by Dan Carle
Cambridge, ON – The South Shore Breakers went up 2-0 five minutes in and skated to a first win, 4-2, at the Allan Cup Tuesday over previously unbeaten Stoney Creek to set up a host of possibilities leading into the final day of round-robin play.
Forward Ryan Dawson scored the game-winner and his second of the tournament six minutes into the third and goaltender AJ Whiffen stopped 37 shots for the St. John’s-based Breakers, who improved to 1-1 at the four-team men’s senior AAA Championship.
“We were caught a little flat-footed in the beginning,” said Tigers goaltender Daniel Svedin, the 41-year-old Stoney Creek starter and co-owner who finished with 33 saves – and a possible scoring headache for his team in games to come.
The Tigers have lost three top-line players to injuries at the tournament – two with a broken collar bone and another with a broken knee cap.
The Breakers (1-1) play Alberta/Innisfail (0-2) and undefeated host Dundas (2-0) plays Stoney Creek (1-1) in final round-robin games Wednesday.
The winner of the round-robin earns a berth to Saturday’s 3:00 p.m. final.
The semi-final game between the No. 2 and No. 3 round-robin finisher is Friday night.
All games are at JL Grightmire Arena.
“You need to dig in your core and just pull it out,” said Svedin. “This is why we play hockey.”
About Allan Cup Hockey (ACH) and the Allan Cup
Allan Cup Hockey (ACH), formerly Major League Hockey until 2011, is the top tier Canadian senior ice hockey league in the province of Ontario. Founded in 1990, as the Southwestern Senior “A” Hockey League, the ACH is a member of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada. The ACH’s champion contends for the Allan Cup each year.
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the senior ice hockey champions of Canada. It was donated by Sir Montagu Allan of Ravenscrag, Montreal, and has been competed for since 1909. The current champions are the Dundas Real McCoys, who captured the 2023 Allan Cup in Dundas, Ontario.
More about the Allan Cup Challenge
The 2024 Allan Cup Challenge goes from April 20-27 at the J.L. Grightmire Market Street Arena in Dundas, ON. For more information and to purchase tickets click here
