 The final day of round robin action at the Team Canada Thanksgiving Festival began with
everything up in the air. All three teams were in a position to finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd prior as action began
on Friday.
Saturday:
Skills competition Team Canada
Sunday: FINAL
Team Wilson vs. Team St-Louis
Team Profiles:
Team Wilson (PDF 3.6MB)
Team Scherer (PDF 2.7MB)
Team St-Louis (PDF 3MB)
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Team Wilson 5 Team Scherer 2
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Team Scherer 0 Team St-Louis 1
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Team Wilson assured itself of a spot in Sunday’s final with a 5-2 win over Team Scherer in
the morning game. Youngster Sarah Vaillancourt (Sherbrooke, QC) scored twice in the first period while Carly
Haggard (Port Alberni, BC) added a single to give Team Wilson a commanding 3-0 lead through twenty
minutes.
Kaley Hall (Calgary, AB) made it 3-1 but Team Wilson’s Marie-Claude Allard (Neufchâtel, QC) made it a
three-goal deficit minutes later. Team Scherer got a second goal in the final frame, authored by Jennifer
Botterill (Winnipeg, MB) but a late goal by Krista McArthur (Alliston, ON) confirmed the win with a goal late
in the game, and Team Wilson had a 5-2 victory.
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Team Scherer had only one positive option in the final game of the round robin. They
needed a win to move on to the final. Anything less would mean an early wakeup on Sunday and a 3-on-3 game
amongst themselves. Team St-Louis meanwhile needed either a win or a tie to avoid the early wakeup call, but
they would have to do it without a key member, after Olympic gold medalist Dana Antal (Esterhazy, SK)
suffered a broken leg in Thursday’s action.
Early on, the 1 493 fans on hand knew they were in for a great game. Both teams came out firing and early on
Kim St-Pierre (Châteauguay, QC) was the story, handling numerous Team St-Louis chances during a ten-minute
stretch in which Team St-Louis carried the play. Late in that first period, it was Winnipeg’s own, Sami Jo
Small’s turn at the other end, making two great saves to keep the game tied at 0-0.
The defensive struggle continued in the second with a few good chances with Olympic teammates St-Pierre and
Small holding strong at each end.
Team St-Louis broke the ice in the 3rd period, as Jayna Hefford (Kingston, ON) gained the puck down low, and
set up Cherie Piper (Scarborough, ON) for a key goal. Team Scherer had a couple opportunities in the final
minutes, two coming on a powerplay, but were unable to find the back of the net. Team St-Louis moves on the
final on Sunday, where it will face Team Wilson, with a 1-0 win over Team Scherer. |
| Team |
Event |
Location |
Time |
| Équipe |
Évene. |
Location |
Heure |
| Tuesday, October 7, 2003 |
| Team SCHERER |
Practice |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
19:00-20:00 |
| Team ST-LOUIS |
Practice |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
20:15-21:15 |
| Team WILSON |
Practice |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
21:30-22:30 |
| Wednesday, October 8, 2003 |
| Team SCHERER |
Practice |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
08:30-09:30 |
| Team ST-LOUIS vs Team WILSON |
Game |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
09:45-11:30 |
| Team ST-LOUIS |
Practice |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
17:00-18:00 |
| Team WILSON vs Team SCHERER |
Game |
Dartmouth Sporstplex |
18:15-20:00 |
| Thursday, October 9, 2003 |
| Team WILSON |
Practice |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
08:30-09:30 |
| Team SCHERER vs Team ST-LOUIS |
Game |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
09:45-11:30 |
| Team SCHERER |
Practice |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
17:00-18:00 |
| Team WILSON vs Team ST-LOUIS |
Game |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
18:15-20:00 |
| Friday, October 10, 2003 |
| Team ST-LOUIS |
Practice |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
08:30-09:30 |
| Team SCHERER vs Team WILSON |
Game |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
09:45-11:30 |
| Team WILSON |
Practice |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
18:00-19:00 |
| Team ST-LOUIS vs Team SCHERER |
Game |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
19:15-21:00 |
| Saturday, October 11, 2003 |
| Team CANADA |
Skills Competition |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
12:00-14:00 |
| Sunday, October 12, 2003 |
| 3rd Place, 3 on 3 |
Game |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
08:30-10:00 |
| Final |
Game |
Dartmouth Sportsplex |
10:30-13:00 |
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HOCKEY CANADA
