Team East Records Shut Out Win Over Team West in CJHL Prospects Game RematchWednesday, December 9, 2009
Team East was victorious over Team West with a 2-0 shutout in the second game of a two-game total goal series between the 2009 CJHL Prospects. Team West recorded an 8-1 victory over Team East in the first game of the series on Tuesday afternoon in Winkler, Manitoba.
Goaltender Joel Vienneau (OJAHL) recorded the shutout and captured the Player of the Game Award for Team East. Vienneau turned away 34 shots, while netminder Sean Bonar (BCHL) faced 26 shots and was awarded the Team West Player of the Game honour.
After a high scoring game on Tuesday afternoon, the game remained scoreless through the first 37 minutes of Wednesday's game. At 17:01 of the second period Matt Peca (CJHL) recorded a powerplay goal to open the scoring. Maxime Dumond (CJHL) scored an empty net goal to finish the game at 19:22 of the third period.
The Top Goalie of the 2009 CJHL Prospects Event was Joel Vienneau (OJAHL). The Top Forward of the tournament was Beau Bennett (BCHL) and the Top Defenceman was Joey Laleggia, both from the Penticton Vees of the BCHL.
The CJHL Prospects Game was created to showcase the top 40 NHL draft eligible players in the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Player selection is a joint initiative of the CJHL and NHL Central Scouting. The event has now developed into two consecutive games between Team East and Team West, which is well attended by scouts from the NHL and Canadian and American colleges and universities.
The CJHL Prospects Game features players from the CJHL's five Western leagues compete against the best players from the CJHL'S Eastern leagues. Team East and Team West playoff for the President's Cup, which is awarded to the winning team at the CJHL Prospects Event:
2008 - Team East defeated Team West 6-3 in Summerside, PEI
2007 - Team East defeated Team West 5-3 in Winkler, Manitoba
2006 - Team West defeated Team East 6-2 in Vernon, British Columbia
2005 - Team West defeated Team East 5-4 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Visit http://www.cjhlhockey.com/ for more information on the 2009 CJHL Prospects Event.
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