The Slammers fell to the Soo Thunderbirds 7-4 in their fourth game of the 2012 RBC Cup. As a result of the loss, the Slammers' current overall record stands at 1-3-0 in the tournament.
The first period was a high-scoring one, with James Delayer opening the scoring on a power play just three and a half minutes into the match. Ben Miller had been sent to the penalty box for holding nearly thirty seconds prior to Delayer's goal.
Matthew Amadio increased the score to 2-0 in favour of the Thunderbirds at 4:19.
Tim Campbell was assessed a two-minute minor penalty for high-sticking at 6:12. Kevin Michelcavage utilized on the man advantage 36 seconds into the power play, receiving a pass from Dylan Connolly and James Delayer and beating Matt Murphy.
Matthew Amadio scored Soo's fourth goal of the contest at 8:42. Micky Sartoretto provided the assist.
Brett Campbell continued the early humiliation of the Slammers, accepting a pass from Kevin Michelcavage and slipping it past Murphy at 11:50.
Slammers enforcer Colton Stairs got Woodstock on the scoreboard at 13:09. The 6'5" Stairs beat Soo netminder John Kleinhans to reduce the deficit to four. Stairs, a Mapledale native, received the lucky pass from Slammers prospect Noah Zilbert and Sam Caldwell.
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| Colton Stairs |
Logan received a two-minute minor penalty for crosschecking at 5:32 in the middle frame, giving the Thunderbirds a man-advantage. The Soo squad took full advantage of the power play, with Nick Romano beating Slammers netminder Sam Renault with nineteen seconds remaining of Logan's penalty. Murphy and Renault would be switched back and forth throughout the contest.
Romano's goal would be the only goal netted during the second period, allowing the Slammers to heave a sigh of relief.
Connor Tresham scored the opening goal of the third period nearly two and a half minutes after the beginning of play.
Bradley Greene netted the Slammers' fourth goal of the contest at 14:40. At this point, there was only a two-goal difference between the two sides.
Kevin Michelcavage rounded out the scoring at 18:47, concluding the game with a 7-4 victory for the Thunderbirds.
Logan received the Player of the Game award for the Slammers. Logan scored one goal and received two penalty minutes in the contest. Matthew Amadio was awarded Player of the Game for the Thunderbirds, scoring two goals.
The Slammers would face the fourth-seeded team, the Penticton Vees, in semi-final action on Saturday, May 12th. The results will be posted in an upcoming post on The Shiretown Blogger.
RBC Cup Standings
The following are the standings for the RBC Cup tournament for the preliminary round. They were posted prior to the semi-final and championship rounds. The results of the semis will be posted in an upcoming post on The Shiretown Blogger.
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Team
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GP
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W
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L
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PTS
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GF
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GA
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Humboldt
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4
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4
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0
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8
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15
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6
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Penticton
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4
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2
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2
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4
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8
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7
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Soo
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4
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2
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2
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4
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12
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12
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Woodstock
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4
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1
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3
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2
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10
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14
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Portage
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4
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1
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3
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2
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9
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15
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Campbell receives scholarship
The RBC Cup tournament was an opportunity for one Slammer to receive a scholarship for the future.
Slammers assistant captain Tim Campbell was awarded an RBC Cup Legacy Scholarship at the tournament awards ceremony, held on Friday, May 11th at the Humboldt Uniplex.
Campbell was named the Maritime Junior Hockey League's top defenseman at the end of the 2011-12 season, finishing the regular season with 55 assists.
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| Tim Campbell (#15) |
With files from http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/195262/la_id/1/ss_id/170666/ and http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/75138/la_id/1/game_id/187448/season_id/187417/ss_id/170666/
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