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Cape Breton West Islanders Win Midget Triple-A National Championship

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 May, 2017 12:28 PM
  • Cape Breton West Islanders Win Midget Triple-A National Championship
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The Cape Breton West Islanders are the 2017 Telus Cup champions.
 
Logan Chisholm scored his second goal of the game 5:39 into overtime as Cape Breton West edged the Saint-Francois Blizzard 5-4 on Sunday to capture the midget triple-A national championship.
 
Stephen Fox also scored twice for the Atlantic Region champion Islanders, with Jacob Hudson adding the other.
 
Samuel Dickner had a pair of goals while Yan-Cedric Gaudreault and Vincent Guy also scored to give the Quebec Region champions a 4-2 lead after the first period.
 
Colten Ellis made 43 saves for the win as Philippe Gaudreault turned away 23-of-28 shots in a losing cause.
 
Earlier in the day, the Central Region champion Mississauga Rebels downed the West Region champion Regina Pat Canadians 4-1 for third place.

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