LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Riley Kieser, Luke Philp, and Grayson Pawlenchuk scored third-period goals to power the defending champion Alberta Golden Bears past the No. 5 Saskatchewan Huskies 3-0 in a U Sports men’s hockey semifinal Saturday.
Goaltender Zach Sawchenko stopped 33 shots to register the shutout in a rematch of the Canada West final. "We know against these guys, they’re always close games," said Alberta head coach Ian Herbers. "We kept playing the right way and finally found the back of the net." Top-seeded Alberta will face either the No. 2 New Brunswick Varsity Reds or No. 6 St. Francis Xavier X-Men in the tournament final Sunday.
Kieser opened the scoring at 1:38 of the third before Philp made it 2-0 at 10:32. Pawlenchuck cemented the victory with a short-handed, empty-net goal at 19:30.
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