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The Show: Black is the New Black

By Tony Scott, 06/22/15, 1:45AM CDT

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Ontario wins The Show on Gollob GWG


Tourney MVP Charlie Gollob scores the GWG for Ontario Black

The Continental Divide was a fun attempt by tournament organizers to involve the whole tournament to create a game amongst a game. Each of the 12 remaining teams not in the Championship played a continuous game, each playing a mini game of 20 minutes. After five periods The Divide was all knotted up at 8-8. Great Plains took on mutual rival Alberta to decide the Champion. Great Plains got up early on a clap bomb by JJ Wiebusch. Alberta showed no signs of quit. They answered with three goals in four minutes avenging their only loss of the tournament and lifted Canada to the Divide title. A fun end to the tournament for all teams!


Team Canada scores in the Continental Divide


Max Jelavic's goal waved off

The obvious keys to victory for the Americans was to keep the score low and score first. Austin Cyhaniuk got Southeast on the board on a nifty tip in to get his team on the board. Playing strong defense and attacking at just the right time, Southeast had several more chances to get a 2-0 lead, including a disallowed goal by Max Jelavic who batted the puck out of the air.

As expected, Black would answer getting a goal by Cole Lonsdale in the second to send the title game into the third period tied 1-1. In the third, the ice began to slant in favor Black Southeast did not register a shot on goal in the first few minutes. That is when Tourney MVP Charlie Gollob got a perfect feed from Mick Thompson and Gollob made a pretty move to get Fowler down and then he lifted puck into the top corner for the eventual game winner. Interviewed after the game, the humble Gollob stared down the camera and packed house at BIG and said he was "happy for his team and very thankful for his coaches and parents for making this team possible."

Southeast would fight and add sustained pressure on Black Goalie Dominic Divincentiis, but the Woodbridge, Ontario native was tall to the task. He held off the late charge and Ontario Black emerged as champions of The Show.


All Tourney Team Member Shane Wright

Player Country Team
Matthew Savoie Canada Alberta
Isaac Howard USA Great Plains
JoJo Dable USA Mid Atlantic
Dylan Roobroeck Canada Ontario Red
Jhett Larson Canada Team Canada
Seamus Casey USA Southeast
Jacob Fowler USA Southeast
Shane Wright Canada Ontario Black
Ty Nelson Canada Ontario Black
Charlie Gollob (MVP) Canada Ontario Black

All Tourney Team member Isaac Howard scores for Great Plains

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