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Colts lose heartbreaker in Fred Page semi-final
their rivals across the water with a –surprise 3-2 upset of the Capitals Friday evening. The Bearcats went on to beat theWestern Capitals by the same score in the Fred Page Cup final, but it took an extra frame for the Cats to dispatch their rivals in the game to determine who plays in the national cham- pionship for the RBC Cup. The Colts once again proved they could match the Capitals defensively, but could not get the puck past veteran Capitals net- minder Kevin Baillie who wrapped up his fifth season this weekend behind a team full of 20-year-old veterans. JP Harvey scored the game winner off the faceoff for the Capitals at 3:55 of the first overtime period on a set up by Danny Chi- asson to give the Western Capitals the their second 1-0 win of the tournament over the Colts. JamesEdwardson,whogotthestartforthe Colts after replacing the struggling Jordan Piccolino in net against Longueuil the previ- ous day, stopped 27 of 28 shots in the loss. The Colts made it into the semi-finals with a riveting come-from-behind victory against
But the Colts rebounded with two goals in the second period, to climb within one goal of Longueuil and then two more, in- cluding the game winner by Mitch Zion with less than eight minutes left in the third to hang on for the victory. Zion led the Colts with two goals while Michael Pontarelli added one goal and one assist. Piccolino who had struggled after a strong performance in the Colts open- ing game against the Western Capitals, was replaced by Edwardson after 38 minutes between the pipes after let- ting in four goals on just nine shots. Alexandre Lemieux opened the scoring with an unassisted market at 4:36 to give College Francais a 1-0 lead. Domenico An- tonacci scored at 11:03 to extend the lead to 2-0. Alli scored 26 seconds later at 11:29 But Marc-Olivier Phaneuf scored a short- handed marker at 17:09 to increase the lead to 3-1 and Connor Gagnon scored at 19:24 to widen Longueuil’s lead to 4-1 after the first period. Zion on scored on the powerplay at 4:15 into the second to cut the lead in half at 4-2 and Pontarelli scored an unassisted goal 34 seconds later to initiate the Colts; come- back. Alexandre Gendron scored at 3:08 in the third to tie the game at 4-4 and then Zion scored the game winner on the powerplay at the 12:48 mark to ad- vance his team to the semi-final game. TheCornwallColtsweretwoforfiveonthepow- erplaywhileCollegeFrancaiswerezeroforsix. Edwardson stopped all 25 shots he faced for the win while Paul Jr. Bourbeau stopped 23 of 28 shots in the loss.
GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
The Cornwall Colts squeezed into the Fred Page Cup semifinals with a comback win against Longueuil, but, for the second time in a row, couldn’t squeeze the Mari- time Hockey champions. The CCHL champions lost a heartbreaking 1-0 decision to the Summerside Western Capitals of P.E.I in the Fred Page semi-final Saturday evening, ending their captivating post-season run. The Colts had just come off an exhila- rating come-from-behind victory against College Francais de Longueuil on Friday afternoon to earn a last minute berth into the semi-finals. But they probably weren’t expecting it would be the Maritime cham- pions they would be facing in the semis. The Truro Bearcats made that a reality by defeating the Capitals, who had dispatched the Cats in five games towin theMHL cham- pionship, by exacting some revenge on
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Longueuil on Friday afternoon after anoth- er dismal opening period. It was a must-win game for the Colts, who were winless com- ing into their final round-robin game of the tournament against after being routed 6-2 by the Bearcats on Thursday evening. The Colts outshot Longueuil 12-11, but found themselves trailing 4-1 heading into the dressing room – Khalid Alli had the only Colts’ goal -- after a dismal first period hauntingly similar to the one just a day ear- lier in their loss against the Truro Bearcats. Colts goaltender Jordan Piccolino and forward Mitch Zion chat in this picture from the CCHL playoffs. The two players’ Fred Page Cup performances were a con- trast in opposites. Piccolino was pulled in the last game of the round robin and watched back up James Edwardson play in Saturday’s semi-final. Zion, mean- while, shined offensively and was the only Colt named to the tournament’s all- star team.
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Ron Morin, promoter with the Cornwall Motor Speedway, stands next to a car parked at Au Vieux Duluth during a season launch event in Cornwall last Wednesday night. Opening night is May 19 with the first race of the Canadian Nationals presented by Gaetan’s Chip Stand followed by a DIRTcar Series doubleheader on June 9. The sea- son warpas up on Sept. 1 with the Jiffy Auto Service Triple Crown, but there will be plenty of race action inbetween in July and August. New this year will be a live talk show hosted by BrianMulligan and Hugh Primeau and live interviews. The Speedway is also featuring a lucky bumper sticker promotion.
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