In what was called a great team effort by Head Coach Michael Gershon, the Hockey Talent Management – The Junior Hockey News 2014 Chowder Cup team got off to a great start with a 10 -2 victory over the Jets.
“It was fun to watch. A little one sided, but they had a younger team, and they never gave up.” Said Gershon
Cameron Smith, 1997 forward and USHL veteran lead the way with a hat trick and an assist. Joe Sofo, NAHL Keystone Iceminers tendered player matched Smiths 4 points with 2 goals and 2 assists.
Jake Gevaart who is attending Iceminers main camp, and is signed to the NOJHL’s Cochrane Crunch had a goal and two assists. Crunch team mate Reed Gregory had a goal and assist. Newly signed to the NOJHL’s Mattawa Blackhawks Andy Williams had a goal and two assists. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners newly acquired defenseman Travis Hall chipped in with an assist.
Other contributors can be found on the score sheet below.
Hockey Talent 10 at Jets 2 – Status: Final
Thursday, July 17, 2014 – Bavis Arena
Hockey Talent 4 6 – 10
Jets 1 1 – 2
1st Period-1, Jets, Hughes 1 1:26. 2, Hockey Talent, Sofo 1 (Williams), 16:01. 3, Hockey Talent, Williams 1 (Sofo), 16:13. 4, Hockey Talent, Smith 1 (Veglucci), 18:43. 5, Hockey Talent, Sofo 2 (Gevaart), 24:33. Penalties-Sofo Htm (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 4:01; Weitzel Jet (roughing), 4:01; Miller Htm (roughing), 18:32; Herz Jet (roughing), 18:32.
2nd Period-6, Hockey Talent, Gevaart 1 (Hall), 9:38. 7, Hockey Talent, Gregory 1 10:13. 8, Hockey Talent, Miller 1 (Sofo, Smith), 11:26. 9, Jets, Jacobson 1 (Arnold), 13:50. 10, Hockey Talent, Smith 2 (Gregory), 15:18. 11, Hockey Talent, Grissom 1 (Ordoobadi), 16:59. 12, Hockey Talent, Smith 3 (Gevaart), 24:08. Penalties-Glashauser Htm (holding), 17:20.
