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Over the Friday, October 18th to Sunday, October 20th weekend, the Soo U18 Greyhounds are set to embark on an exhilarating trip to the nation’s capital for the 2024 Senator AAA Showcase, following a series of thrilling games that have tested their mettle. The team celebrated a decisive 3-2 North Central Predators win against the Predators to open the Senator AAA Showcase on Friday morning, igniting their confidence as they headed into their next game against Hamilton Kilty B’s. They then faced a gritty 2-2 tie against the B’s, showcasing their resilience and teamwork. Although they experienced a setback with a 6-2 loss to the Vaughan Kings. In their final game of the weekend the Greyhounds rebounded with a hard-fought 2-2 tie against the Southern Tier Admirals on Saturday evening, proving their ability to adapt and compete under pressure. With a mix of determination and camaraderie, the Greyhounds are ready to leave it all on the ice in Ottawa, eager to make their mark against top-tier talent.
The Soo U18 Greyhounds will now return to GNU18HL action when they are back on the road over the October 25th – 27th weekend with three games with their first stop in Sudbury on Friday evening for a 7:15 p.m against the Sudbury U18 Wolves start followed by two games in Powassan against the North Bay U18 Trappers. The game times in Powassan will be 7:30 p.m (Saturday) and 1:30 p.m (Sunday).
Friday, October 18th
North Central Predators (3) vs (2) Soo U18 Greyhounds (12:15 p.m)
Period 1
(1:58) North Central Predators – Jevin Murdock (Unassisted)
Period 2
(6:49) North Central Predators – Ryder Thomas (Zeke Neely/Jevin Murdock)
(8:37) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Dylan Rousselle (Dan MacDonald/Espen Escasa) (PP)
(12:56) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Caleb Walker (Dylan Rousselle/Cam Kontulainen)
Period 3
(5:40) North Central Predators – Bryce Tisi (Colton Morris)
Goaltender
North Central Predators – Liam Ferrell
Soo U18 Greyhounds – Nick Marsons
Hamilton Kilty B’s (2) vs (2) Soo U18 Greyhounds (6:00 p.m)
Period 2
(0:19) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Dylan Rousselle (Dan MacDonald/Gavin Killoran) (PP)
(10:13) Hamilton Kilty B’s – Michael Alford (Patrick MacDonald)
(13:15) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Dan MacDonald (Caleb Walker/Jevon Johnson)
Period 3
(12:15) Hamilton Kilty B’s – Jackson Lloyd (Cayleb Gustave/Evan Gaudry)
Goaltender
Hamilton Kilty B’s – Luca Smith
Soo U18 Greyhounds – Sebastien Brassard
Saturday, October 19th
Soo U18 Greyhounds (2) vs (6) Vaughan Kings (9:45 a.m)
Period 1
(6:21) Vaughan Kings – Nathan Hiscock (Joey Kapel)
(6:45) Vaughan Kings – Hamza Havusic (Matthew Scozzese/Peter Koukouve)
(10:07) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Dan MacDonald (Anthony Spironello)
Period 2
(11:21) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Hunter Thorkilson (Unassisted)
(13:28) Vaughan Kings – Ryan Kovacevic (Daniel Rusu/James Henderson)
Period 3
(1:44) Vaughan Kings – Hamza Havusic (Joseph Febrillet)
(2:56) Vaughan Kings – Aaren Marino (Zev Zhang)
(12:54) Vaughan Kings – Matthew Scozzese (Unassisted)
Goaltender
Vaughan Kings – Justin Young
Soo U18 Greyhounds – Sebastien Brassard
Southern Tier Admirals (2) vs (2) Soo U18 Greyhounds (6:45 p.m)
Period 1
(8:27) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Dylan Rousselle (Dan MacDonald)
(9:59) Southern Tier Admirals – Sullivan Cook (Cohen Alexander/Cohen Carter)
Period 2
(4:47) Soo U18 Greyhounds – Hunter Thorkilson (Dan MacDonald)
Period 3
Southern Tier Admirals – Cohen Alexander (Julian Belcastro)
Goaltender
Southern Tier Admirals – Lucas Thoma
Soo U18 Greyhounds – Nick Marsons
