2017 RBC Cup

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2017 RBC Cup
Game #7
Preliminary
Final
May 16, 2017 7:30 pm EDT
Cobourg Community Centre
Cobourg, ON

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
2
1
3
6

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
6
14
5
25
13
6
16
35

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 8
58
0 / 7
24

Game Story

COUGARS ROLL PAST COBRAS, CLINCH SEMIFINAL SPOT AT RBC CUP

JASON LA ROSE

COBOURG, Ont. – Spencer Roberts scored twice and added two assists to lead the offence, and help the Cobourg Cougars to a 6-1 win over the Cobras de Terrebonne in the nightcap Tuesday at the 2017 RBC Cup.

With the three points, the Cougars are assured a place in the semifinals on Saturday, and they’ll face the unbeaten Brooks Bandits for first place in the preliminary-round finale on Thursday night (7:30 p.m. ET).

Theo Lewis added a pair of goals for Cobourg, while Josh Maguire and Jesse Baird had one each.

Knowing a win would lock up a final-four spot the Cougars had a dream start, taking a 2-0 lead by the time the clock hit the two-minute mark.

Roberts was first just 22 seconds in, jamming a puck by Terrebonne goaltender Jérémy Bélisle, and captain Maguire doubled the advantage 1:38 later, going post and in past Bélisle from the low slot.

The Cougars controlled the play for much of the opening period, holding the high-powered Cobras offence to just six shots in the first 20 minutes.

The East Region champions flipped the script in the second, outshooting Cobourg 14-6, but couldn’t find a way past Cougars netminder Stefano Durante, who finished with 24 saves in the win.

Roberts extended the lead against the flow of play, knocking a backhand past Bélisle with just under four minutes to go in the middle frame and sending the hosts to the dressing room with a 3-0 lead.

The Cougars failed to capitalize on an extended five-on-three power play to start the third period, but continued to hold the Terrebonne offence at bay, allowing just five shots in the final stanza.

Lewis, who is finishing up his fifth and final season with the Cougars, swatted in a loose puck with 5:59 left to add a little bit more insurance, before Éric Léger went end to end to beat Durante, get the Cobras on the board and ruin the shutout bid at 15:43.

Baird got some help from a Terrebonne defenceman to get his point shot across the goal-line at 18:34, and Lewis stuffed in a wraparound 20 seconds after that to finish the scoring in a penalty-filled third period.

The Cobras, who were held to less than two goals in a game for just the third time all season, and the first time since Dec. 4, will finish their preliminary-round schedule Thursday against the Penticton Vees (3:30 p.m. ET).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Spencer Roberts

Assists: Quinn Syrydiuk
00:22
GOAL
Goal: Josh Maguire

Assists: Nick Minerva, Matt Bumstead
02:00
PENALTY
Penalty: Brenden Locke
Boarding (2:00)
04:09
PENALTY
Penalty: Matt Busby
Holding (2:00)
08:22
PENALTY
Penalty: Éric Leger
Interference (2:00)
09:17
PENALTY
Penalty: Mickaël Lafrance-Clairsaint
Checking from Behind (2:00)
11:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Mickaël Lafrance-Clairsaint
Game Misconduct - Misconduct (10:00)
11:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Jamie Huber
Slashing (2:00)
16:02
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Matt Carroll
High-Sticking (2:00)
02:22
PENALTY
Penalty: Chad Pietroniro
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
03:38
PENALTY
Penalty: Quinn Syrydiuk
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
03:38
PENALTY
Penalty: Jake Bricknell
Roughing (2:00)
10:27
PENALTY
Penalty: Brennan Roy
Cross-Checking (2:00)
13:42
GOAL
Goal: Spencer Roberts

Assists: Connor MacEachern, Jesse Baird
16:11
PENALTY
Penalty: Kevin Laliberté
Slashing (2:00)
19:19
PENALTY
Penalty: Loïk Léveillé
Checking from Behind - Major (5:00)
19:58
PENALTY
Penalty: Loïk Léveillé
Game Misconduct - Misconduct (10:00)
19:58
3rd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Christopher Izzo
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
03:05
PENALTY
Penalty: Jesse Baird
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
03:05
PENALTY
Penalty: Domenico Argento
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
07:40
PENALTY
Penalty: Daniel McKitrick
Cross-Checking (2:00)
10:21
PENALTY
Penalty: Chad Pietroniro
Kneeing (2:00)
11:34
PENALTY
Penalty: Pierre-Anthony Martineau
Slashing (2:00)
13:39
PENALTY
Penalty: Jesse Baird
Slashing (2:00)
13:39
GOAL
Goal: Theo Lewis

Assists: Spencer Roberts, Sam Dunn
14:01
PENALTY
Penalty: Sam Dunn
Interference (2:00)
15:04
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Éric Leger

Assists: Jérémy Bélisle
15:43
PENALTY
Penalty: Benjamin Bohémier
Roughing (2:00)
17:07
PENALTY
Penalty: Josh Maguire
Roughing (2:00)
17:07
GOAL
Goal: Jesse Baird

18:34
GOAL
Goal: Theo Lewis

Assists: Spencer Roberts, Quinn Syrydiuk
18:54
PENALTY
Penalty: Éric Leger
Charging - Major (5:00)
19:40
PENALTY
Penalty: Éric Leger
Game Misconduct - Misconduct (10:00)
19:40

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Jérémy Bélisle TER 60 35 29 6 0.829
Stefano Durante COB 60 25 24 1 0.960

Game Leaders

Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 2 - Assists 2 - Points 4
G 2 - A 2 - P 4
Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2

Previous Games

0 - 4 L @ Brooks BanditsBRO
May 20, 2017
3 - 2 W vs. Brooks BanditsBRO
May 21, 2017
3 - 1 W vs. Penticton VeesPEN
May 18, 2017
3 - 1 W vs. Penticton VeesPEN
May 20, 2017
1 - 6 L @ Cobourg CougarsCOB
May 16, 2017
5 - 2 W @ Brooks BanditsBRO
May 18, 2017
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