WASAGA BEACH, Ont. – Henry McLellan provided the lone goal in the shootout to lift the Timmins Rock to a dramatic 2-1 victory over the defending Centennial Cup champion Collingwood Blues (OJHL) Wednesday to conclude the second day of the Cottage Cup Showcase at Wasaga Stars Arena.
While the Blues generated the majority of chances in the first frame, it was the Rock who picked up the night’s initial tally by converting on the power play.
On the marker, Tenzin Nyman pumped a point shot to the target, then saw Ryan Armitage snag and stuff in a loose puck that eluded Collingwood netminder Mikhael Kingo.
After handling a late Blues man advantage, Timmins took their lead into the intermission.
In the second stanza, Collingwood tied it early when Vincent Gazquez neatly redirected a Nolan Egleton attempt from the right side past Timmins goalkeeper Dryden Riley.
Neither side would connect the rest of regulation, thus sending it to extra attempts to determine a winner.
There, McLellan clicked on his opportunity while Riley stymied all three Blues’ shooters to secure the well-earned win.
With the result, Timmins finishes 1-1-1 in round robin play and move on to face the Leamington Flyers (OJHL) in quarter-final play Thursday.
