2011 OHL Cup - Quarter Final Recap

Press Release

The Quarter-Finals wrapped up at the 2011 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament on Saturday afternoon at the Hershey Centre setting up two Semi-Final games with full GTHL representation.

Semi-Final Schedule:
5:00 pm - Don Mills Flyers vs. Toronto Jr. Canadiens
7:00 pm - Markham Majors vs. Toronto Marlboros

Day 5 Results:
Quarter-Final 4: Toronto Marlboros 2 vs. Waterloo Wolves 1
Bryson Cianfrone scored both Marlies goals and Alexander Fotinos shut the door to earn Player of the Game as the GTHL Champions earned a hard fought 2-1 win over the Waterloo Wolves.  Cianfrone completed a pretty tic-tac-toe play in front of the Wolves goal on the power play at 14:34 of the first period which held as the game-winner, with assists from Jared Gilbert and Nicolas Ritchie who had two points in the contest.  Cianfrone's fourth goal of the tournament made the score 2-0 at 4:02 of the second period, with the Wolves' Ray McFalls scoring their lone goal at 7:09 of the second.  The Wolves kept it close and had their chances in the third period forcing Fotinos to make some nice saves during their only third period power play.  Jimmy Soper had a great chance with under two minutes to play, and the Wolves lost a couple of key offensive zone faceoffs in the final minute helping the Marlies hang on.  "The guys came out strong and they bailed me out when I needed them and I bailed them out when they needed me," Fotinos said following his third win of the tournament.  "This group has been together for more than four years so it is nice to keep this going."  Held scoreless today, Brent Pedersen led the Wolves in tournament scoring with four goals in five games.

Marlboros Player of the Game - Alexander Fotinos (Goaltender)
Wolves Player of the Game - Danny Hanlon (Forward)
Game Summary

Quarter-Final 3: Markham Majors 3 vs. Ottawa Valley Titans 0
Jordan DeKort was outstanding between the pipes as Player of the Game for the Majors earning his second shutout of the tournament backstopping the Majors to a big 3-0 win and a berth in the 2011 OHL Cup Semi-Finals where they will face the Toronto Marlboros.  "They swept us in our league playoffs but this time we are more ready for them," said DeKort, who gave the Majors the best chance to win fending off several good Titans scoring opportunities.  "We had a lot of injuries and this tournament we have played so well, we have a lot to prove here and just need to keep working hard."  Mac Lemmon provided all the offense the Majors needed scoring the game-winner on the power play at 11:32 of the first period.  DeKort came up big early in the second period stopping Karson McCartney on a penalty shot attempt at 3:20.  Michael Morgan would score his first of two goals shortly after to ice the game for the Majors.  Held scoreless today, Titans Player of the Game Sean Cooney led the club in tournament scoring with three goals and five assists for eight points in five games, helping the Titans achieve a 2-1-1 round-robin record.

Majors Player of the Game -Jordan DeKort (Shutout)
Titans Player of the Game - Stephen Cooney (Forward)
Game Summary

Quarter-Final 2: Don Mills Flyers 7 vs. Mississauga Senators 0
Aidan Wallace scored a natural hat-trick to start the game netting the first of three just nine seconds into the game as the Don Mills Flyers cruised to a 7-0 win over the Mississauga Senators.  "We came right at them and it paid off," Wallace said following a game where he scored what he believes could be the fastest hat-trick of his minor hockey career.  "We have lots of good guys on this team that made great passes all day.  We have been practicing a lot of these plays that worked well for us today, it feels good to perform this way in a game like this."  BJ Salerno also scored a pair of goals for the Flyers while Max Domi scored a goal and an assist.  Alex Friedman, Adam Abu-Ali, and Howard Shim all contributed two assists.  Charlie Graham made all the necessary saves to win his second game of the tournament which were both shutout victories.  Troy Crema led the Senators in scoring with two goals and three assists for five points in as many games helping the club to a 3-1-0 round-robin record before today.

Flyers Player of the Game - Aidan Wallace (3G)
Senators Player of the Game - Christian Zanetti (Defenceman)
Game Summary

Quarter Final 1: Toronto Jr. Canadiens 4 vs. Ottawa Jr. 67's 3
Luke Carter scored the game-winner at 9:42 of the third period to break a 3-3 tie leading the Toronto Jr. Canadiens to a 4-3 win and a berth in the 2011 OHL Cup Semi-Finals.  The Canadiens led 2-0 with goals from Leonard Dziemianko in the first period and Player of the Game Brandon Robinson in the second.  Jacob Jammes led the 67's comeback with the first of three goals at 4:59 of the power play to make it 2-1.  Matt McCartney stretched the Canadiens lead to 3-1 with an early third period goal before Jammes knotted the score with his tournament-best seventh and then eighth goals less than two minutes apart.  Spencer Martin shut the door including some big saves in the dying seconds with the 67's applying pressure with the extra attacker.  The Canadiens will face the Don Mills Flyers in the Saturday night Semi-Final, a team they beat 8-6 in the GTHL semi-final series with all seven games separated by no more than one goal.  "We battled hard all game but let them back in during the third," Robinson said after the Canadiens win, their second over the 67's this season after beating them in a must-win scenario at the Silver Stick.  "I had a slow start to the tournament things are going well for me and the team.  We have played the Flyers close all season, it should be a good game."

Canadiens Player of the Game -Brandon Robinson (1G, 1A)
67's Player of the Game - Jacob Jammes (3G)
Game Summary

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)