2019 Canada Winter Games
Gold and Bronze for Team Alberta in Red Deer
RED DEER - Team Alberta U18 Female denied the odds and rode a wave of confidence to win gold on home ice in Women’s Hockey at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer. Team Alberta U16 Male rebounded from an 8-4 semi-final loss with a 12-0 win over Saskatchewan to claim the bronze medal in Men’s Hockey.
Team Alberta Female wins gold
Alberta drew undefeated Quebec in the final, and defeated them 2-1 in front of a capacity crowd at the Downtown Arena. Kassy Betinol had the crowd on its feet just over 10 minutes into the game on the powerplay, her third goal of the tournament. Jaden Bogden made it 2-0 five minutes into the second, but Quebec responded just two minutes later to draw within one. Alberta goaltender Bella McKee shut the door from there, and made 31 saves to lead her team to gold.
Danielle Serdachny (Edmonton) captained Team Alberta, with Kassy Betinol (Okotoks), Teghan Inglis (Okotoks) and Isabelle Lajoie (St. Albert) serving as Assistant Captains.
Team Roster
Number Name Position Hometown MHA Club Team
1 Bella McKee, Goalie, Irma, Irma MHA, Lloydminster PWM Steelers (AFHL Midget AAA)
31 Caroline Gosling, Goalie, Calgary, Hockey Calgary, Edge School (CSSHL)
2 Teghan Inglis Defence Okotoks Okotoks MHA Pursuit of Excellence (CSSHL)
4 Brooklyn Tews Defence Beaverlodge Beaverlodge MHA Edge School (CSSHL)
6 Stephanie Markowski Defence Edmonton Hockey Edmonton Pursuit of Excellence (CSSHL)
7 Alexandria Spence Defence Lloydminster Lloydminster MHA Northern Alberta Xtreme (CSSHL)
8 Jordan Mortlock Defence Medicine Hat Medicine Hat MHA Pursuit of Excellence (CSSHL)
15 Sierra LaPlante Defence Calgary Hockey Calgary Calgary Fire (AFHL Midget AAA)
3 Hayleigh Craig Forward Lethbridge Lethbridge MHA Lloydminster PWM Steelers (AFHL Midget AAA)
5 Isabelle Lajoie Forward St. Albert St. Albert MHA St. Albert Slash (AFHL Midget AAA)
9 Danielle Serdachny Forward Edmonton Hockey Edmonton Pursuit of Excellence (CSSHL)
10 Bree Kennedy Forward Chestermere Beaverlodge MHA Edge School (CSSHL)
11 Payton Laumbach Forward Wainwright Wainwright MHA Lloydminster PWM Steelers (AFHL Midget AAA)
12 Lyndsey Janes Forward Fort McMurray Fort McMurray MHA Notre Dame (CSSHL)
14 Kassy Betinol Forward Okotoks Okotoks MHA Pursuit of Excellence (CSSHL)
16 Jaden Bogden Forward Edmonton Hockey Edmonton St. Albert Slash (AFHL Midget AAA)
17 Brooklyn Schroeder Forward Whitecourt Whitecourt MHA St. Albert Slash (AFHL Midget AAA)
18 Aliya Jomha Forward Edmonton Hockey Edmonton Northern Alberta Xtreme (CSSHL)
19 Rachel Weiss Forward Foothills Okotoks MHA Pursuit of Excellence (CSSHL)
20 Sarah Wozniewicz Forward Cochrane Cochrane MHA Edge School (CSSHL)
Team Staff
POSITION NAME HOMETOWN
Director of Hockey Operations, Kendall Newell, Red Deer
Coach Mentor, Barry Medori, Spruce Grove
Head Scout, Doug MacLeod, Lethbridge
Head Coach, Carla MacLeod, Calgary
Assistant Coach, Craig Perrett, Calgary
Assistant Coach, Cassea Schols, Edmonton
Goalie Coach, Amanda Tapp, Calgary
Video Coach, Ally Bendfeld, Innisfail
Athletic Therapist, Farah Mukadam, Calgary
Strength & Conditioning, Heather Osgood, Edmonton
Team Alberta Male wins bronze
In the second matchup of the tournament between the two teams, Alberta avenged a 4-3 overtime loss to Saskatchewan in the bronze medal game. Matt Savoie opened the scoring for Alberta late in the first period, and added two more to open the second period for a natural hat-trick. Savoie also had two assists for a five-point game, and finished the Canada Winter games with 13 points. Alberta saw six more tallies in the second as part of an eight-goal period, and three more in the third. Craig Armstrong (2), Dylan Guenther (2), Tyson Laventure, Zack Stringer, Olen Zellweger, Owen MacNeil and Marc Lajoie all scored goals for Alberta in the win. Guenther added three assists to also finish the tournament with 13 points, tied for the team lead with Savoie. Alberta goaltender Drew Sim stopped all 37 shots he faced to earn the shutout win.
Sean Tschigerl (Edmonton) captained Team Alberta, with defenceman Marc Lajoie (St. Albert) and forwards Dylan Guenther (Edmonton) and Kai Uchacz (De Winton) serving as Assistant Captains.
Team Roster
Number Name Position Hometown MHA Club Team
29 Lochlan Gordon Goalie Edmonton Hockey Edmonton Canadian Athletic Club (AMMHL)
31 Drew Sim Goalie Tees Alix MHA Delta Prep (CSSHL)
2 Olen Zellweger Defence Fort Saskatchewan Bonnyville MHA OHA Edmonton Prep (CSSHL)
3 Corson Ceulemans Defence Beaumont Beaumont MHA OHA Edmonton Prep (CSSHL)
4 Marc Lajoie Defence St. Albert St. Albert MHA NAX Prep (CSSHL)
5 Keagan Slaney Defence Airdrie Airdrie MHA Edge School Prep (CSSHL)
6 Kyle Masters Defence Edmonton Hockey Edmonton OHA Edmonton Prep (CSSHL)
20 Matt Smith Defence Edmonton Hockey Edmonton Fort Saskatchewan Rangers (AMHL)
7 Colton Dach Forward Fort Saskatchewan Fort Saskatchewan MHA Fort Saskatchewan Rangers (AMHL)
8 Brett Hyland Forward Edmonton Hockey Edmonton Canadian Athletic Club (AMHL)
10 Zack Ostapchuk Forward St. Albert St. Albert MHA NAX Prep (CSSHL)
11 Dylan Guenther Forward Edmonton Hockey Edmonton NAX Prep (CSSHL)
12 Kai Uchacz Forward De Winton Okotoks MHA Okotoks Oilers (AMHL)
13 Zack Stringer Forward Lethbridge Lethbridge MHA Lethbridge Hurricanes (AMHL)
14 Matt Savoie Forward St. Albert St. Albert MHA NAX Prep (CSSHL)
16 Jayden Grubbe Forward Calgary Hockey Calgary Calgary Buffaloes (AMHL)
17 Tyson Laventure Forward Lloydminster Lloydminster MHA OHA Edmonton Prep (CSSHL)
18 Craig Armstrong Forward Airdrie Beiseker MHA Edge School Prep (CSSHL)
19 Sean Tschigerl Forward Edmonton Whitecourt MHA OHA Edmonton Prep (CSSHL)
22 Owen MacNeil Forward Calgary Hockey Calgary Calgary Royals (AMHL)
Team Staff
POSITION NAME HOMETOWN
Director of Hockey Operations Michael Kraichy Red Deer
Coach Mentor Barry Medori Spruce Grove
Head Scout Jamie Porter Edmonton
Head Coach Serge Lajoie Edmonton
Associate Coach Bobby Fox Medicine Hat
Assistant Coach Brandin Cote Red Deer
Goalie Coach Derek Purfield Calgary
Video Coach Matt Keillor Grande Prairie
Skills Coach Jeff Shantz Calgary
Athletic Therapist Karyn Fanstone Brooks
Equipment Manager Dave Campbell Grande Prairie
