WHL Portland Winterhawks

2023 Neely Cup: Team Neely Takes the Championship

Published on September 3, 2023 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Portland Winterhawks News Release


Portland, Ore. - Team Neely topped Team Heath in the Championship Final to capture the Neely Cup on Sunday, while Team Yaremchuk knocked off Team Sasser in the Consolation Final as Neely Cup Training Camp came to a close.

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 included a mix of veteran talent with newly drafted prospects and several camp invites as well.

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The Consolation Final consisted of a two-period game, with each period lasting 20 minutes (run-time until the final two minutes). The Championship Final also featured two periods, but each lasted 25 minutes (run-time until the final two minutes).

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Consolation Final (3rd vs. 4th): Team Yaremchuk (5) defeats Team Sasser (3)

First Period Scoring Summary:

0:53 - Team Yaremchuk - Jordan Duguay from Luca Cagnoni

6:36 - Team Yaremchuk - Marcus Nguyen from Kyle McDonough

20:45 - Team Yaremchuk - Tyce Penrod from Luca Cagnoni

21:56 - Team Sasser - Owen Chapman from Josh Zakreski

Second Period Scoring Summary:

7:10 - Team Sasser - James Stefan from Ryder Thompson and Grady Gustafson

8:50 - Team Yaremchuk - Marcus Nguyen

14:07 - Team Sasser - Nick Johnson from Rylan Daley

20:05 - Team Yaremchuk - David Hoy from Kyle McDonough and Finn McNabb

Championship Final (1st vs. 2nd): Team Neely (4) defeats Team Heath (0)

First Period Scoring Summary:

9:15 - Team Neely - Aiden Sotas

23:27 - Team Neely - Cobe Perlinger from Luke Wilfley and Diego Buttazzoni

Second Period Scoring Summary:

6:43 - Team Neely - Jack O'Brien from Josh Mori and Luke Wilfley

24:05 - Team Neely - Diego Buttazzoni from Lane Glende

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Goaltending Stats

Team Heath

#1 Micah Adams - 9/11 saves

#30 Marek Schlenker - 13/15 saves

Team Neely

#1 Holden Murphy -12/12 saves

#30 Ashton Thornton - 12/12 saves

#31 Jan Špunar - 5/5 saves

Team Sasser

#1 Connor MacKenzie - 15/17 saves

#30 Justen Maric - 11/14 saves

Team Yaremchuk

#1 Luke Brunen - 8/10 saves

#30 Jaxon Hoye - 10/10 saves

#31 Sascha Pitaev - 7/8 saves

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