Canada Hangs on vs Team Slovakia
Canada hangs on vs Team Slovakia in the 2021 World Juniors. Canada...
Fresh off their win on Saturday night the Clarenville Caribous headed into Sunday’s action with a short bench as injuries and work commitments kept some of their players from the lineup. The Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts were looking to pull to within one point of the Caribous with a victory and started out quickly as Cam Fergus scored at the 4:21 mark of the first period on a goal assisted by Andre Gill and Collin Circelli. Teammate Luke Gallant scored on the power play at 14:33 to give his team a 2-0 lead heading into the locker room after the first period.
The Cataracts extended their lead in the second period. Michael Cole and Mike Sibley both scored to make it 4-0 after 2 periods of play. In the third period, Mitchell Oake spoiled the Cataracts shutout scoring at the 17:29 mark of the third period to make the final score 4-1.
Despite the loss, Jason Churchill played amazing in net, facing 45 shots. AJ Whiffen rebounded from a poor showing the previous night, stopping all but 1 of the 27 shots he faced.
With the win, the Cataracts pull to within 1 point of first place, trailing the Caribous in the standings who managed to cling to first place after the weekend series. However, with injuries and player commitments in the last 2 series the Clarenville team has played with a short bench and it is obvious that the team is showing signs of fatigue, especially on their back-end where their top defensemen are out.