
2023 Neely Cup Recap: Day 2
September 1, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release
Portland, Ore. - The Portland Winterhawks' 2023 Neely Cup Training Camp rolled on with day two action at the VMC, featuring games between all four clubs as the standings continue to take shape.
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.
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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.
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Game One: Team Neely (3) defeats Team Heath (2)
Scoring Summary:
3:57 - Team Heath - Gabe Klassen from Carter Sotheran and Lincoln Black-Greaves
8:01 - Team Heath - Gabe Klassen from Callum Stone and Cash Lanigan
15:08 - Team Neely - Cole Cairns from Aiden Sotas
16:27 - Team Neely - Cobe Perlinger from Jack O'Brien
24:22 - Team Neely - Diego Buttazzoni from Cole Cairns and Simon Garchinski
Game Two: Team Heath (3) defeats Team Neely (1)
Scoring Summary:
15:00 - Team Neely - Cobe Perlinger from Jack O'Brien and Luke Wilfley
19:07 - Team Heath - Hudson Darby from Carter Sotheran and Will McLaughlin
21:22 - Team Heath - Gabe Klassen from Will McLaughlin
23:21 - Team Heath - Hudson Darby from Kayd Ruedig and Josh Davies
Game Three (10-Minute 3-on-3): Team Neely (2) defeats Team Heath (0)
Scoring Summary:
1:13 - Team Neely - Diego Buttazzoni from Jack O'Brien
7:47 - Team Neely - Diego Buttazzoni from Josh Mori and Aiden Sotas
Game Four: Team Sasser (3) defeats Team Yaremchuk (0)
Scoring Summary:
12:57 - Team Sasser - Josh Zakreski from James Stefan
16:32 - Team Sasser - James Stefan from Nick Johnson
24:37 - Team Sasser - Parker Fitzgerald from Nash Nicolay
Game Five: Team Yaremchuk (4) defeats Team Sasser (2)
Scoring Summary:
0:25 - Team Yaremchuk - Luca Cagnoni from Cole Slobodian and Kyle McDonough
1:36 - Team Sasser - James Stefan from Nick Johnson
13:53 - Team Sasser - Ryder Thompson from Nash Nicolay and Van Taylor
15:17 - Team Yaremchuk - Jordan Duguay from Tyson Yaremko and Luca Cagnoni
23:17 - Team Yaremchuk - Kyle McDonough
24:48 - Team Yaremchuk - Hudson May from Rhett Ravndahl
Game Six (10-Minute 3-on-3): Team Sasser (2) ties with Team Yaremchuk (2)
Scoring Summary:
2:00 - Team Sasser - Owen Chapman
4:19 - Team Yaremchuk - Jordan Duguay
6:49 - Team Yaremchuk - Luca Cagnoni
9:30 - Team Sasser - Josh Zakreski
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Goaltending Stats
Team Heath
#1 Micah Adams - 10/13 saves (25 5-on-5 mins, 10 3-on-3 mins)
#30 Marek Schlenker - 11/14 saves (25 5-on-5 mins)
Team Neely
#1 Holden Murphy -7/9 saves (20 5-on-5 mins)
#30 Ashton Thornton - 12/12 saves (20 5-on-5 mins)
#31 Jan Špunar - 5/8 saves (10 5-on-5 mins, 10 3-on-3 mins)
Team Sasser
#1 Connor MacKenzie - 18/24 saves (25 5-on-5 mins, 10 3-on-3 mins)
#30 Justen Maric - 8/8 saves (25 5-on-5 mins)
Team Yaremchuk
#1 Luke Brunen - 8/10 saves (10 5-on-5 mins, 10 3-on-3 mins)
#30 Jaxon Hoye - 3/5 saves (20 5-on-5 mins)
#31 Sascha Pitaev - 6/9 saves (20 5-on-5 mins)
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Tournament Standings:
Team Record 3-on-3 Record Points in Standings Goals Scored Goals Allowed
Team Yaremchuk 3-1-0 0-1-1 7 14 13
Team Sasser 2-2-0 1-0-1 7 13 12
Team Neely 1-3-0 2-0-0 6 12 11t
Team Heath 2-2-0 0-2-0 4 11 14
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Remaining Neely Cup Schedule:
Neely Cup games continue Saturday evening at 2:00 p.m. Parking is free in the Garden Garage, and daily tickets are available in the Winterhawks ticket office for $5.
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)
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- 2023 Training Camp Day 2 Recap - Prince George Cougars
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