Islanders defeated by Regina in final round robin game
The Cape Breton West Islanders finished the preliminary round of the Telus Cup national midget hockey championship with a loss on Friday.
The Islanders were defeated 5-2 by the Regina Pat Canadians, the tournament’s Western representative.
Regina opened the scoring on the power play with Carson Denomie finding the back of the net. Cape Breton West tied the game shortly after with a goal by Logan Timmons.
The Islanders took a 2-1 lead with a power play goal of their own by Timmons at 4:19 of the second period, but the Pat Canadians would tie the game thanks to a Matthew Chekay goal on the power play later in the period.
Adam Herold gave Regina a 3-2 lead around the halfway mark of the third period, before Jordan Kazymyra extended the Pat Canadians lead six minutes later. Chekay added an insurance goal late in the final frame, his second of the game, securing Regina’s win.
Nathan Moore made 19 saves for Regina. Colten Ellis stopped 38 of 42 shots for Cape Breton West.
The Telus Cup continues today with the semifinals scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. respectively. As of press time, it was unknown if the Islanders would play in one of the semifinal games.
In order for Cape Breton
West to advance, the Mississauga Rebels needed to beat the host Cariboo Cougars late
Friday night. The Rebels were leading the Cougars 2-0 in the third period at press time.
Each game is being webcast on Hockey Canada’s website: www.hockeycanada.ca. The final will be broadcast Sunday on TSN2 at 7 p.m. Atlantic.
The only Cape Breton team to ever medal at nationals was the Cape Breton Colonels, who took home a bronze medal from the 1982 event when it was known as the Air Canada Cup.