Kootenay ICE scored 2 powerplay goals and 2 shorthanded goals in 7-3 win over the Owen Sound Attack in the tiebreaker game at the Memorial Cup in Mississauga.
Matt Fraser 2-1-3 and Cody Eakin 2-1-3, Joe Antilla 1-1-2, Max Reinhart 1-1-2 and Kevin King 0-2-2 led the offence. Erik Benoit had the other goal.
ICE trailed 2-0 in the 2nd period and scored 2 goals 13-seconds apart to the tie the game.
ICE will play Mississauga St. Michael's Majors in Friday's Semi-Final.
Kootenay 0 3 4 - 7
Owen Sound 2 0 1 - 3
1st Period-1, Owen Sound, Brace 1 (Halmo, Shaw), 7:12. 2, Owen Sound, Maidens 1 (Blacker, Fritsch), 18:45. Penalties-Blacker Os (slashing), 13:46; Mignardi Os (tripping), 14:19; Antilla Ktn (roughing), 17:04; Shaw Os (roughing), 17:04.
2nd Period-3, Kootenay, Benoit 1 (Antilla, Dirk), 7:48. 4, Kootenay, Antilla 1 (Eakin), 8:01 (SH). 5, Kootenay, Fraser 3 (McNabb, Reinhart), 11:14 (PP). Penalties-Ismond Ktn (hooking), 1:01; Halmo Os (kneeing), 5:24; Hurley Ktn (hooking), 7:52; Cutting Os (hooking), 10:30; Berdnikov Os (hooking), 17:53; Shaw Os (slashing), 19:37.
3rd Period-6, Kootenay, Fraser 4 (Czerwonka), 1:13 (PP). 7, Kootenay, Eakin 2 (King), 3:24. 8, Kootenay, Reinhart 1 (Fraser), 4:59 (SH). 9, Owen Sound, Halmo 1 (Shaw, Petgrave), 5:37 (PP). 10, Kootenay, Eakin 3 (King, Leach), 17:28 (EN). Penalties-King Ktn (tripping), 4:47; Halmo Os (misc. - miscellaneous), 6:31; Shaw Os (boarding), 6:31; Reinhart Ktn (holding), 6:55; Rintoul Ktn (tripping), 13:46; Halmo Os (misc. - miscellaneous), 17:28; Montgomery Ktn (roughing), 17:47; Rintoul Ktn (roughing), 17:47; Cutting Os (roughing), 17:47; Mignardi Os (roughing), 17:47.
Shots on Goal-Kootenay 7-15-13-35. Owen Sound 10-8-13-31.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 2 / 7; Owen Sound 1 / 5.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 1-2-0-0 (31 shots-28 saves). Owen Sound, Stajcer 0-0-0-0 (31 shots-25 saves); Binnington 1-1-1-0 (3 shots-3 saves).
A-4,916
Referees-Dave Lewis (16), Scott Ferguson (35).
Linesmen-Kevin Hastings (61), Jesse Wilmot (72).