The Coquitlam HC 18U AAA squad put on a clinic against HC Edmonton, skating away with a convincing 5-1 victory in a game that saw them capitalize on special teams and a standout individual performance. The visitors set the tone early, striking twice on the power play in the first period. LJ Edmondson opened the scoring just under five minutes in, assisted by Nathan Hillmann and Dexter Jung. Less than thirty seconds later, Maxim Hunchuk doubled the lead with an even-strength marker, with helpers from Ethan Caputo and Brady Desharnais. Christiano D'Addabbo then netted his first of the night midway through the period, assisted by Charlie Pena, to give Coquitlam a commanding 3-0 lead after one. Despite being outshot 9-9 in the opening frame, Coquitlam's finishing was clinical.
HC Edmonton showed some fight in the second period, finally solving Coquitlam netminder Rhys Penninga on the power play. Daniel Skalicky buried one late in the period, assisted by Ryder Forster, to cut the deficit to 3-1 and give the home crowd a glimmer of hope. However, any momentum was quickly snuffed out as Christiano D'Addabbo answered right back for Coquitlam, scoring his second of the game with assists from Colby Monette and Jacob Keller. The middle frame was a physical affair, with multiple minors assessed to both sides, but Coquitlam maintained their two-goal cushion heading into the final period.
The third period devolved into chaos, highlighted by a major boarding penalty and misconduct assessed to HC Edmonton's Emmanuel Aboagye, which also resulted in a lengthy scrum and coincidental minors. Just eight seconds after that incident, Christiano D'Addabbo completed his hat trick, sealing the game for Coquitlam with assists from Monette and Blake Miller. The final minutes were marred by a parade to the penalty box, including a second misconduct to Coquitlam's Jacob Keller. Despite HC Edmonton firing 18 shots in the second period, they could only beat Penninga once, while Coquitlam's goaltender stood tall to backstop his team to a decisive road win.
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