Round-robin action continued on Day 2 with all 20 teams competing with a full slate of 16 games. All of the results are below:
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Game 26: 9:15 pm Barrie Colts 1 vs. Toronto Jr. Canadiens 6
The Toronto Jr. Canadiens came flying out the gates and kept the Colts on their heels the entire game. The Canadiens scored six unanswered beginning with Tyler Rutledge scoring in the first three minutes and followed closely by a shorthanded goal by Nicholas Foglia as part of his three-point night. Leading 3-0 heading into the second period, Justin Thomas kept the momentum on the side of the Canadiens when he scored their second shorthanded goal of the game. Mark O'Donnell scored for the Colts late in the third on the power play to break the shutout bid put forward by Michael Nishi.
Toronto Jr. Canadiens Player of the Game - David Friedmann (1 Goal and 1 Assist)
Barrie Colts Player of the Game - Brandon Gaudette
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Game 25: 8:45 pm Brantford 99'ers 3 vs. London Jr. Knights 1
The Brantford 99'ers improved to 2-1 and spoiled any hopes of playoff contention for the Knights who drop to 0-1-1-1 with the loss. The Knights got themselves into penalty trouble in the second period leading to two Brantford power play goals scored by Remy Giftopolous and Ryan Horvat. Brennon Pearce got his second goal of the tournament which put the game out of reach. Wyatt Coghill scored from Dylan Demelo on the powerplay for the Knights late in the third period.
Brantford 99'ers Player of the Game - Zack Easveld (Goaltender)
London Jr. Knights Player of the Game - Wyatt Coghill (1 Goal)
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Game 24: 7:30 pm Mississauga Reps 0 vs. Mississauga Senators 1
It was a goaltender's dual in this tilt between two GTHL rivals with the Senators prevailing and improving to 2-1 over the Reps who drop to 1-2 in the standings. The lone goal came from Mathew Campagna early in the third period. The Reps had time and plenty of chances to tie things up and sustained pressure in the Sens end with the goalie pulled but couldn't beat winning goaltender Franky Palazzese who had the shutout.
Mississauga Senators Player of the Game - Franky Palazzese (Goaltender)
Mississauga Reps Player of the Game - Santo Provenzano (Goaltender)
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Game 23: 7:00 pm Elgin Middlesex Chiefs 4 vs. Ottawa Senators 0
Taylor Speed shut the door in net and the offence did the rest, leading the Chiefs to a 3-0 at the top of the tournament standings. Bryan McCauley scored the first goal and quickly assisted on Johnathan Sims' goal thirty seconds later in the first period. "It was great to pull off the win, it brings us lots of confidence and puts in great shape tomorrow where we don't necessarily need to win (to advance to the playoffs)" said McCauley. "But it's always fun to win, it's what we came here to do" added McCauley. Mitch Berzins and Boone Jenner each scored in the third.
Elgin Middlesex Chiefs Player of the Game - Bryan McCauley (1 Goal and 1 Assist)
Ottawa Senators Player of the Game - Anthony McVeigh
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Game 22: 5:45 pm Vaughan Kings 0 vs. Toronto Nationals 2
Two familar GTHL teams battled hard in a game mainly controlled by the Young Nationals who had the bulk of scoring opportunities despite playing shorthanded several times in the third period. Down by one, the Kings had a man advantage in the final minutes of the game. They pulled the goalie but could not keep the puck out of reach of the Nats' defenders when Blake Stephenson scored into the empty cage on a long clearing attempt that found the centre of the goal. Chris Kelly's second period goal stood as the game-winner, assisted by Stephenson. Konnor Hughes was perfect in goal earning the shutout.
Toronto Nationals Player of the Game - Chris Kelly (1 Goal)
Vaughan Kings Player of the Game - Francesco Corrado
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Game 21: 5:15 pm St. Catharines Falcons 1 vs. Eastern Ontario Wild 2
A tight game start to finish, both teams were looking for their first win but neither capitalized on any early chances. The Wild struck first but not until the second period when Yanik Laliberty beat Brett Sinclair. Things seemed to be favouring the Wild until Aaron Taylor shifted the momentum in the Falcon's direction. His goal sparked some energy in his team, at least until the final minute when it was Eric Garrioch for the Wild that scored a huge goal in a scramble outisde the crease to sink the Falcons.
Eastern Ontario Wild Player of the Game - Eric Garrioch (1 Goal and 1 Assist)
St. Catharines Falcons Player of the Game - Dougie Hamilton
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Game 20: 4:00 pm Toronto Marlboros 7 vs. Rochester 0
The Marlies spread out the scoring over all three periods delivering Rochester their first loss of the tournament. Andrew Santino had a three-point game including a pretty breakaway goal late in the first period just seconds after Ryan Strome opened the scoring with the first of his two goals in the game. Lucas Lessio had the hat-trick with the first two goals coming on the same second period shift, both set up by Santino. Brett Ritchie also found the back of the net for his third goal of the tournament. Malcolm Subban held the shutout for the Marlies.
Toronto Marlboros Player of the Game - Lucas Lessio (3 Goals and 1 Assist)
Rochester Player of the Game - Kevin Bremner
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Game 19: 3:30 pm TPH Thunder 4 vs. Thunder Bay Kings 0
TPH put together a strong third period to notch their first win of the tournament. What started off as a tight game defensively turned into an offensive outburst by TPH. Three goals came within four minutes during the final stanza including one by Dylan Shamburger who gathered a rebound off the shot of teammate John Gaudreau. Thunder Bay had their best chance of the game when Taylor Santorelli had a partial breakaway and lifted a backhand shot just over the net. John Doherty and Charlie Henstrom each added goals in the third period and Matt Mahalak posted the shutout for TPH.
TPH Thunder Player of the Game - John Gaudreau (2 Assists)
Thunder Bay Kings Player of the Game - Jordan Davidson
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Game 18: 2:15 pm Barrie Colts 0 vs. Brantford 99'ers 4
The Colts could not find the solid and consistent team play they have been relying on the last few months as they fell to the 99ers who grabbed their first win of the tournament. Brennon Pearce opened the scoring late in the first period before Mike Rebry would count two more, both on the power play. His first was set up by Dillan Walker while his second goal early in the third period was unassisted. Branton Graffi rounded out the scoring for Brantford. Zack Easveld had the shutout.
Brantford 99'ers Player of the Game - Mike Rebry (2 Goals)
Barrie Colts Player of the Game - Mark O'Donnell
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Game 17: 1:45 pm London Jr. Knights 1 vs. York Simcoe Express 2 OT
The Express got a scare from the Knights who led the game heading into the third on a Carter Sandlak goal in the last minute of the second period. The damage could have been worse if not for a key breakaway save by Express goalie Matthew Wintjes in the second. Not to be outdone, Jacob Riley withstood the offensive pressure before Jeffery DiNallo beat him midway through the second. In the extra frame it was Ryan Murphy's time to shine as the overtime hero, squeeking a wrist shot through the legs of Riley. "I really love OT and playing four-on-four hockey when I get the chance to rush" said Murphy. "We stuck with our game plan and got the win."
York Simcoe Express Player of the Game - Ryan Murphy (1 Goal and 1 Assist)
London Jr. Knights Player of the Game - Michael Whaley
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Game 16: 12:30 pm Burlington Eagles 0 vs. Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs 3
The Chiefs grabbed the lead in the Division 2 standings improving to 2-0 with their win over the Eagles who now fall to 0-2 early on. The Chiefs found all of their scoring in the second period starting with forward Ryan Field with a shorthanded goal followed quickly by an unassisted tally from Boone Jenner, his second of the tournament. Luke Heitkamp capped off a two-point game when he scored midway through the second period. Michael Roefs earned the shutout between the pipes while on the other side Alex Murray was kept busy in goal for the Eagles and made some big saves.
Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs Player of the Game - Luke Heitkamp (1 Goal and 1 Assist)
Burlington Eagles Player of the Game - Andrew Bontempo
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Game 15: 12:00 pm Mississauga Senators 1 vs. Quinte Red Devils 4
Last night's player of the game for Quinte, Nick Cousins, got the Red Devils on the board early in the first two minutes. The Senators came back with Adam Nanji's second goal of the tournament late in the first period. That would be all the Sens offence would get as they fall to 1-1 in the tournament. As for the Red Devils, they improved to 2-0 on the strength of a natural hat-trick in the third period from Steven Broek to put the game out of reach. "It was a hard battled game and we capitalized on our chances" said Broek. His Head Coach Mike McKeown echoed those thoughts and added; "we had a bad start and were outshot and outplayed but we stuck with our original game plan in the third period, and the guys helped out our goalie who played well."
Quinte Red Devils Player of the Game - Steven Broek (3 Goals)
Mississauga Senators Player of the Game - Adam Nanji (1 Goal)
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Game 14: 10:45 am GNML Wolves 3 vs. St. Catharines Falcons 2
The Wolves, coming off an exciting game the night before, pulled out a close win over the Falcons who drop to 0-2 early in the tournament. The Wolves, however, battled from behind yet again when Falcons forward Charlie Izaguirre got his team on the scoreboard early. The Wolves came together after the first period scoring three unanswered including two in the second frame sparked by Darcy Haines who sniped one in the first minute of the second. The Falcons capitalized on a last minute power play to come within one.
GNML Wolves Player of the Game - Andre Comtois (1 Goal)
St. Catharines Falcons Player of the Game - Charlie Izaguirre (1 Goal and 1 Assist)
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Game 13: 10:15 am Ottawa Senators 2 vs. Vaughan Kings 1
The game was scoreless until midway through the second period when the line of Patrick Imbesi, Kyle Rankin, and Brent Norris connected for a pair of goals to spark the Senators offence. The second goal came on a two-man advantage when Norris found the back of the net. Each player on that line had a two-point game. The Kings battled hard in the third period to erase the two-goal defecit but only managed a late shorthanded goal by Domenic Gullo which would be as close as they could get as all last minute efforts were turned aside by Sens goalie Jake Daly.
Ottawa Senators Player of the Game - Brent Norris (1 Goal and 1 Assist)
Vaughan Kings Player of the Game - Domenic Gullo (1 Goal)
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Game 12: 9:00 am TPH Thunder 1 vs. Mississauga Reps 3
The Reps found the scoring touch they were missing on Day 1 when Mike Macdonald found the back of the net one minute into the opening frame. The Thunder settled down and kept the game competitive coming within one when they got their first goal of the tournament on a shot by Jordan Cosby late in the second period. They battled right up until the buzzer pressing late with the goalie pulled until Ben Thomson sniped his second goal of the game for the Reps into the empty cage.
Mississauga Reps Player of the Game - Ben Thomson (2 Goals)
TPH Thunder Player of the Game - Jay Williams (Goaltender)
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Game 11: 8:30 am Rochester 2 vs. Eastern Ontario Wild 1 OT
Two teams with fresh legs kicked off Day 2 Action in a tight battle that went the distance until Derrick Eccles buried the overtime winner on a wrist shot past Wild goaltender Sebastian Gratton who went save-for-save all game with Rochester netminder Mike Rotolo. Rotolo came up big with a breakaway save in the second period to keep the game close. It was J.T Stenglien who opened the scoring for Rochester in the first period with the Wild's tying goal coming from the stick of Yanik Laliberty.
Rochester Player of the Game - Derrick Eccles (1 Goal)
Eastern Ontario Wild Player of the Game - Yanik Laliberty (1 Goal)
(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)
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