Ontario Hockey Academy Mavericks (3/SO) vs Fort Erie International Academy (2) East U18 Prep
Fort Erie was looking to extend their win streak to 4 games against the last team that beat them. As OHA Mavericks were heading in this game with full confidence having beat FEIA less than a month ago. That lead to an even first period where no goals were scored. Then special teams became a big factor in this game when Lukas Janek (1G) scored down a man to open the scoring, answered by Christophe Gagne (1G) to finish the second period all tied again. Fort Erie doubled down and scored again to take the lead thanks to George Tagirov (1G) on the man advantage. But OHA Mavericks got that goal back also on the power play by Nicholas Piette (1G) who finds the back of the net for the first time this season. Then came OT where FEIA dominated but OHA Mavericks found a way to get to the shootouts. Janek, the scorer for OHA Mavericks scores the one and only goal in the shootout to give his team the win. Both goalies, in this game, shined with identical performances of 38 saves on 40 shots but that one save by Adam Voracek (38/40) in the shootout is the difference in this one.
Shawnigan Lake School (3) vs Delta Hockey Academy Black (5) Female U18 Prep
Both teams looking to bounce back from losses in their last game but only Delta Black was able to so. In this tight game Delta Black’s power play was the difference as they were able to score twice on five occasions and Shawnigan wasn’t able to score on any of their five power plays. Five different skaters score, and Saysha Brace (29/32) stops 29 shots to earn a big team win to get them back to an even record on the year (4-4-0-0).
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (6) vs North Shore Warriors (3) U18 Prep
RHA Kelowna (9-0-0-0) came into North Vancouver looking to stay perfect on the season and they did. In this shot fest of 99 shots combined the winning goalie, Asher Netherton (46/49), put up a 0.939 save percentage. These two teams also combined for 60 penalty minutes. This game got away quick from North Shore as they gave up the first four goals of the game. It wasn’t the top guys who showed off today for RHA Kelowna as Porter Rossi (1G, 1A) and Jack Brown (1G, 1A) helped their team stay in first place in the division. Not the same can be said about North Shore as their top guy Jack Poole (1G, 1A) scores again in the losing effort.
Northern Alberta Xtreme (7) vs Edge School (6) U15 Prep
This duel between two very good teams in the U15 Prep division did not disappoint. Right off the bat both teams combined for seven goals in the opening frame. Highlighted by Danel Ramazanov (1G, 2A) as he recorded all his points in the first 20 to erase the two-goal lead that Edge had after only 8 minutes. After a quiet second period where only one goal was scored, both teams headed to the final frame tied 4-4. Where Gavin Van Brabant (1G, 1A) decided to take over helping his team go ahead 7-4. However, Edge hadn’t given up yet, especially Luke Bodtker (2G) who scored back-to-back goals to bring his team within one, but the comeback would stop there as they were never able to tie the game even with a 4-point effort by their top point getter of the year Brody Antignani (1G, 3A).
Notre Dame Hounds (3) vs Prairie Hockey Academy (0) U17
Prairie Hockey Academy hosting Notre Dame for their third matchup of the year and second in three days. PHA has won both previous matchup and wanted to keep that trend going, but Hudson Pooler (46/46) and his shutout had other plans. PHA had seven power play chances, but Pooler and the defence stood tall while Gento Ishiyama (2G) gets credited with the game winning goal in a two-goal effort from him. He’s the only one that was able to get a puck past Kayden Gregoire (29/31) who stops 29 shots and posts a 0.935 save percentage, as the last goal was scored in an empty net.
Calgary International Hockey Academy (1) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (7) U15
CIHA on a role with 6 straight wins while having outscored their last two opponents 17-2 but they get stood up by the locals. NAX score seven goals to overpower their Alberta neighbours. Nothing could stop Myer Hipkins (1G, 2A) who scored the first goal of the game and added two other assists throughout the next 2 periods. Jesse Zhu (2A), Cale Royer (1G, 1A) and Corbin Blatz (1G, 1A) also had multi-point games which were backed up by Jace Hilliard (29/30) who stopped all but one shot in this convincing win against a tuff opponent in CIHA.
RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (1) vs Edge School (3) U17
RINK Winnipeg had a hard task today as they were going on the road to Kyle Stuart Memorial Arena to play Edge who were undefeated at home this season. Edge continued to shine on home ice as the hold RINK Winnipeg to one goal, and only 19 shots. But Jake Thorsteinson (1G) was able to score his first of the season and DJ Mecas (44/47) stood tall to save 44 shots in this difficult away matchup for their team.
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (2) vs Yale Hockey Academy (5) U15
Nothing better for Yale to bounce back from a loss to the first-place team than an opponent that they already beat twice and they did it again. RINK Kelowna was not ready for the first 20 minutes as the hungry for victory Yale Hockey Academy come out swinging in the first with three unanswered goals by Sebastien Sibley (1G), Daniel Valchev (2G) and RJ Livingston (1G). Still RHA Kelowna didn’t give up, they come back in the middle 20 with two goals of their own by Blake Andrews (1G) and Harland Grimsell (1G). Despite that effort, Yale, who shot 56 times on Quinn Hooper (52/56) was able to beat RHA Kelowna for a third consecutive time this season.
BWC Academy (5/OT) vs Yale Hockey Academy (4) U18 Prep
BWC Academy’s efforts at extending their eight-game winning streak needed to get through the Yale Hockey Academy squad, looking to snap back-to-back losses of their own. Through two periods of play, one player on each team had broken through to hit the scoreboard. Dominic Seminoff (2G, 2A) opened the scoring for BWC before Jonathan Bitonti (2G) struck back to tie the game for Yale just short of the break. Come the second, Bitonti scored again for Yale on the powerplay, but less than two and a half minutes later, Seminoff had scored again to square the game at two. If the twists and turns the game took in the first forty minutes were intense, the third period would only get more so. BWC scored a quick pair early in the third period to take what looked like a well-deserved lead. Marching towards the game’s final four minutes, the two-goal cushion built by BWC proved it wasn’t as strong as BWC had hoped. Lucas Fenrich popped in with his first goal of the season to pull Yale back within one, and with 45 seconds to go, Holden Sexsmith would turn a shot home from the right circle to pull YHA back to even terms and force overtime. Yale had the first couple of chances in overtime, but Declan Iacoviello (1G, 2A) took the puck end-to-end for BWC to generate the crucial opportunity in overtime. He couldn’t convert, but Elias Papadatos followed up to cash in on the rebound to win the game in extra time for the Burnaby Winter Club.
Prairie Hockey Academy (7) vs Pilot Mound Hockey Academy (3) U18 Prep
Prairie Hockey Academy came rolling into Friday’s U18 Prep clash with Pilot Mound Hockey Academy with three straight wins and only a single loss on the season under their belt. Despite a mixed bag of results on the season so far for Pilot Mound, a shootout win over OHA Edmonton last weekend was an excellent way to start November. PHA forward Lincoln Eaves, a Saskatoon Blades prospect, hadn’t scored in his seven previous games before finally breaking through against PMHA. His icebreaker in the first period sent Prairie on their way, and by the halfway point of the third period, Prairie had established a four-goal lead they wouldn’t let slip away. Eaves added another in the third period, with PHA’s 48-15 shots on goal margin an excellent representation of their control of the game as a whole.
RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (0) vs Prairie Hockey Academy (2) U17 Prep
In RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg and Prairie Hockey Academy’s U17 Prep clash on Friday, three Prairie players ultimately lifted them above their RHAW opponent. Kohen Peers (1G, 1A) and Kashton Smith (1G, 1A) each made massive impacts on PHA power plays in the second and third periods, with both players providing the primary assists on each other’s goals. The pair of Prairie tallies wouldn’t have been the difference in the hockey game, though, without the play of Luke Ratzlaff in between the pipes. PHA’s backstop made 34 saves on 34 shots for his third shutout of the season.
RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg (1) vs Northern Alberta Xtreme (4) U18 Prep
The somewhat sputtering start to the season for RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg’s U18 Prep squad would be looking towards this weekend in search of some improvement. With games against the Northern Alberta Xtreme and OHA Edmonton this weekend, RHAW were looking down the barrel of a pair of incredibly challenging matchups, so positive performances needed to be a priority, even if the results wouldn’t immediately follow. Their first game, Friday’s clash with NAX, was far from a disappointing performance. RHAW hit the Northern Alberta net with 28 shots in all and scored a goal through Max Koppel early in the third period. That, unfortunately, was as positive as things would get for RINK Friday. Nolan Wolitski (1G, 1A) had two points, and Ahmad Fayad picked up the game-winner for NAX, all backstopped by Matthew Coyle (27/28) in between the pipes.
Edge School (4) vs South Alberta Hockey Academy (0) U18 Prep
Edge School’s win last Saturday against the Northern Alberta Xtreme was something of a statement. Following a 1-0 overtime loss to NAX the night prior, Edge School showed up to play, thumping one of the division’s best 8-1. They continued that wave of momentum into a game Friday against the Southern Alberta Hockey Academy. Carsten Leyerzapf made 26 saves on 26 shots for Edge School in the game, setting the stage for his skaters to do the rest. Ashton McCann (1G, 1A) and Eric Wagman (1G, 1A) notched two points apiece, with Luke Huska and Antonio Cazac adding goals in Edge School’s 4-0 win.
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna (4) vs Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy (3) U17 Prep
RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna’s last blemish came at the hands of Yale Hockey Academy back on October 18, with that loss the only one this season. Coeur d’Alene Hockey Academy’s U17 Prep squad’s season has been a mixed bag of results overall, and Friday against RHAK, they delivered a performance to be proud of. Unfortunately for them, so did RINK. CDA fought back consistently throughout the contest, but after Jack Leslie (2G, 1A) scored the lone first-period goal for RHAK, their lead would only grow from there. CDA’s Eli Bonilla (1G, 1A) picked up two points in the third in the comeback effort, but the power-play marker from Leslie in the third period ended the winner for RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna to narrowly edge CDA.
