Day 2

September 2, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Portland Winterhawks News Release

Portland, Ore. – With the Neely Cup now halfway through, Team Carruth has emerged as the leader thanks to some terrific goaltending from Luke Brunen (who they borrowed from Team Pouliot) and a handful of dazzling goals to wrap up the second day of games.

The four teams, named after Winterhawks alumni Mac Carruth, Nic Petan, Derrick Pouliot, and Ty Rattie, filled with roster hopefuls are competing against one another at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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Game format consists of two 22-minute periods, followed by a ten-minute, running clock three-on-three. The winner of each 22-minute game and three-on-three game receives two points in the standings, allowing for a team to pick up a maximum of six points each day.

Day Two Highlights Coming Soon

Game One: Team Rattie (4) defeats Team Petan (3)

Scoring Summary:

2:00 – Team Rattie – James Stefan from Jonah Bevington

3:07 – Team Rattie – Cole Slobodian from Hudson Darby

10:10 – Team Petan – Carsyn Dyck

12:55 – Team Petan – Josh Zakreski from Aiden Sotas and Marek Alscher

17:54 – Team Rattie – Ryder Thompson from James Stefan and Sam Kline

20:14 – Team Rattie – James Stefan (2) (empty net) from Weston Field

21:55 – Team Petan – Josh Zakreski (2) from

Marek Schlenker (Team Rattie) made 11/14 saves and Jake Torget (Team Petan) made 13/16 saves.

Game Two: Team Petan (2) defeats Team Rattie (0)

Scoring Summary:

6:08 – Team Petan – Carter Sotheran from Braeden Jockims

8:03 – Team Petan – Carsyn Dyck (2) (unassisted)

Dante Giannuzzi (Team Petan) made 12/12 saves and Donavan Bodnar (Team Rattie) made 12/14 saves.

Game Three (8-Minute 3-on-3): Team Rattie (1) defeats Team Petan (0)

6:06 – Team Rattie – Jonah Bevington from Casey Black and Jack O’Brien

Dante Giannuzzi (Team Petan) made 8/9 saves and Donavan Bodnar (Team Rattie) made 4/4 saves.

Game Four: Team Pouliot (5) defeats Team Carruth (0)

Scoring Summary:

0:37 – Team Pouliot – Jamie Hikida

3:55 – Team Pouliot – Luca Cagnoni (penalty shot)

8:16 – Team Pouliot – Luca Cagnoni (2) (penalty shot)

18:03 – Team Pouliot – Tyson Kozak from Jamie Hikida from Mario Fate

18:46 – Team Pouliot – Nick Johnson from Liam Goertsen

Luke Brunen (Team Pouliot) made 12/12 saves and Kolter Gans (Team Carruth) made 5/10 saves.

Game Five: Team Carruth (5) defeats Team Pouliot (3)

Scoring Summary:

5:12 – Team Carruth – Marcus Nguyen from Ryan Miller and Diego Buttazzoni

5:36 – Team Pouliot – Nick Johnson (2) from Dawson Pasternak

9:34 – Team Pouliot – Dawson Pasternak (unassisted)

12:52 – Team Carruth – Ryan Miller from Marcus Nguyen

14:42 – Team Carruth – Gabe Klassen

18:28 – Team Carruth – Diego Buttazzoni

19:53 – Team Carruth – Luke Schelter from Brayden Rotach

20:48 – Team Pouliot – Nick Johnson (3) from Alex Thompson

Luke Brunen (acting Team Carruth) made 8/11 saves and Connor MacKenzie (Team Pouliot) made 10/15 saves.

Game Six (10-Minute 3-on-3): Team Carruth (4) defeats Team Rattie (0)

3:36 – Team Carruth – Diego Buttazzoni (2)

4:43 – Team Carruth – Gabe Klassen (2) from Tyce Penrod

9:06 – Team Carruth – Ryan McCleary from Luke Schelter

9:24 – Team Carruth – Luke Schelter (2)

Luke Brunen (acting Team Carruth) made 2/2 saves and Connor MacKenzie (Team Pouliot) made 3/7 saves.

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Day Two Tournament Standings:

Team Record 3-on-3 Record Points in Standings Goals Scored Goals Allowed

Team Carruth 2-2-0 2-0-0 8 18 14

Team Petan 3-1-0 0-2-0 6 11 10

Team Rattie 2-2-0 1-1-0 6 11 14

Team Pouliot 1-3-0 1-1-0 4 13 15

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Neely Cup games continue Saturday afternoon from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. PT and again on championship Sunday at 8:00 a.m. PT. Parking is free in the Garden Garage, and daily tickets are available in the Winterhawks ticket office for $5.

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