Koehn Ziemmer and OHA Edmonton took second place at this year's John Reid Memorial. Ziemmer was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.
The 41st Annual John Reid Memorial Bantam Major tournament concluded on Sunday afternoon, as the Delta Academy Wild skated to a 6-3 win over Okanagan Hockey Academy Edmonton.
Delta stormed through the tournament, going 6-0 while outscoring opponents 35-19. Delta proved itself to be a master of the close game, winning its opening contest 4-3 over the Lloydminster Bobcats and following that win with a thrilling 6-5 triumph over the Calgary Bisons. Wins over the Rink Hockey Academy Nationals and the Yale Hockey Academy Lions sent the Wild into the semifinals, where they scored three times in the second period to pull away from West Van Academy and earn a date with OHA Edmonton.
OHA Edmonton went 4-1-1 for the tournament, with the lone loss coming in the final game against the Delta Academy Wild. OHA Edmonton earned a 7-0 shutout over the Calgary Flames in game one, tied with West Van Academy 3-3 in game two, then scratched out a 3-1 win over the Fort Saskatchewan Rangers in game three. A 9-1 win over the Phoenix Jr. Coyotes sent OHA Edmonton the semifinals, in which the team blanked BWC Academy 2-0.
Phoenix Jr. Coyotes forward Colton Langkow totaled six points for the 2-3 Jr. Coyotes, the best record of an American team this year.
The tournament final featured 13 penalty calls, including six separate head-contact infractions. OHA Edmonton took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission, as Koehn Ziemmer and Jack Silverberg marked the scoresheet. Delta’s Josh Morri scored at the 10:39 mark of the first to cut the OHA Edmonton lead in half.
Thanks in large part to its power play unit, Delta took a 3-2 lead in the second, with Morri netting his second goal of the game and Caden Brown scoring just over four minutes later. Both tallies came with the man-advantage. Two more power play goals came in the third period for Delta, with Niall Crocker and Caden Brown taking advantage of OHA Edmonton’s frustration. Kyle Chyzowski also scored for Delta. Matthew Ward assisted both Crocker's and Chyzowski's goals, the second of which came off a beautiful one-handed pass from Ward across the goal-crease to Chyzowski to put the Wild up 5-3.
Ziemmer scored the lone goal for OHA Edmonton in the third period. OHA Edmonton outshot Delta 35-32 despite taking nine penalties, four in the third period alone. Delta’s Josh Morri led all skaters with two goals and three points in the final, while goaltender Nick Peters made 32 saves to earn the win between the pipes.
Delta Academy's Kyle Chyzowski put the Wild up 5-3 in the second period of the title game.
Player | Team | Position |
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Nick Peters | Delta Academy | Goaltender |
Mazden Leslie | Lloydminster Bobcats | Defense |
Mats Lindgren | BWC Academy | Defense |
Hayden Smith | Yale Academy | Forward |
Brandon Lisowsky | BWC Academy | Forward |
Matthew Ward | Delta Academy | Forward |
Hayden Smith of Yale Hockey Academy totaled five goals and 10 total points for the Lions.
Player | Team | Position |
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Kaden Toussaint | Red Deer | Goaltender |
Keaton Dowhaniuk | OHA Edmonton | Defense |
Kaiden Ellertson | Red Deer | Defense |
Koehn Ziemmer | OHA Edmonton | Forward |
Connor Bedard | West Van Academy | Forward |
Rhett Melnyk | Fort Saskatchewan Rangers | Forward |
Connor Bedard of West Van Academy.
Player | Team | Position |
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Koehn Ziemmer | OHA Edmonton | Tournament MVP |
Team | Record | Goals For | Goals Against |
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Delta Hockey Academy Green | 6-0-0 | 35 | 19 |
Calgary Bisons | 3-2-0 | 27 | 20 |
Rink Hockey Academy Nationals | 3-2-0 | 17 | 21 |
Lloydminster Bobcats | 0-5-0 | 19 | 26 |
Connor Gourley of the Calgary Bisons finished as one of the tournament's leading scorers with seven goals and 14 points.
Team | Record | Goals For | Goals Against |
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BWC Academy | 4-2-0 | 22 | 19 |
Yale Hockey Academy | 2-3-0 | 20 | 20 |
Los Angeles Jr. Kings | 1-4-0 | 14 | 22 |
St. Albert Sabres | 1-4-0 | 16 | 25 |
Brandon Lisowsky, BWC Academy.
Team | Record | Goals For | Goals Against |
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West Van Academy | 4-1-1 | 20 | 13 |
OHA Edmonton | 4-1-1 | 27 | 11 |
Fort Saskatchewan Rangers | 2-3-0 | 18 | 18 |
Calgary Flames | 1-4-0 | 7 | 23 |
Sean Smith, Calgary Flames.
Team | Record | Goals For | Goals Against |
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Red Deer Rebels | 4-1-0 | 19 | 11 |
Notre Dame Hounds | 2-3-0 | 10 | 13 |
Phoenix Jr. Coyotes | 2-3-0 | 14 | 23 |
St. George's Saints | 2-3-0 | 14 | 15 |
Ty Daneault, Red Deer.
Player | Team | Stat Line |
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Matthew Ward | Delta Hockey Academy | 9-9-18 |
Connor Gourley | Calgary Bisons | 7-7-14 |
Brandon Lisowksy | BWC Academy | 8-6-14 |
Koehn Ziemmer | OHA Edmonton | 8-4-12 |
Connor Bedard | West Van Academy | 7-5-12 |
Jagger Firkus | Lloydminster Bobcats | 4-7-11 |
Hayden Smith | Yale Hockey Academy | 5-5-10 |
Samuel Huck | Calgary Bisons | 8-1-9 |
Mazden Leslie | Lloydminster Bobcats | 4-5-9 |
Ben Thornton | Yale Hockey Academy | 3-6-9 |
Delta Hockey Academy's Matthew Ward led the entire tournament in scoring with nine goals and 18 points.