2012 Esso Cup

EDMONTON SHUTS OUT HOST TEAM, PELTS CAPITAL DISTRICT NET WITH 32 SHOTS

by Jarrett Arsenault

CHAROLTTETOWN, P.E.I. – The Edmonton Thunder (Pacific) shutout the Capital District Cyclones (host) 4-0 to close out the third day of Esso Cup action Tuesday night at the CARI Complex.

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Despite falling to Edmonton in the end, Capital District started off strong, winning the very first draw and playing tough defensively to hold off Edmonton until the 18:45 mark, when Amy Boucher (Edmonton, Alta.) shelved a glove side goal on the power-play, on assists from Jessica Healey (Edmonton, Alta.) and Jessica Sekulic (Edmonton, Alta.). Netminder Emma MacKinnon (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) made some crucial saves throughout the period, helping kill off two other Capital District penalties.

Edmonton was able to take advantage of another power-play early in the second, with Alanna Tinney (Edmonton, Alta.) putting the puck in the net at 2:10 for a 2-0 lead. Capital District quickly tightened up its defence, while its offence created several chances including a couple of Maggie Grimmer (Sherwood, P.E.I.) breakaways, but the host team just couldn’t find the back of the net by the time the buzzer signalled the end of the period.

The third was all about the Edmonton Thunder, who capitalized every time their sticks found the puck. A rebound goal at 6:30 by Sekulic, and a one-timer by Brett Campbell (Edmonton, Alta.) at 13:47 in the period capped off the game at 4-0, giving Edmonton its first win of the 2012 Esso Cup.

The Edmonton Thunder will be gunning for their second win Wednesday at 4 p.m. AT against the Rebelles de Saguenay, while the Capital District Cyclones face off against the Pembina Valley Hawks at 7:30 p.m. AT on Wednesday.

Game Information
Game Number	9	Round	Preliminary
Arena	CARI Complex	City, Country	Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Month / Day / Year	04/24/2012	Time	07:30 PM AT
Attendance		Game Status	Final

Box Score	1	2	3	Total
Capital District Cyclones (HST)	0	0	0	0
Edmonton Thunder (PAC)	1	1	2	4

Goals/Penalties

First Period

Goals:
18:45 PAC 13 Amy Boucher (7 Jessica Healey, 9 Jessica Sekulic) PP

Penalties:
   07:58 HST 9 Julia MacSwain (Interference)
   11:41 HST 5 Kristen Murray (Tripping)
   12:48 PAC 22 Raquel Chauvette (Slashing)
   18:02 HST 6 Kaylee Watts (Hooking)

Second Period

Goals:
02:10 PAC 20 Alanna Tinney (17 Rachel Johnson, 13 Amy Boucher) PP

Penalties:
   01:55 HST 14 Jocelyn Dougan (Hooking)
   08:39 HST 15 Gemma MacDonald (Slashing)
   19:21 PAC 21 Mikayla Laderoute (Hooking)

Third Period

Goals:
06:31 PAC 9 Jessica Sekulic (13 Amy Boucher, 16 Mikaeli Cavell)
13:47 PAC 10 Brett Campbell (18 Sasha Lutz, 17 Rachel Johnson)

Penalties:
   01:20 PAC 2 Laura Bennett (Tripping)
   03:57 PAC 19 Nicole Gorda (Bodychecking)
   07:42 HST 6 Kaylee Watts (Hooking)
   08:26 PAC 20 Alanna Tinney (Checking to the Head)
   09:27 PAC 9 Jessica Sekulic (Interference)
   18:26 PAC 4 Brooke Peden (Bodychecking)

Goaltenders

Capital District Cyclones

30 Emma MacKinnon

On 1/00:00

Off 3/20:00

Edmonton Thunder