Ontario wins men’s hockey gold at 2023 Canada Winter Games

RED DEER, Alta. – For the second time, Quebec has gained males’s hockey gold on the Canada Winter Games, defeating Ontario 4-3 in extra time in Friday’s gold medal recreation on the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer.

It marks the tenth males’s hockey medal ever for Quebec on the Canada Winter Games, which additionally gained gold in 1987. It was silver medallist thrice (1999, 2003, 2011) and gained bronze 5 occasions (1971, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1995). Ontario gained its ninth medal, together with 5 gold (1971, 1983, 1991, 2007, 2015), two silver (1987, 2019) and two bronze (1967,  2003).

Zachary L’Heureux (Mercier, Que./Châteauguay, LHMAAAQ) was the extra time hero, jamming in his team-leading tenth aim halfway by means of the additional interval. William Blackburn posted a 38-save efficiency, selecting up his fifth win of the event.                                               

Quebec jumped out to 2-0 lead within the first interval, as Guillaume Richard (Cap-Santé, Que./Séminaire St-François, LHMAAAQ) scored on the facility play and Maxime Pellerin (Victoriaville, Que./Trois-Rivières, LHMAAAQ) added a aim with simply over two minutes to play within the first.

Ontario took a 3-2 lead after Connor Punnett (Powassan, Ont./North Central, OMHA), Roman Schmidt (Toronto/Don Mills, GTHL) and Brennan Othmann (Pickering, Ont./Don Mills, GTHL) scored three unanswered targets within the second interval. Joshua Roy (St-Georges, Que./Lévis, LHMAAAQ) tied the sport with lower than three minutes remaining within the third interval, sending the sport to extra time.

Alberta downs Saskatchewan 12-0 to take bronze

Earlier within the day, Alberta rebounded after a tricky 8-4 loss to Ontario within the semifinals to win the bronze medal in convincing trend, defeating Saskatchewan 12-0.

Alberta suffered a 4-3 extra time loss by the hands of Saskatchewan within the preliminary spherical, a recreation that noticed Saskatchewan erase two totally different one-goal deficits and rating slightly below two minutes into extra time.

Matt Savoie (St. Albert, Alta./Northern Alberta, CSSHL) netted a pure hat-trick and added two assists, whereas Dylan Guenther (Edmonton/Northern Alberta, CSSHL) scored twice and added three helpers. In complete, eight totally different gamers scored targets and 15 registered not less than one level.

Alberta goaltender Drew Sim (Tees, Alta./Delta Hockey Academy, CSSHL) was busy in internet, posting a 36-save shutout to provide Alberta its eleventh males’s hockey medal on the Canada Winter Games.

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