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Stoney Creek Sabres and Red Deer Chiefs remain undefeated in the Esso Cup after day two of the tournament. Red Deer secured a shutout victory against the host team, showcasing strong performances from Reece Lacina and Quinn Smith.
Day two of the Esso Cup saw the Stoney Creek Sabres and Red Deer Chiefs continue as the only two remaining undefeated teams in the round robin portion of the tournament.
The two teams, who will not meet until their final round robin match up on Thursday, continued to impress with their play.
It only took 80 seconds for Reece Lacina to give the Red Deer Chiefs the only offense they'd need in the game as she scored the opener. Quinn Smith took over from there making 20 saves for her first shutout of the tournament. Rylee Cruse had the other Red Deer goal.
Following the game, it was Smith's play between the pipes that drew attention.
âQuinn was awesome. She hasnât played a game for a little over a month with our playoff run and the way the games were going," said Red Deer head coach Don Morrison. "She stepped in, stuck with her training. Her practices and her attitude have been phenomenal. An unbelievable team player and just did a great job. Sheâs super calming in net; itâs like sheâs been in these games before, but she never has and itâs amazing.â
Stoney Creek celebrates a goal against the Northern Selects - Photo @ Hockey Canada
The Stoney Creek Sabres cruised to a 6-1 win over the Northern Selects to stay undefeated. It was a potent power play that helped Stoney Creek pull away.
Carly Wardell opened the scoring in the first period on the power play for Stoney Creek. Jaela Houston added to the Sabres' lead late in the second period.
After Ashtyn MacHattie brought the Northern Selects within one early in the third, it was all Stoney Creek. Only 1:31 apart, Houston and Ivy Johnston scored to give Stoney Creek a 4-1 lead.
Emma Kindree, who also had two assists in the game, scored on the power play added another, followed by yet another power play goal, this time from Kyla Noon to close out the scoring.
âWe feel like weâre just getting into a rhythm; sticking together, creating opportunities and capitalizing on them like we did in provincials, which is helping us here at nationals," said Houston. "Our coaches are doing a great job keeping us motivated as a team and the impact, personally, pushes me to keep moving forward too.â
The Stoney Creek Sabres and Red Deer Chiefs are the only two undefeated teams in the Esso Cup.
The Red Deer Chiefs won their latest game with a shutout, scoring 2-0 against the host team.
Stoney Creek and Red Deer will meet in their final round robin matchup on Thursday.

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QuĂ©bec got their first win of the tournament edging the Winnipeg Ice 3-2. Nelia Morin scored the game winning goal 6:04 into the third, a shorthanded marker. AmĂ©lia Jacques and Ălisa-Belle Noah also scored for QuĂ©bec, while ChloĂ© Nicolas had the Winnipeg goal.
âI think we put more pressure on our opponent today," said Morin. "It was a good game, everyone played better and stronger and it worked for us. When we are successful, itâs because we play better as a teamâhow we are on the bench, our character and cheering each other on. We always say the only thing that can beat us is ourselves, so if we put good attitude itâs always going to work.â