2017 RBC Cup

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2017 RBC Cup
Game #10
Preliminary
Final
May 18, 2017 7:30 pm EDT
Cobourg Community Centre
Cobourg, ON

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
1
3
1
5
0
2
0
2

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
10
11
9
30
8
11
8
27

Statistics

PP
PIM
2 / 7
46
0 / 9
32

Game Story

COUGARS BEAT BANDITS, TAKE TOP SPOT AT RBC CUP

JASON LA ROSE

COBOURG, Ont. – Spencer Roberts and Brennan Roy had a goal and an assist apiece, sparking the Cobourg Cougars to a 5-2 win over the Brooks Bandits in the preliminary-round finale Thursday at the 2017 RBC Cup.

The victory means the Cougars finish atop the prelim standings, and will face the Penticton Vees in the first semifinal on Saturday (2:30 p.m. ET). The Bandits finished second, and will meet the Cobras de Terrebonne in the second semi (7:30 p.m. ET).

It is the fourth time in eight years the host team has topped the preliminary-round standings. Of the first three, one (2015 Portage Terriers) won the national title, one (2010 Dauphin Kings) lost the final, and one (2012 Humboldt Broncos) fell in the semifinals.

Connor MacEachern, Jesse Baird and George Miranda had the other goals for the Cougars, while Brenden Locke added three assists. Stefano Durante made 25 saves to record his third win of the week.

Dennis Cesana and Luke Bast scored for Brooks, which rested a number of regulars, including reigning RBC Cup MVP Cale Makar, captain Nick Prkusic, and No. 1 goaltender Mitch Benson.

It is the first regulation-time loss for the Bandits since Feb. 25, a span of 26 games. They had posted 21 wins and an overtime defeat in their first 22 postseason games, a remarkable run of success.

Cobourg got the scoring started on the power play just past the midway mark of the first period; Locke fed Roy, who ripped a one-timer past goaltender Alex Horawski, who was making his first appearance since a win over the Calgary Mustangs on March 1.

The floodgates opened in the second period, with the teams combining for five goals.

MacEachern was first, corralling a bouncing puck and wiring a wrist shot over the glove of Horawski just 47 seconds into the period, but Dennis Cesana got a point shot through traffic and past Cobourg goaltender Stefano Durante to make it 2-1 at 1:22.

Luke Bast, a 16-year-old defenceman playing just his fifth Junior A game, tied it for Brooks at 5:57, beating a screened Durante through a maze of bodies.

But that would be it for offence for the Bandits.

Baird, who played for Brooks at the 2016 RBC Cup, gave Cobourg the lead back for good on the power play at 16:57, taking a pass in the slot from Locke and snapping a shot past Horawski, and Miranda knocked in the 4-2 goal less than two minutes later.

A pair of last-minute penalties in the second period gave the Bandits 60 seconds of five-on-three to start the third, but not only did Brooks not score, they fell into a three-goal hole.

Just seconds after the second penalty expired, Locke jumped out of the box and onto a loose puck, racing in on Horawski. His backhand was turned away, but Bandits defenceman Parker Huebner crashed into his goaltender, leaving Roberts with an easy tap-in to finish the scoring.

Roberts finished the preliminary round with four goals and three assists, good enough for a tournament-leading seven points.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Jake Theis
Holding (2:00)
01:16
PENALTY
Penalty: Sam Dunn
Hooking (2:00)
03:32
PENALTY
Penalty: Joe O'Connor
Interference (2:00)
03:42
PENALTY
Penalty: Kord Pankewicz
Slashing (2:00)
09:48
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Brennan Roy

Assists: Brenden Locke, Ryan Casselman
10:29
PENALTY
Penalty: Jesse Baird
Slashing (2:00)
12:49
PENALTY
Penalty: Nick Minerva
Interference (2:00)
18:14
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Connor MacEachern

Assists: Jesse Baird
00:47
GOAL
Goal: Dennis Cesana

Assists: Nathan Plessis, Louis Jamernik
01:22
PENALTY
Penalty: Charlie Marchand
Hooking (2:00)
02:58
GOAL
Goal: Luke Bast

Assists: Oliver Chau, Joe O'Connor
05:57
PENALTY
Penalty: Jesse Baird
Cross-Checking (2:00)
12:26
PENALTY
Penalty: Orca Wiesblatt
High-Sticking (2:00)
15:10
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Jesse Baird

Assists: Brenden Locke, Brennan Roy
16:57
GOAL
Goal: George Miranda

Assists: Spencer Roberts, Theo Lewis
18:04
PENALTY
Penalty: Jesse Baird
Slashing (2:00)
19:00
PENALTY
Penalty: Jesse Baird
Game Misconduct - Misconduct (10:00)
19:00
PENALTY
Penalty: Matt Bumstead
Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:46
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Spencer Roberts

Assists: Brenden Locke
01:58
PENALTY
Penalty: Reade MacInnis
Hit to the Head (2:00)
03:04
PENALTY
Penalty: Reade MacInnis
10-Minute Misconduct - Misconduct (10:00)
03:04
PENALTY
Penalty: Nathan Plessis
Cross-Checking (2:00)
05:17
PENALTY
Penalty: Spencer Roberts
Roughing (2:00)
06:35
PENALTY
Penalty: Joe O'Connor
Roughing (2:00)
06:35
PENALTY
Penalty: Nick Minerva
Clipping (2:00)
08:06
PENALTY
Penalty: Nic Hamre
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
08:06
PENALTY
Penalty: Ocean Wiesblatt
Slashing (2:00)
08:18
PENALTY
Penalty: Jake Bricknell
Slashing (2:00)
11:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Brennan Roy
Roughing (2:00)
11:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Nic Hamre
Roughing (2:00)
11:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Orca Wiesblatt
10-Minute Misconduct - Misconduct (10:00)
11:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Brennan Roy
Roughing (2:00)
16:03
PENALTY
Penalty: Louis Jamernik
Roughing (2:00)
16:03
PENALTY
Penalty: Matt Busby
Hooking (2:00)
16:30

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Stefano Durante COB 60 27 25 2 0.926
Alex Horawski BRO 60 30 25 5 0.833

Game Leaders

Goals 0 - Assists 3 - Points 3
G 0 - A 3 - P 3
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1

Previous Games

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