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2023 Neely Cup: Day 1 Recap

September 1, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


Portland, Ore. - The Portland Winterhawks' 2023 Neely Cup Training Camp kicked off on the ice Thursday, with all four teams lacing up for practices and scrimmage-style games. After day one, Team Sasser and Team Yaremchuk hold the advantage with two wins (four points) apiece.

The four teams, named after Winterhawks Hall-of-Famers Randy Heath, Cam Neely, Grant Sasser and Ken Yaremchuk, are made up by 77 prospective Winterhawks. Teams include a mix of veteran talent with newly drafted prospects and several camp invites as well.

Game format consists of a 25-minute running clock period, followed by a ten-minute three-on-three. The winner of each 25-minute game and each three-on-three game receives two points in the standings, allowing for a team to pick up a maximum of six points each day.

Game One: Team Yaremchuk (3) defeats Team Neely (0)

Scoring Summary:

7:40 - Team Yaremchuk - David Hoy

12:40 - Team Yaremchuk - Kyle McDonough from Rhett Ravndahl and Kaden Sperle

17:50 - Team Yaremchuk - Aiden Laing from Tyson Yaremko

Game Two: Team Yaremchuk (3) defeats Team Neely (1)

Scoring Summary:

2:42 - Team Neely - Liam Lierman from Zac Wheatley

4:49 - Team Yaremchuk - Marcus Nguyen from Hudson May and Kyle McDonough

21:06 - Team Yaremchuk - Marcus Nguyen from Kyle McDonough

23:21 - Team Yaremchuk - Kaden Sperle from Tyce Penrod

Game Three (10-Minute 3-on-3): Team Neely (6) defeats Team Yaremchuk (2)

Scoring Summary:

3:40 - Team Neely - Diego Buttazzoni

5:31 - Team Neely - Luke Wilfley from Cole Cairns

6:01 - Team Neely - Benjamin Fragle from Lane Glende

6:52 - Team Yaremchuk - Luca Cagnoni from Kyle McDonough and Marcus Nguyen

7:30 - Team Yaremchuk - Luca Cagnoni

8:20 - Team Neely - Jack O'Brien from Cobe Perlinger

9:00 - Team Neely - Josh Mori from Diego Buttazzoni and Cobe Perlinger

9:20 - Team Neely - Cohen Massey from Diego Buttazzoni and Aiden Sotas

Game Four: Team Heath (5) defeats Team Sasser (0)

Scoring Summary:

11:48 - Team Heath - Callum Stone

13:40 - Team Heath - Josh Davies from Brayden Ivey

15:27 - Team Heath - Josh Davies

19:43 - Team Heath - Gabe Klassen from Carsyn Dyck and Lincoln Black-Greaves

23:55 - Team Heath - Kayd Ruedig from Carsyn Dyck

Game Five: Team Sasser (3) defeats Team Heath (1)

Scoring Summary:

5:25 - Team Sasser - Josh Zakreski from Grady Gustafson

18:30 - Team Sasser - Parker Fitzgerald from Nash Nicolay and Nick Johnson

20:49 - Team Heath - Gianni Bosa

23:15 - Team Sasser - Nash Nicolay from Nick Johnson and Parker Fitzgerald

Game Six (10-Minute 3-on-3): Team Sasser (3) defeats Team Heath (0)

Scoring Summary:

1:50 - Team Sasser - Matthew Tsujimura from James Stefan and Nick Johnson

4:15 - Team Sasser - Josh Zakreski from Alex Thompson

8:48 - Team Sasser - Nick Johnson from James Stefan and Ryder Thompson

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Goaltending Stats

Team Heath

#1 Micah Adams - 5/5 saves (25 mins)

#30 Marek Schlenker - 13/19 saves (35 mins)

Team Neely

#1 Holden Murphy - 3/4 saves (20 mins)

#30 Ashton Thornton - 4/8 saves (20 mins)

#31 Jan Špunar - 12/15 saves (20 mins)

Team Sasser

#1 Connor MacKenzie - 15/20 saves (25 mins)

#30 Justen Maric - 19/20 saves (35 mins)

Team Yaremchuk

#1 Luke Brunen - 6/6 saves (20 mins)

#30 Jaxon Hoye - 5/6 saves (20 mins)

#31 Sascha Pitaev - 7/13 saves (20 mins)

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Day One Tournament Standings:

Team Record 3-on-3 Record Points in Standings Goals Scored Goals Allowed

Team Yaremchuk 2-0-0 0-1-0 4 8 6

Team Sasser 1-1-0 1-0-0 4 6 6

Team Heath 0-2-0 0-1-0 2 6 6

Team Neely 0-2-0 1-0-0 2 6 8

Remaining Neely Cup Schedule:

Friday, September 1:

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Team Heath vs. Team Neely

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Team Sasser vs. Team Yaremchuk

Saturday, September 2:

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Team Yaremchuk vs. Team Heath

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Team Neely vs. Team Sasser

Sunday, September 3:

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Consolation Final (3rd vs. 4th)

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Neely Cup Championship (1st vs. 2nd)

Neely Cup games continue Friday evening at 4:00 p.m. Parking is free in the Garden Garage, and daily tickets are available in the Winterhawks ticket office for $5.

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