2019 TELUS Cup

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2019 TELUS Cup
Game #9
Preliminary
Final
April 24, 2019 7:30 pm EDT
Fort William Gardens
Thunder Bay, ON

Scoring

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

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
7
7
4
18
10
10
13
33

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 4
26
0 / 8
8

Game Story

YOUNG NATIONALS COME BACK IN THIRD TO DOWN KINGS

JASON LA ROSE

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Ryan Mansfield and Joseph Martino scored nine seconds apart early in the third period to turn a deficit into a lead, and the Toronto Young Nationals came from behind to edge the Thunder Bay Kings 3-2 on Wednesday night at the 2019 TELUS Cup.

The victory improves the Young Nationals to 2-1 while leaving the host Kings in an unenviable position at 0-3. The good news? The last two teams to qualify for the semifinals with three losses – the 2015 Young Nationals and 2017 Cape Breton West Islanders – both ended up winning the national title.

Down by a goal entering the third period, Toronto didn’t waste any time flipping the script.

Mansfield tied it at 1:30, knocking in a centering pass from Elias Cohen, and Martino jumped on an errant pass at the offensive blue-line and beat Kings goaltender Jordan Smith through the legs.

The Young Nationals clamped down defensively from there, allowing only four shots on goal in the final 20 minutes to earn two big points and all-Ontario bragging rights.

Thunder Bay got the home crowd at Fort William Gardens going early; Nikolas Campbell got a shot through traffic and through Toronto netminder James Gray for a power-play goal midway through the first period.

Thomas Harbour pulled the Young Nationals even two minutes into the second period, cutting to the middle of the ice and catching Smith going the wrong way, but Trenton Morriseau spun in the slot and beat Gray to restore the Kings’ lead only 93 seconds after that.

That would be it for offence from the hosts, who are trying to become only the third host team in a decade to qualify for the semifinals.

Smith was terrific in a losing cause, making 30 saves.

Toronto faces a tough test Thursday against the unbeaten Cantonniers de Magog (4 p.m. ET), while the Kings try again for a maiden win when they take on the Halifax Macs (7:30 p.m. ET).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Nikolas Campbell
Hit to the Head (2:00)
00:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Joshua Currie
Cross-Checking (2:00)
08:28
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Nikolas Campbell

Assists: Anthony Biniaris, Nicholas DeGrazia
09:39
PENALTY
Penalty: Gareth Aegard
Hooking (2:00)
16:47
PENALTY
Penalty: Travis Hensrud
Tripping (2:00)
18:21
PENALTY
Penalty: Gareth Aegard
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
20:00
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Thomas Harbour

Assists: Nick Enero, Ethan Eliopulos
02:06
GOAL
Goal: Trenton Morriseau

Assists: Anthony Biniaris, Christian Veneruzzo
03:39
PENALTY
Penalty: Travis Hensrud
Tripping (2:00)
07:53
PENALTY
Penalty: Joshua Sinanan
Tripping (2:00)
10:05
PENALTY
Penalty: Mackenzie Sedgwick
Hooking (2:00)
15:49
PENALTY
Penalty: Elias Cohen
Hit to the Head (2:00)
16:30
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Ryan Mansfield

Assists: Elias Cohen, Peter Stojcevski
01:30
GOAL
Goal: Joseph Martino

01:39
PENALTY
Penalty: Gareth Aegard
Hit to the Head (2:00)
03:56
PENALTY
Penalty: Kyler Belluz (Served by Gareth Aegard)
Checking from Behind (2:00)
12:16
PENALTY
Penalty: Kyler Belluz
Game Misconduct - Misconduct (10:00)
12:16
PENALTY
Penalty: Daniel Torrealba
Boarding (2:00)
16:54

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Jordan Smith TBK 57 33 30 3 0.909
James Gray TOR 60 18 16 2 0.889

Game Leaders

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

0 - 3 L @ Cantonniers de MagogMAG
Apr 26, 2019
2 - 1 W @ Cantonniers de MagogMAG
Apr 28, 2019
1 - 1 L vs. Halifax MacsHFX
Apr 25, 2019
4 - 2 W vs. Calgary BuffaloesCGY
Apr 27, 2019
2 - 3 L @ Toronto Young NationalsTOR
Apr 24, 2019
4 - 2 W @ Tisdale TrojansTIS
Apr 26, 2019
Videos
Photos
2018 TELUS Cup: LET 4 – TOR 0 (Bronze Medal)
Chabot scored two, Tetachuk got the SO and the Hurricanes won bronze.
2018 TELUS Cup: NDH 5 – MAG 1 (Gold Medal)
The Hounds are TELUS Cup champions for a record-setting fifth time.
2018 TELUS Cup: NDH 3 – TOR 2 (Semifinal)
Mylymok scored the GWG late to send the Hounds to the national final.