Team Alberta rebounded from an 8-4 semi-final loss with a 12-0 win over Saskatchewan Friday night to claim the bronze medal in Men’s Hockey at the 2019 Canada Winter Games.
In the second matchup of the tournament between the two teams, Alberta avenged a 4-3 overtime loss to Saskatchewan on Saturday.
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
