Pinelli helped GTHL Blue to Win over Team HNO with Hat Trick
Kitchener, Ont. – Player of the Game Francesco Pinelli helped GTHL Blue to a 10-1 win over Team HNO with a hat trick.
GTHL Blue came out strong scoring five goals before the buzzer. Braeden Kressler scored the first at 2:19 from Danny Zhilkin, Justin Ertel. Brennan Othmann took advantage of a power play from Francesco Arcuri, Ethan Del Mastro. Francesco Pinelli scored his first of the night from Brennan Othmann, Francesco Arcuri. Next up, Danny Zhilkin found the next from Landon Cato, Braeden Kressler. And Nolan Dann scored the last of the period on a power play from Ethan Del Mastro.
After a scoreless first half of the second period, Danny Zhilkin extended the lead from Justin Ertel, Ethan Del Mastro. Shortly after Justin Ertel found the net from Braeden Kressler. And with under 30 seconds left in the period Francesco Pinelli scored from Brennan Othmann, Francesco Arcuri.
Now in the third, Francesco Pinelli finished off his hat trick from Aidan Shepard. Noah Broughton defeated any hopes of a shut out for Justin Wu, scoring for Team HNO from Braeden Duchesne, Alex Pineau. And Aidan Shepard finished off the period with one more from Justin Ertel.
Players of the game were Francesco Pinelli for GTHL Blue and Nolan Desjardins for Team HNO.
Quotes:
"It was a great win, we just listened to what our coach had to say, we followed the game plan and we followed through on our opportunities," said Francesco Pinelli, for GTHL Blue.
"Just felt good to get the goal there because the boys were pushing all game just to score and get back into it. Our team works relentless and we just kept going and going and then finally once we scored it just felt awesome," said Noah Broughton, for Team HNO.
Link to Game Recap: http://bit.ly/2PJX9e0
Team GTHL Blue Roster: bit.ly/2WmxHxE
Team HNO Roster: bit.ly/2VGnUWc
Schedule: bit.ly/2VbGPZF
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.
