Game Summary

ONTARIO RED GUNNING FOR FIFTH-STRAIGHT U18 CHAMPIONSHIP

NAPANEE, ON – The drive for five is still alive for Team Ontario Red.

Ontario Red has a chance to win its fifth-straight gold medal game at the National Women’s Under-18 Championship after beating Manitoba 5-2 on Saturday night at the Strathcona Paper Centre.

Manitoba got the scoring started early, as Danica Knockaert (Winnipeg, MB/St. Vital Victorias) found the back of the net just 19 seconds into the game.

Ontario Red got a pair of goals early in the first period, as Jenna McParland (Schreiber, ON/Toronto Aeros, PWHL) and Casandra Langan (Chatham, ON/London Devilettes, PWHL) scored in the first 3:35 of the game.

In the second, Brianne Jenner (Oakville, ON/Mississauga Chiefs, PWHL) and Heather Hughes (Stouffville, ON/Toronto Aeros, PWHL) scored to give Ontario Red a 4-1 lead going into the third.

Christine Bestland (Brunkild, MB/Balmoral Hall Blazers) scored Manitoba’s final goal 7:23 into the third. Langan added her second of the game into an empty net with one second left.

Ontario Red will face Quebec in the gold medal final for the seventh-straight time. The teams have met in every gold medal game of the National Women’s Under-18 Championship since the tournament’s inception in 1993.

Game Information
Game Number	16	Round	Semi-Final
Arena	Strathcona Paper Centre	City, Country	Greater Napanee, Ont., Canada
Month / Day / Year	11/08/2008	Time (local)	07:00 PM ET
Attendance		Game Status	Final

Box Score	1	2	3	Total
Manitoba (MB)	1	0	1	2
Ontario Red (ON-R)	2	2	1	5

Goals/Penalties

First Period

Goals:
   00:19 MB 17 Danica Knockaert (12 Rachele Bosc)
   03:35 ON-R 19 Jenna McParland (24 Hayleigh Cudmore) PP
   06:54 ON-R 3 Casandra Langan (14 Kelly Terry)

Penalties:
   02:17 MB 10 Meagan Vestby (Hooking)
   02:59 MB 3 Brandi Pollock (Holding)
   10:28 ON-R 89 Danielle Skirrow (Hooking)
   15:04 MB 19 Brigette Lacquette (Cross Checking)

Second Period

Goals:
01:14 ON-R 11 Brianne Jenner (22 Heather Hughes)
12:48 ON-R 22 Heather Hughes (11 Brianne Jenner)

Penalties:
07:23 MB 3 Brandi Pollock (Inter. on Goaltender)

Third Period

Goals:
05:07 MB 11 Christine Bestland (15 Meghan Dufault, 18 Katie Wilson)
19:59 ON-R 3 Casandra Langan (24 Hayleigh Cudmore) EN

Penalties:
01:03 ON-R 7 Shannon Doyle (Hooking)
16:02 ON-R 13 Bryanna Farris (Tripping)

Goaltenders

Manitoba

35 Tara Lacquette

On 1/00:00

Off 3/20:00

Ontario Red

63 Victoria Vigilanti

On 1/00:00

Off 3/20:00

Shots on Goal	1	2	3	Total
Manitoba	7	2	8	17
Ontario Red	13	13	9	35

Player of Game
Manitoba	11 Caitlin MacDonald
Ontario Red	11 Brianne Jenner
Officials
Referee	Mutsoeis
Lines People	Stratton, Champoux
Goal Judge	Chris Eden, Bill Lowrey