Lethbridge, AB – Four games remained for the four teams at Training Camp and spots were wide open as to who would play in Sunday’s Alumni Championship and third place games. Team Red/White and Team Blue both entered the final day of action sporting perfect 2-0 records, but no undefeated record and no lead is ever safe. The day started with Team Red and Team White with the Red squad still in search of their first win. The Red side got off to a great start by scoring not even two minutes into the game on a goal by Reid Duke but Jamal Watson would tie it up and that 1-1 tie would hold through the first period. Jonny Hogue got the start in goal for the White team and he stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced to start while Ryan Ferguson stopped 10 of 11.  Team Red would take a 3-1 lead in the second period, but Colby Chartier assisted on Team White’s final two goals that tied the game at 3. Off to overtime we’d go and a penalty would be called and that marked the end for Team Red as Kolten Olynek makes no mistake on his penalty shot giving Team White the 4-3 win.

Game Summary:

1^st Period

1.Team Red: Reid Duke (Thomas Lenchyshyn) 1:44 

2.Team White: Jamal Watson (unassisted) 14:10

2^nd Period

3.Team Red: Devin Ruff (Colton Sawatzky) 13:40

4.Team Red: Michael Sofillas (Jaimen Yakubowski, Robbie McClellan) 14:45

5.Team White: Ryan Pilon (Colby Chartier) 19:57

6.Team White: Brady Ramsay (Colby Chartier) 28:36

Overtime:

 7.Team White: Kolten Olynek (PS) 3:13

Christopher Tai and Tanner Kovacs got the start in the second scrimmage of the day which featured a battle of the undefeated teams. Team Red/White had more of the chances with 17 shots on goal and they had the lead thanks to a goal from Graham Hood, but the score was all even at one after the opening period after a goal from Mik Doell. The two sides would trade goals in the second period before the Blomqvist brothers assisted on the game winner from Russ Maxwell.  

Game Summary

1st Period:

1. Team Red/White: Graham Hood (Jay Merkley) 7:20

2. Team Blue: Mik Doell (Reid Nemeth, Sam McKechnie) 8:55

2nd Period:

3. Team Blue: Russell Maxwell (Albin Blomqvist, Axel Blomqvist) 3:49

4. Team Red/White: Graham Hood (Jay Merkley, Connor Sutton) 14:00

5. Team Blue: Russ Maxwell (Albin Blomqvist, Axel Blomqvist) 18:02

Team Red was back on the ice for their final scrimmage of the day and were still looking for win number one. They would score early and often and that would be exactly what they needed as they posted a 6-3 win. It was a 2-0 lead not even 5 minutes into the game thanks to goals from Kody White and Michael Sofillas, but after Ryley Rimmer cut the lead in half, the Red team would add some insurance late in the first when Harrison Harper scored. Team Red continued to roll in the 2^nd period outshooting the Blue team 27-10 and helping them to their first victory of the tournament 6-3.

Game Summary:

1^st Period:

1. Team Red: Kody White (Reid Duke, Wyatt Noskey) 1:58

2. Team Red: Michael Sofillas (Jaimen Yakubowski) 4:57

3. Team Blue: Ryley Rimmer (Russ Maxwell, Axel Blomqvist) 9:53

4. Team Red: Harrison Harper (Michael Sofillas) 18:41

2nd Period:

5. Team Red: Colton Sawatzky (Thomas Lenchyshyn) 3:36

6. Team Red: Harrison Harper (Jaimen Yakubowski, Michael Sofillas) 14:00

7. Team Blue: Albin Blomqvist (PS) 19:33

8. Team Red: Kody White (Devin Ruff, Wyatt Noskey) 22:44

9. Team Blue: Albin Blomqvist (Axel Blomqvist, Reid Nemeth)

Team White and Red/White closed out the action and they put up plenty of offense in the game, in fact the teams combined for 11 goals, but from the outset it seemed like Team was going to run away with the game. Dan Johnston scored a pair of goals that helped Team White jump out to a 4-1 lead. That lead seemed to be safe, but Team Red/White cut that lead to 4-2 after the first period on a goal from Graham Hood – his second point of the period. Team Red/White continued to roll in the 2^nd period with Hood adding 3 more points along with Jay Merkley (3A), Tyler Wong (2G,1A), and Jesse Zaharichuk with 2 more points (2A) to cap off the 7-4 win thanks to Team Red/White scoring 6 unanswered goals. Team Red/White outshot Team White 24-18, but both sides finished with 35 shots on goal in the game.

Game Summary:

1st Period:

1. Team White: Dan Johnston (Brady Ramsay, Josh Read) :56

2. Team Red/White: Remi Laurencelle (Graham Hood, Macoy Erkamps) 3:39

3. Team White: Andrew McLennan (unassisted) 4:11

4. Team White: Dan Johnston (Colby Chartier, Craig Leverton) 12:46

5. Team White: Jamal Watson (Branden Scheidl, Cole Kapak) 21:54

6. Team Red/White: Graham Hood (Remi Laurencelle, Jesse Zaharichuk) 23:46

2nd Period:

7. Team Red/White: Macoy Erkamps (Graham Hood, Jay Merkley) 5:10

8. Team Red/White: Andrew Johnson (Tyler Wong) 6:42

9. Team Red White: Tyler Wong (Remi Laurencelle, Graham Hood) 10:36

10. Team Red/White: Jesse Zaharichuk (Graham Hood, Jay Merkley) 14:22

11.Team Red/White: Tyler Wong (Jay Merkley, Jesse Zaharichuk) 29:54

Final Standings:

Team Blue                   3-1-0

Team Red/White         3-1 -0

Team White                 1-2-1

Team Red                    1-3-0

Sunday's 9:00 3rd place game will feature Team White and Team Red, while the Championship game features Team Blue taking on Team Red/White at 12 noon.

Tickets for the Lethbridge Pre-season game on September 12th vs. Medicine Hat at the ENMAX Centre are available during Sunday's Championship Game (12noon) through the Lethbridge Minor Hockey Association. Tickets are $10 each.