The Junior Athletics seized control early and never looked back, defeating the HDC Bandits 5-2 in a game that grew increasingly chippy as the night went on. The Athletics struck first just over a minute into the action, with Hadley Ballan finishing a setup from Jett L'Heureux to make it 1-0. The Bandits responded midway through the period when Kayson Gulka, assisted by Hudson Van Heuvel and Manavjot Boparai, found the back of the net to tie the game. The tie was short-lived, however, as Casen Loy, with helpers from Bruin Mann and Tommy Moffat, restored the Athletics' lead just 57 seconds later. The Bandits showed resilience before the intermission, with Holden Ducs scoring off assists from Boparai and Nathan Keeper to knot the game at 2-2 heading into the second.
The second period was a story of discipline lost and opportunity seized. The Athletics' Tommy Moffat scored what would stand as the game-winner just 47 seconds into the frame, assisted by Lucas Campbell and Jett L'Heureux, to put his team ahead for good. The game then descended into a parade to the penalty box, with a total of six infractions called in the period. The most significant was a major Match Kick penalty assessed to the Bandits' Manavjot Boparai, which left his team shorthanded for five crucial minutes. The Athletics capitalized on their momentum, with Kobe Herle extending the lead to 4-2, assisted by Tristen Paterson and Drew Haggarty. Lucas Campbell would add one more for the Athletics, again from the playmaking Jett L'Heureux, to seal the 5-2 victory. The third period saw no scoring, with the Athletics effectively managing their lead.
The game was defined by special teams and physical play, with the Junior Athletics showing superior composure. Jett L'Heureux was a standout facilitator, recording three assists, while Tommy Moffat contributed a goal and an assist, including the decisive game-winner. For the Bandits, the costly major penalty to Boparai and an inability to contain the Athletics' attack after the first period proved their undoing. With goalie stats not being tracked, the narrative falls to the scoreboard, which tells a clear tale of an Athletics team that converted its chances and weathered the storm of penalties to secure a convincing road win.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDC Bandits | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior Athletics | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| # | Name | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Holden Ducs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Kayson Gulka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Cohen Rees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Leyton Mcconachie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ruhaan Aurora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Manavjot Boparai | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Ryder McLenehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Mason Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Micah Sundmyhr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hudson Van Heuvel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Lincoln Kolla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Evan Parmar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Samuel Agha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Subhan Noor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Myles Francis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Nathan Keeper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Caiden Keehn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | MP | GA | Shots | Saves | Sav% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Mason Simon | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 29 | Mason Simon | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 29 | Mason Simon | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| # | Name | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Kobe Herle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Tommy Moffat | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Lucas Campbell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Hadley Ballan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Casen Loy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Tristen Paterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Aiden Wakefield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Blaise Sieben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Boone Pollard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 71 | Malcolm Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Cohen Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Bruin Mann | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Drew Haggarty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Jett L'Heureux | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Skylar Kessler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Name | MP | GA | Shots | Saves | Sav% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Cohen Parker | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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