WEEKLY REPORT - Oct. 24/22
The
Free Flow Petroleum U15 Red Devils skated to the semi-finals at the Jr
Canadiens Cup in Toronto this weekend
The U15 Free Flow Petroleum Devils traveled to Toronto to take part in the Tyler Cragg Memorial Jr. Canadiens Cup. In their first matchup they would face the Ottawa Valley Titans. Liam Grant would open scoring for the Devils in the first period, assisted by Tavin MacDonald. QRD was held pointless in the second, with Jake Campbell finding the back of the net midway through the third (Rhett Colson). Unfortunately, it was not enough, and the Devils would fall 4-2 in their opening match. Otsirakatste Brant took the loss in net.
Friday afternoon, the Devils looked to get back in the win column against the Markham Waxers. Matthew Airhart put QRD on the board with a goal at 8:35 in the first, followed minutes later by Rhett Colson who would go end to end to make it 2-0 Devils (Graydon Walst). Markham added a pair of their own, but Jack Foley would score the winning goal at 11:17 in the third. Cohen Bedore played a strong game between the pipes for the 3-2 win.
Saturday morning the Devils faced off against the Mississauga Senators. Liam Campbell would open scoring at 7:24 in the first but the Senators answered with a goal of their own and the first period would end in a draw. Midway through the second L. Campbell, assisted by Jack Foley, would hit the twine for the second time. Again, Mississauga would respond but Airhart (Foley) would seal the 3-2 win for Devils, with Brant in net.
In their final game of round-robin play Saturday afternoon, the Devils would meet a hungry Don Mills Flyers squad. The Flyers would open scoring and the first period would end with the QRD squad trailing 1-0. It wouldn’t be until late in the second before another goal was added with Kolby Craig, assisted by Kaden Koutroulides tying things up for the Devils. The third period would remain scoreless as both sides battled hard. With only 27 seconds of play remaining, Jacob Moore (L. Campbell) would hit the twine to win the game and seal Quinte’s spot in Sunday’s playoff hockey. Brant earned the win in the 2-1 contest.
In the quarter finals, the U15s faced tournament hosts, the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. Only 30 seconds into the game, Kolby Craig (Koutroulides) would bury a rebound for an early 1-0 lead. This would prove the only goal through two periods of play as both teams battled hard but could not find the net. The Canadiens hit the twine midway through the third and the game would head to a three-on-three overtime showdown. With neither team scoring, the sudden-death contest moved to a shootout. After several attempts, Noah Lesser found the back of the net for the Devils, punching their ticket to the semis. In the other end, Brant stopped 6 of 6 for the win.
In their semi-final matchup, the U15s would meet a strong opponent in the Mississauga Rebels. The Rebels opened scoring, netting two in the first. L. Campbell (Airhart) and the Devils would answer back, and the period would end 2-1. In the second frame, Airhart (Koutroulides) would tie the game, but the Rebels answered, and the period would end 3-2. The Rebels would add and insurance marker and empty net goal in the third, bringing the Devils run to an end. Brant in net for 5-2 loss.
Despite leaving the tourney a game earlier than they would have liked, it was still a great weekend of hockey for the Devils.
ON DECK: The Free Flow Petroleum U15 Red Devils host the North Central Predators at the QSWC on Saturday at 2pm. On Sunday, the team is on the road, facing off against the Ajax-Pickering Raiders.