Centennial Cup Media Recap – May 14

The Cobras de Terrebonne and Steinbach Pistons earned important victories Sunday at the Centennial Cup.

Cobras de Terrebonne 2, Timmins Rock 1

• Anthony Di Cesare (Saint-Eustache, Que.)scored twice, including the game-winning goal with under 30 seconds left.
• Loïc Gibeault (Blainville, Que.)and Steven Fournier (Mascouche, Que.) each had an assist.
• Alexandre Marchand (Trois-Rivières, Que.) made 25 saves.

Steinbach Pistons 5, Kam River Fighting Walleye 2

• Ian Amsbaugh (Bottineau, N.D.)had a goal and two assists, leading the Pistons to their first victory.
• Kirk Mullen (Moose Jaw, Sask.)chipped in with a goal and an assist.
• Dominik Wasik (Superior, Colo.)made 26 saves.

Next Games (Monday, May 15):

• Ottawa Jr. Senators vs. Yarmouth Mariners – 11:30 a.m. CT/12:30 p.m. ET
• Brooks Bandits vs. Timmins Rock – 3:30 p.m. CT/4:30 p.m. ET
• Portage Terriers vs. Battlefords North Stars – 7:30 p.m. CT/8:30 p.m. ET

TSN and RDS, the official broadcast partners of Hockey Canada, will broadcast the championship game on May 21 at 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET. All preliminary-round games, quarterfinals and semifinals can be livestreamed at HockeyCanada.ca .

Quotes:

“I have been frustrated so far, trying to adjust to the level of play here. This is a hard tournament, there isn’t much room to move out there. I had to keep telling myself to stay relaxed and have some fun. When the first one went in, it was a weight off. I felt more confident and got one to drop late; it was a big win.”

- Di Cesare on finding his offensive touch.

“I wouldn’t say we were nervous, but we certainly had some tension. Our guys knew what was on the line here tonight. This team wants to keep playing and I felt we were pretty sloppy early on, but the late power play gave us some much-needed momentum. Once we got the fourth goal, the bench felt a lot looser and that is how we need to be to have success.”

- Pistons head coach Paul Dyck (Steinbach, Man.) on his club handling the “must win” pressure.

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