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2019 Team Alberta U16
BC defeats Alberta 5-4 in overtime to claim bronze
CALGARY - After scoring two late third period goals to tie the game, Team BC claimed bronze at the 2019 WHL Cup with a 5-4 overtime victory over Team Alberta.
Alberta took a 2-0 lead into the second period with goals from Billal Noori and Tyler MacKenzie, their fourth and third goals of the tournament, respectively.
Connor Gourley drew a penalty shot halfway through the second and gave his team a 3-0 lead, but BC answered back minutes later to make it a 3-1 game after two periods.
BC pulled within one early in the third, but Grayden Gotaas restored the two-goal lead with his first of the tournament. With just over a minute left in the game, BC scored two goals just 19 seconds apart to force overtime, where Jace Weir scored to complete the comeback for BC.
Alberta out-shot BC 33-28. Team Alberta netminder Justen Maric made 23 saves in his third start.
PlayersNumber Name Position Hometown MHA Club Team31 Justen Maric Goaltender Edmonton Hockey Edmonton Canadian Athletic Club (AMHL) 35 Nicholas Jones Goaltender Calgary Hockey Calgary Calgary Rangers (AMMHL) 2 Graydon Gotaas Defence Camrose Camrose Sherwood Park Kings (AMHL) 3 Jaren Brinson Defence Airdrie Airdrie Edge Midget Prep (CSSHL) 4 Kaiden Ellertson Defence Red Deer Red Deer Red Deer Optimist Chiefs (AMHL) 5 Keaton Dowhaniuk Defence Sherwood Park Sherwood Park OHA Edmonton Midget Prep (CSSHL) 20 Ryan Nolan Defence Calgary Hockey Calgary Calgary Northstars (AMHL) 22 Carson Brisson Defence Leduc County Beaumont Leduc Oil Kings (AMHL) 7 Oasiz Wiesblatt Forward Calgary Hockey Calgary Calgary Buffaloes (AMHL) 9 Tanner Scott Forward Sherwood Park Sherwood Park Sherwood Park Kings (AMHL) 10 Jordan Gustafson Forward Ardrossan Fort Saskatchewan Fort Saskatchewan Rangers (AMHL) 11 Josh Davies Forward Airdrie Airdrie PCHA Midget Prep (CSSHL) 12 Billal Noori Forward Edmonton Hockey Edmonton NAX Elite 15s (CSSHL) 13 Koehn Ziemmer Forward Mayerthorpe Mayerthorpe St. Albert Raiders (AMHL) 14 Rieger Lorenz Forward Calgary Hockey Calgary Edge Midget Prep (CSSHL) 15 Connor Gourley Forward Calgary Hockey Calgary Edge Midget Prep (CSSHL) 16 Tyler MacKenzie Forward Red Deer Red Deer Red Deer Optimist Chiefs (AMHL) 17 Reid MacKay Forward Irma Irma NAX Elite 15s (CSSHL) 18 Rylen Roersma Forward Lethbridge Raymond Lethbridge Hurricanes (AMHL) 19 Nate Danielson Forward Red Deer Red Deer NAX Midget Prep (CSSHL) Inj Cale Ashcroft Defence St. Albert St. Albert NAX Elite 15s (CSSHL) Inj Ross Stanley Defence Yellowhead County Whitecourt OHA Edmonton Midget Prep (CSSHL) Inj Bowden Singleton Forward Calgary Hockey Calgary NAX Midget Prep (CSSHL) Team StaffName Title Hometown Current TeamMichael Kraichy Dir. of Operations Red Deer Team AlbertaBarry Medori Coach Mentor Spruce Grove Team Alberta Bobby Fox Head Scout Calgary Medicine Hat (WHL) Brandin Cote Head Coach Red Deer Swift Current (WHL) Jay Pylypuik Assistant Coach Calgary Calgary Dinos (USport) Cody Reynolds Assistant Coach Sylvan Lake RDC Kings (ACAC) Adam Sergerie Video Coach Edmonton Knights of Columbus (AMBHL) Derek Purfield Goalie Coach Calgary Okotoks (AJHL) Myles Berlin Therapist Edmonton Knights of Columbus (AMMHL) Dave Campbell Equipment Manager Grande Prairie Grande Prairie (AJHL) |
