After getting down 5-0 early on the Yorkton Terriers scored 4 unanswered goals but that's as close as they would get as they dropped to 0-2 at the 2014 RBC Cup in Vernon, BC with a 6-4 loss to the hometown Vipers.
It was a very quick, physical start to the opening frame for both sides as both teams had great opportunities especially for Brett Boehm who had a tremendous in front where he walked into the slot area but put the shot just over top of the cage. The Vipers would be able to break through as Colton Sparrow would start the rush from back in his own zone and he had Kale Thomson going one way and he would put it the other way just over top his right hand pad for his 2nd goal of the tournament to give the hometown Vipers a 1-0 lead through 20 minutes with shots even at 13-13.
It would be a 2nd period to forget for the Yorkton Terriers as they would give up 4 goals in the 1st 3:48 of the middle frame as Brett Mulcahy, Colton Sparrow, Michael McNicholas and Liam Coughlin would get the markers for the Vipers to give them a commanding 5-0 lead. The Terriers would get one before the 2nd period buzzer would go as Brett Boehm would sneak one through Austin Smith for his 1st of the tournament to make it a 5-1 Vipers lead through 2 periods of play. Shots clock at a Terrier advantage at 28-27.
The Terriers in desperation mode to start the 3rd period would begin their long road back as Dylan Johnson would bang home his 1st goal of the tournament to make it a 5-2 Vernon lead. Then just under 5 minutes later the Terriers would cut the deficit to just 2 as Tanner Lischynsky would put it five-hole on Austin Smith for his 1st to make it 5-3. Things would get even more interesting with just 9:28 mark of the 3rd as Tyson Enzie would snap one top shelf for his 1st of the RBC Cup to cut the Terriers to within one at 5-4. But that's as close as they would get as Colton Sparrow would ice it into the empty net in the final minute to complete the hat trick to make it a 6-4 Vipers win over the Terriers.
Austin Smith faced a lot of rubber, in the game stopping 40 of 44 shots for his 1st win of the tournament while Kale Thomson stopped 13 of 18 shots for the Terriers before he was relieved by Riley Medves who stopped all 15 shots he faced.
The Terriers will have Tuesday off, and their next game will be on Wednesday when they battle the Carleton Place Canadians, 2:45/3:00 SK time on GX94 while the 1-1 Vernon Vipers will take on the 2-0 Dauphin Kings on Tuesday night . The other game on Tuesday in the afternoon has the Carleton Place Canadians taking on the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots.
Terriers Player of the Game: #4 Devon McMullen
Vipers Player of the Game: #7 Liam Coughlin
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