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Thompson Okanagan Lakers face Regina in Esso Cup womenÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s hockey semifinal in Vernon

Lakers take on Regina at 7 p.m. at Kal Tire Place; Edmonton Jr Oilers meet North York Storm at 3 p.m.
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The Thompson Okanagan Lakers (blue) will face the Regina Rebels in a semifinal game Friday, April 26, at the Esso Cup Canadian WomenÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s U18 Club Hockey Championship at Kal Tire Place in Vernon. (Bowen Assman - Morning Star)

ItÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s playoff time at the Esso Cup Canadian WomenÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s U18 Club Hockey Championship tournament at Kal Tire Place in Vernon.

The host Thompson Okanagan Lakers secured their spot in the final four, winning their final preliminary game Thursday, April 25, 2-1 in a shootout over the Quebec champion LÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Intrépide de lÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Outaouais.

The Lakers finished third in the six-team round-robin with a record of two wins, one overtime win, and two losses for eight points. They will face the second-place Regina Rebels (3 wins, 2 overtime losses, 11 points) in a semifinal today, Friday, at 7 p.m.

The Rebels defeated Thompson-Okanagan 6-2 in round-robin play Wednesday, and completed the preliminary round Thursday with a 4-3 victory over the Atlantic champion Northern Subway Selects of Nova Scotia (1 win, 1 OT win, 3 losses, 5 points).

Pacific champion Edmonton Jr. Oilers finished atop the standings with 11 points (3 wins, 1 OT win, 1 loss), thanks to a 2-1 OT win over Regina in the round-robin.

The Jr. Oilers will face OntarioÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s North York Storm (2 wins, 2 losses, 1 OT loss, 6 points) in the other semifinal Friday at 3 p.m. ItÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s a rematch of both teamsÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ final round-robin match Thursday, won 4-1 by Edmonton.

The two losers will play for bronze Saturday, April 27, at 12 p.m., while the two winners will meet in the national championship final Saturday at 4 p.m.

Maya de Beaumont opened the scoring at 5:57 of the second period for LÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™Intrépide against Thompson Okanagan. The goal held up until Emma Kohl of Fruitvale tied the game for the Lakers at 14:44 of the third period, assisted by Alexandra Recsky of Kelowna.

PentictonÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Amy Polvere Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ the sixth shooter for the Lakers Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ scored the only goal in the shootout while Kelowna goalie Reese Sliskovic preserved the win with a stop on QuebecÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Mégane Cronier.

Sliskovic finished with a stellar 52 saves to earn Player of the Game honours while LÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™IntrépideÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Noémie Germain made 21 saves for the Quebec champs, who finished sixth with 1 win, 3 losses and 1 OT loss for four points.



Roger Knox

About the Author: Roger Knox

I am a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in the industry. I started my career in radio and have spent the last 21 years working with Black Press Media.
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