2016 Esso Cup

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2016 Esso Cup
Game #19
Final
April 23, 2016 5:30 pm CST
Crescent Point Place
Weyburn, SK

Scoring

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

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
9
15
15
39
7
8
4
19

Statistics

PP
PIM
2 / 5
8
0 / 4
10

Game Story

ICE CATS WIN ESSO CUP IN DOMINATING STYLE

WENDY GRAVES

WEYBURN, Sask. – The Brantford Ice Cats are the 2016 Esso Cup champions.

Brantford defeated the Express du Richelieu 10-3 on Saturday afternoon. Five straight goals in the second period turned the tide and, in turn, made the Ice Cats the eighth team to claim Canada’s National Female Midget Championship.

The 10 goals scored by Brantford doubled the record set by the winning team in the gold medal game; the Westman Wildcats (2009), Notre Dame Hounds (2011) and LHFDQ Nord (2013) all scored five goals in their wins.

Taylor Trussler (Kitchener, Ont.) led the way with a goal and four assists. Kayla Bailey (Cambridge, Ont.) and Nicole Kelly (Brantford, Ont.) each had two goals and two assists. Brooklyn Gemmill (Cambridge, Ont.) added a pair of goals, while singles were scored by Paige Rynne (Ancaster, Ont.), Lauren Martin (Cambridge, Ont.) and Chenelle Caron-Godon (Brantford, Ont.).

It’s hard to remember, but the Ice Cats twice trailed in the game.

Only 64 seconds in Émilie Lavoie’s (Beloeil, Que.) shot from the face-off circle beat Emma Verbruggen (Ancaster, Ont.) low far side.

Four minutes later, Kelly took a pass from Trussler on the rush and roofed a backhand.

Lavoie quickly gave the Express the lead back, going top shelf glove side with a shot from the face-off circle.
One of the questions all week had been how the Ice Cats’ short bench – the team dresses only nine forwards and four defencemen – would hold up after seven games in seven days.

That was answered in the second period.

Only 2:32 in Bailey deposited a rebound into an open net in front. And 1:32 after that Rynne fed Gemmill to give Brantford a lead it would proceed to run away with.

Midway through Kelly sent a pass out from the corner for an easy one-timer at the doorstep for Rynne. Four minutes later Gemmill buried the rebound on Bailey’s wraparound attempt. And Martin skated along the goal line and scored in front with 35 seconds remaining.

Bailey, Kelly and Trussler scored in the first seven minutes of the third, making it eight unanswered Brantford goals.

Éloïse Dubé (St-Hyacinthe, Que.) got one back by tucking in a backhand.

Caron-Godon finishing her own rebound completed the scoring.

Brantford is the third team from Ontario to win the Esso Cup, joining the Thunder Bay Queens (2010) and Sudbury Lady Wolves (2015).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Émilie Lavoie

01:04
GOAL
Goal: Nicole Kelly

Assists: Taylor Trussler
04:59
GOAL
Goal: Émilie Lavoie

Assists: Léonie Philbert
08:07
PENALTY
Penalty: Emily Rickwood
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
10:50
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Marithé Lévesque

19:39
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Camille Fleury
(auto) Hooking minor (2:00)
00:14
GOAL
Goal: Kayla Bailey

Assists: Taylor Trussler, Paige Cohoon
02:32
GOAL
Goal: Brooklyn Gemmill

Assists: Paige Rynne
03:55
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Carolanne Franc-Brown

06:33
PENALTY
Penalty: Flavie Cadorette
Tripping minor (2:00)
10:04
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Paige Rynne

Assists: Nicole Kelly, Emily Rickwood
10:26
PENALTY
Penalty: Camille Fleury
Slashing minor (2:00)
13:02
PENALTY
Penalty: Paige Cohoon
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
14:00
GOAL
Goal: Brooklyn Gemmill

Assists: Kayla Bailey, Joelle Boissonneault
14:17
GOAL
Goal: Lauren Martin

Assists: Kayla Bailey
19:25
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Marithé Lévesque

19:25
3rd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Audrey Vigeant
Roughing minor (2:00)
01:07
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Kayla Bailey

Assists: Nicole Kelly, Taylor Trussler
02:48
GOAL
Goal: Nicole Kelly

Assists: Taylor Trussler, Katrina Mitton
06:38
PENALTY
Penalty: Floriane Dion
Roughing minor (2:00)
07:03
GOAL
Goal: Taylor Trussler

07:03
PENALTY
Penalty: Paige Rynne
Roughing minor (2:00)
11:42
GOAL
Goal: Éloise Dubé

Assists: Joannie Garand
14:35
GOAL
Goal: Chenelle Caron-Godon

Assists: Avery Kettlewell
17:20
PENALTY
Penalty: Paige Rynne
Tripping minor (2:00)
19:48

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Emma Verbruggen BFD 60 19 16 3 0.842
Marithé Lévesque RIC 27 25 19 6 0.760
Carolanne Franc-Brown RIC 32 14 10 4 0.714

Game Leaders

Goals 1 - Assists 4 - Points 5
G 1 - A 4 - P 5
Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 2 - Assists 2 - Points 4
G 2 - A 2 - P 4
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 2 - Assists 2 - Points 4
G 2 - A 2 - P 4
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1

Previous Games

10 - 3 W @ Express du RichelieuRIC
Apr 23, 2016
3 - 10 L vs. Brantford Ice CatsBFD
Apr 23, 2016
4 - 0 W vs. Saskatoon StarsSAS
Apr 22, 2016
4 - 3 W @ Rocky Mountain RaidersRMR
Apr 23, 2016
4 - 5 L vs. Express du RichelieuRIC
Apr 21, 2016
5 - 4 W @ Brantford Ice CatsBFD
Apr 21, 2016
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2016 TELUS Cup - NYR 5 – LLO 3 (Semifinal)
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2016 TELUS Cup - SNB 2 – LSL 1 (Semifinal)
MacDonald and Lafreniere scored late to lead the Vito’s into the final.
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