Kitchener, Ont. – In a back and forth game, Team OMHA Black won 5-4 over Team ALLIANCE in Game 8 of the 2018 OHL Gold Cup at Activa Sportsplex in Kitchener, Ontario.

The lone goal of the first period was scored by Cameron Butler for Team OMHA Black, from Ryan Smith, Alec Belanger.

Team ALLIANCE tied it up under a minute into the second by Matthew Maggio, from Ryan Gagnier, Zane Dalpe.

Ty Collins took back the lead for Team OMHA Black from Quinton Byfield, Alec Belanger.

With just under 2 left in the second, Nathan Small tied it all up for Team ALLIANCE unassisted.

Now into the third, Tyson Foerster found the net for Team OMHA Black, from Luc Reeve, Jacob Vreugdenhill.

Brendan Mairs scored for Team ALLIANCE from Blake Butler, Spencer Lecot.

Evan Vierling scored the game winning goal for Team OMHA Black with a man advantage over Team ALLIANCE, from Alec Belanger, Jake Murray.

Team OMHA Black’s Ryan Smith scored one more for good measure from Ty Collins, Zack Terry.

Cooper Walker got Team ALLIANCE’s last goal of the game with an extra attacker before the buzzer from George Diaco, Dylan Robinson.

Brendan Mairs was named player of the game for Team ALLIANCE and Alec Belanger was named player of the game for Team OMHA Black.

Quotes

“All the boys came together today, we wanted to bounce back from yesterday - we felt that we deserved to win, just couldn’t get the job done. But today we came out on top, the boys - we just worked hard and got the job done,” said Alec Belanger, player of the game for Team OMHA Black. “We just want to keep it rolling, this is where we wanted to start off - we would have liked to win yesterday, but we are over that now and we just want to keep it rolling for the win tomorrow.”

“They are a good team we give them a lot of respect, but I think we showed resilience coming back. Tied the game up three-three, then they came back and we almost tied it up again late. It was a really back and forth game we came out on the short end, but it was a good game,” said Brendan Mairs player of the game for Team ALLIANCE.

Link to Game Recap: http://stats.pointstreak.com/scoreboard.html?leagueid=1605

Team ALLIANCE Roster: http://ohl-goldcup.wttstats.pointstreak.com/teamroster.html?teamid=601753

Team OMHA Black Roster: http://ohl-goldcup.wttstats.pointstreak.com/teamroster.html?teamid=601750

Schedule: http://ohl-goldcup.wttstats.pointstreak.com/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=1605

About the OHL Gold Cup

The OHL Gold Cup is an annual showcase event featuring top under-16 talent in Ontario. As part of the Hockey Canada Program of Excellence (POE), players competing at the OHL Gold Cup have an opportunity to be evaluated for invitation to the national under-17 development camp, where Hockey Canada gathers the top talent from across the country to introduce players to the national team program and provide a foundation of development as they progress through the POE.

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