2015 National Women's Under-18 Championship

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2015 National Women's Under-18 Championship
Game #3
Final
November 4, 2015 4:30 pm EST
Canada Summit Centre
Huntsville, ON

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
4

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
11
4
11
26
9
10
9
28

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 6
6
0 / 3
12

Game Story

ONTARO BLUE TAKES OPENER OVER ATLANTIC

WENDY GRAVES

HUNTSVILLE, Ont. – It was a total team effort by Ontario Blue in its opening game of the 2015 National Women’s Under-18 Championship.

Goals from Emma Buckles (Toronto, Ont./Toronto, PWHL), Shelby Wood (Cambridge, Ont./Cambridge, PWHL), Victoria Klimek (Orangeville, Ont./Stoney Creek, PWHL) and Alexa Vasko (St. Catharines, Ont./Stoney Creek, PWHL) – and steady goaltending from Nicole Cece (Oakville, Ont./Oakville, PWHL) – paced the team past Atlantic 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon.

Cece stopped 25 of 26 shots and was named her team’s Player of the Game.

Brooke Murphy (Balla Philip, N.B./Moncton, NBMAAA) scored for Atlantic. Lindsay Donovan (Miramichi, N.B./Rothesay Netherwood School, CAHS) added an assist.

Ava Boutilier (Charlottetown, P.E.I./Charlottetown, PEIMAAA) made 24 saves in the defeat.

Ontario Blue got on the board early. Only five minutes in, Rose Falzone (Nobleton, Ont./Mississauga, PWHL) brought the puck up along the boards deep into the offensive zone, before passing back to Buckles, whose rocket from the point cleanly beat Boutilier high short side.

Ontario Blue continued on the offensive, keeping the Atlantic goalie both busy and company, applying plenty of pressure down low.

The team doubled its lead late in the opening period. Some strong forechecking below the goal line led to open passing around the offensive zone. Wood’s shot from just outside the top of the face-off circle found its way through traffic and in.

The lead grew to three early in the second. After several Ontario Blue teammates jammed away at the side of the net, the puck came free across the crease, where Klimek had an open net.

Meaghan Hector’s (Georgetown, Ont./Oakville, PWHL) point shot early in the third was blocked by Boutilier, but the ensuing rebound proved too inviting to the relentless Ontario Blue forwards down low, with Vasko eventually sliding in the loose puck.

Atlantic finally broke up Cece’s shutout midway through the third on the power play. Murphy received the puck in the face-off circle and shot top corner glove side.

Atlantic is back on the ice early Thursday, taking on British Columbia in the day’s first match-up (10:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT). Ontario Blue closes out Day 2 when it takes on Alberta (7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Laura Horwood
(auto) Hooking minor (2:00)
02:04
GOAL
Goal: Emma Buckles

Assists: Rose Falzone
05:00
PENALTY
Penalty: Rose Falzone
(auto) Body Checking minor (2:00)
12:40
GOAL
Goal: Shelby Wood

Assists: Meaghan Hector
16:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Emily Reid
(auto) Body Checking minor (2:00)
17:00
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Brooke Murphy
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
00:38
GOAL
Goal: Victoria Klimek

04:03
PENALTY
Penalty: Cynthia Cavanagh
(auto) Hooking minor (2:00)
09:53
PENALTY
Penalty: Jane Stevens
(auto) Hooking minor (2:00)
10:23
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Alexa Vasko

04:04
PENALTY
Penalty: Avery Mitchell
(auto) Head Contact double minor (2:00)
06:12
PENALTY
Penalty: Victoria Klimek
(auto) Hooking minor (2:00)
09:39
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Brooke Murphy

Assists: Lindsey Donovan
09:54
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Ava Boutilier

09:54
PENALTY
Penalty: Courtney Maud
(auto) Head Contact double minor (2:00)
18:44

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Ava Boutilier ATL 59 28 24 4 0.857
Nicole Cece ON-B 60 26 25 1 0.962

Game Leaders

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

Previous Games

3 - 1 W @ QuébecQC
Nov 7, 2015
4 - 3 W vs. British ColumbiaBC
Nov 8, 2015
0 - 1 L vs. AlbertaAB
Nov 6, 2015
1 - 3 L vs. ManitobaMB
Nov 7, 2015
2 - 1 W vs. British ColumbiaBC
Nov 5, 2015
2 - 3 L vs. British ColumbiaBC
Nov 6, 2015
Videos
Photos
TELUS: REG 6 – STR 3 (Bronze Medal)
Miller and Woods had three points apiece to lead the Pat Canadians over the Bisons for bronze.
TELUS: TOR - CHA (Gold Medal)
Bonsteel scored twice and Ewing made 35 saves, leading the Young Nationals to their first TELUS Cup title.
TELUS: TOR 3 – REG 1 (Semifinal)
Regan got the winner seven minutes into the third period to send the Young Nationals to the final.
TELUS: CHA 7 – STR 1 (Semifinal)
The Grenadiers scored the game’s final seven goals to beat the Bisons and return to the gold medal game.
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