Congratulaions to HRI Alumni
An improbable comeback helped the Yorkton Terriers return to Saskatchewan with the RBC Cup. Yorkton’s roster includes Hockey Regina Alumni Dylan Baer (D) and Corwin Stevely (F). Also on the roster is Pat Canadian graduate Tyler Giebel.
The Terriers trailed the Carleton Place (Ont.) Canadians 3-1 with three minutes left in the third period of Sunday's tournament final in Vernon, B.C., but goals eight seconds apart by Tanner Lishchynsky (at 17:12) and Dylan Johnson (17:20) pulled Yorkton even.
Derek Falloon then completed the comeback, scoring at 15:01 of the first overtime period to give Yorkton a 4-3 victory - and its first-ever Canadian junior A hockey championship.
After posting an SJHL-best 37-12-2-5 record in the 2013-14 regular season, the Terriers went 12-2 in the league playoffs.
Their post-season run included six victories in which Yorkton had to overcome deficits, including four straight in a semifinal victory over the Humboldt Broncos.
In Vernon, Yorkton dropped its first two games and then rallied with round robin victories over the Canadians and Dauphin Kings - each of whom led 1-0 before Yorkton came back. A similar script played out in Sunday's final.
Daylan Gatzke also scored Sunday for Yorkton, which got 31 saves from Kale Thomson.
The junior A title gave Saskatchewan three national hockey championships this spring. Yorkton joined the Prince Albert Mintos (Telus Cup midget AAA) and Weyburn Gold Wings (Esso Cup female midget AAA) as Canadian titleholders. It's the first time an SJHL team has won the RBC Cup since 2008, when Humboldt turned the trick.
