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UPEI Panthers forward and team captain Troy Lajeunesse celebrates after scoring a big third-period goal in a quarter-final game against the Calgary Dinos at the Cavendish Farms University Cup at a sold-out Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown on March 17. Lajeunesse’s goal gave the Panthers a 4-1 lead, and UPEI would go on to defeat the No. 1-ranked Dinos 4-2. Jason Simmonds • The GuardianCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The UPEI Panthers, wearing all-green uniforms on St.

The Panthers now face the fifth-seeded Alberta Golden Bears in a semifinal game on March 18 at 8 p.m. Alberta advanced with a 7-0 victory over the fourth-seeded Windsor Lancers in the afternoon game March 17. UNB plays the UQTR Patriotes in the other semifinal on March 18 at 1 p.m. “Inside our group, we felt we were better than that, but the reality is we were the eighth seed,” said MacPherson. “Also, let’s be honest, we have two more days no matter what, and we have a big game , and our mindset right now is focusing on that game.The quarter-final win guarantees the Panthers will play for a medal on March 19.Before a pro-UPEI crowd announced at 3,682 fans, the Panthers set the tone early, playing a physical style and forechecking aggressively right off the opening faceoff.

The Panthers outshot the Dinos 10-2 in the first period and took a 2-0 lead into the intermission on goals by Drake Pilon and Andrew Picco . Pilon’s goal came off a rocket of a shot from just inside the faceoff circle on the right wing that went just under the cross bar. The referee, positioned to the right of the Calgary goal, immediately indicated goal, the goal light came, and the review confirmed it was a good goal.

The Dinos, Canada West champions and coming off a 25-3 regular season, got on the board with a power-play goal off the stick of Bradley Schoonbaert at 10:26 of the middle period. Although the Dinos put a bit of a push on, the Panthers didn’t panic and went into the second intermission with a 2-1 lead.

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