
Angelo Jr Colletti (1G, 2A) opened the scoring with his 17th 6:11 in and Alessio Servello (2G, 1A) doubled the Kuper lead 6 minutes later. Harry Miller (2G) would get LCC on the board with 4:59 left in the first but Servello was quick to respond for Kuper, doing so 34 seconds later. Jeremy Riccardi’s first of the season late in the period would bring Lower Canada College back within one heading into the second. Michael Raposo scored the lone second period goal to restore the two-goal cushion heading into the final 20. Massimo Guerrera extended the Kuper advantage 9:39 into the third with his eighth of the season. Miller would counter for LCC 15 seconds later and Alessandro Golemme’s first of the season less than three minutes later made it a one goal game with 7:41 remaining. Matteo Valluzzi (48/52) would ultimately shut the door the rest of the way as Kuper held on for the 5-4 victory. Alessandro Sforza (38/43) was in net for LCC in the loss.
Prairie Hockey Academy (6) vs RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (2) U17 Prep
Nixon Friesen (2G, 1A) opened the scoring 12:57 in to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. Affiliate player Grayson Speirs quickly tied the game 1:05 later with his first at the U17 Prep level. Luke Pratte and Ramsey Thompson would score 15 seconds apart late in the opening period to give Prairie a 3-1 lead heading into the second. Bryden Wagner scored the lone second period goal, on the power play, to extend the Prairie lead to 4-1. Conner Lamb would cut into the deficit 3:21 into the third as RHA Winnipeg looked to mount a comeback. That comeback would fall short as Prairie outshot RHA Winnipeg 15-9 in the third and got a shorthanded goal from Friesen and an even strength goal from Owen Grassick (1G, 1A) to claim a 6-2 win. Luke Ratzlaff (29/31) would make 29 saves for the win while Miller Fettes (36/42) was charged with the loss.
OHA Edmonton (6) vs Calgary International Hockey Academy (7/OT) U15
Mick Mantrop (1G, 2A) and Damon Chinski (2G) traded first period goals as the two teams entered the intermission even at 1-1. Rhett Davis (2G, 1A), Hudson Bennefield and Carter Clark (1G, 2A) all scored goals inside the opening 10 minutes of the second to put CIHA ahead 4-1. Kingston Ireland (1G, 2A) would get one back for OHA Edmonton with 5:54 remaining in the frame. Finn Sewall would open the third period scoring though Niko Vujanic (1G, 3A) replied for OHA Edmonton 1:09 later. Lucas Beaudin (1G, 3A) quickly countered for CIHA 1:10 after that as OHA Edmonton struggled to gain any traction. That would change with 9:40 remaining as defenseman Ben Miller (2G, 1A) scored his first of the game before adding his second with 1:57 left to play. Chinski would then score with 39 seconds remaining to tie the game and send the two teams to overtime. The home side would avoid the collapse as Davis scored his 12th of the season midway through the extra frame to give CIHA a 7-6 win. Mason Filichuk (29/35) and Brynley Nault (36/43) were in net for their respective teams.
Bishop’s College School (5) vs Ulysse Academie (4) East U18 Prep
Bishop’s came out strong as Dominic Schnarr, Taitt Dobbin (1G, 2A) and Brandon Fuicelli (1G, 1A) all scored as part of an opening period that saw them outshoot Ulysse 17-8. The two teams would play a more even second as Liam Dassylva and Maddox Guerin (2G, 2A) scored for Ulysse, while Maddox Sebastian countered for Bishop’s. Alex Graveline and Liam Boisclair (1G, 2A) traded power play goals early in the third as it remained a two-goal cushion for Bishop’s. A late Guerin goal would bring Ulysse within one but with just one second left on the clock it was a consolation goal in a 5-4 Bishop’s win. Emerson Tebay (32/36) and Benjamin Pilon (35/40) were in net for their respective teams.
Indigenous Sports Academy (4) vs Notre Dame Hounds (5) U17 Prep
Alexander Krylov (1G, 1A) and Ryder Fiddler traded goals as the two teams headed into the break tied 1-1. Added to the roster this week, Andrej Kridl scored his first of the season to give Notre Dame the lead 2:50 into the second. Lawson Gardipy evened the scored a few minutes later before a Reg Huebner (2G) power play marker put Notre Dame back in front going into the third. Seth Baptiste (1G, 1A) would tie the game with his eighth of the year 18 seconds into the third period. Joe Wakabayashi put Notre Dame ahead once again with the teams second power play goal of the game. Owen Sinclair (1G, 2A) evened the score with 1:59 and it looked as though the two teams would head to overtime but another Huebner power play, this time with 11 seconds remaining, gave Notre Dame the 5-4 victory. Trent Probst (33/37) and Grayson Girling (41/46) were in net for their respective teams.
Prairie Hockey Academy (5) vs RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (1) U17 Prep
After beating RHA Winnipeg 6-2 yesterday, Prairie would once again beat the home side by four goals as they finished off Thursday night with a 5-1 win. After a scoreless first period, Prairie would score four in the second including a power play marker and shorthanded tally. Owen Grassick scored the lone even strength goal of the period before Hudson Pineda and Kohen Peers (1G, 1A) added power play markers. Nixon Friesen would close out the second with the shorthanded marker, his fifth goal of the season. Markus Knaub ended the Kaidyn Thomas (29/30) shutout bid with 15:01 left in the third period, though Cormac Riley countered just 19 seconds later, beating Brady Robert (46/51) for his first of the season.
