Playoff Recap | Casselman, Carleton Place and Perth move onto the Division Finals

Graphic/Article: Mason Detre

 

Ottawa, Ontario – It was an entertaining night in EOJHL playoff action with three deciding game fives on Friday night. Perth hosted Arnprior, Casselman was on the road against Embrun and Carleton Place faced off against Athens. All games were very entertaining throughout the night.

Perth 4, Arnprior 1 (Perth wins the series 3-2)

The Perth Blue Wings were able to reverse sweep Arnprior by winning three consecutive games to move onto the Richardson Division Finals. Rowan Lahaise collected his first playoff goal very early in the first and Brayden Davidson’s goal late in the first, turns out to be the game winner. Ben Langille would score twice to seal the deal.

Dylan Kuehl had Arnprior’s only goal in the loss. Jett Miller was outstanding in this series and made 28 saves in game 5. The winning goaltender Matthew Maas made 31 saves. The Packers went 0-for-1 on the power play and shots were equal at 32.

Other games in the series:

Game 1: Arnprior 6, Perth 3

Game 2: Arnprior 4, Perth 2

Game 3: Perth 2, Arnprior 1

Game 4: Perth 6, Arnprior 3

Perth leaders in the series: 

Ben Langille 4 goals, 4 assists, 8 points

Brayden Davidson 5 goals, 2 assists, 7 points

Trent Harris (2G / 3A), Kyle James (1G / 4A) and Carson Kazda (5A) all had five points

Justin Salter 4 assists, 4 points

Keagan Johnston 3 goals, 3 points

Mierau, Howarth and Kealey each collect two points

Matthew Maas 3-1, 138 saves, 10 GA, 2.21 GAA / .932 SV%

Arnprior leaders in the series: 

Neil Duncan 2 goals, 3 assists, 5 points

Andrew Cuglietta 3 goals, 1 assists, 4 points

Dylan Tammadge 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points

Alec Brazeau 3 assists, 3 points

Ryland Landon 2 goals, 2 points

Jordon Ryan 1 goal, but was great on defense throughout the series

Jett Miller 2-3, 16 GA, 173 saves, 3.23 GAA / .917 SV%

Casselman 4, Embrun 3 (Casselman wins the series 3-2)

The Casselman Vikings were down 2-0 in the series and didn’t quit until the end of the series. The Vikings win three straight games and move onto the Martin Division Finals. The Vikings scores three unanswered goals throughout the first 35 minutes of the game from Batista, Hughes and Dyer. Hughes would score his second goal of the game which sealed the deal.

Embrun attempted to comeback but was too little too late. Charlie Belanger, Connor MacDonald and John Mahoney all score for the Panthers. Aidan Foley made 37 saves and was outstanding in this series. Zachari Racine made 22 saves and had three big saves in tight during the third period to give the team the win.

Other games in the series:

Game 1: Embrun 5, Casselman 1

Game 2: Embrun 4, Casselman 1

Game 3: Casselman 3, Embrun 2 OT

Game 4: Casselman 4, Embrun 2

Casselman leaders in the series: 

Cedric Hughes 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points

Nico Pozzebon 1 goals, 3 assists, 4 points

Alex Charlebois 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points

Stewart/McCarthy 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points

Nathan Lassenba 2 assists, 2 points

Dyer/Batista/Talbot/Chartrand/Leveque/Bastien 1 goal, 1 point

Racine 3-2, 16 GA, 111 saves, 3.20 GAA / .874 SV%

Embrun leaders in the series:

Riley MacDonald 2 goals, 7 assists, 9 points

Eric Skyba 3 goals, 4 assists, 7 points

Juno Gregoire 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 points

Charlie Belanger 3 goals, 1 assist, 4 points

Connor MacDonald 2 goals, 2 assists, 4 points

Leduc/Mahoney/Grant 2 points

Foley 2-2-1, 13 GA, 192 saves, 2.60 GAA / .937 SV%

Carleton Place 3, Athens 2 2OT (Carleton Place wins the series 3-2)

Carleton Place had a 2-0 lead withb 19 minutes left in the third but Athens was able to score twice to force OT. Before Athens tied the game, it featured a line brawl with 10:28 left in the third. There were a 148 PIM between these two teams in an entertaining game five. Will Bouwer and Ethan Wallace had the goal for Carleton Place during 60 minutes.

Rhett Palmer and Connor Manderson was able to comeback to tie the game which saw OT. In double OT, Connor Dickey scores his second of the series and Carleton Place moves onto the Richardson Division Finals. The goalies were outstanding from both ends of the ice. Kaleb Griffin made 41 saves on 44 shots and Bradley Mitchell made 50 saves on 52 shots. Carleton Place went 1-for-2 on the power play while Athens was 1-for-5 on the man advantage.

Other games in the series:

Game 1: Carleton Place 6, Athens 5

Game 2: Athens 4, Carleton Place 3

Game 3: Athens 6, Carleton Place 1

Game 4: Carleton Place 2, Athens 1

Carleton Place leaders in the series: 

William Bouwer 2 goals, 5 assists, 7 points

Boyce/Ireland 1 goal, 6 assists, 7 points

Jonathan Swyer 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points

Connor Dickey/William Inoue 2 goals, 2 points,

McGlade/Robichaud 2 points

Thomas Dickey/Owen Smetham/Brooks/Wallace 1 goal, 1 point

Bradley Mitchell 3-1, 13 GA, 142 saves, 2.78 GAA / .916 SV%

Athens leaders in the series: 

Andrew Sprague 3 goals, 6 assists, 9 points

Ty Nicholson 5 goals, 3 assists, 8 points

Jayden Boyer 3 goals, 5 assists, 8 points

Brett Johnston 6 assists, 6 points

Rhett Palmer 3 goals, 2 assists, 5 points

Connor Manderson 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points

Ryan Letham 3 assists, 3 points

Carswell/Seed 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points

Will Huffman 2 assists, 2 points

Jack Smith 1 goal, 1 point

Kaleb Griffin 2-2-1, 15 GA, 142 saves, 2.80 GAA / .904 SV%