SPRUCE GROVE - After another busy day of hockey at the 2018 Alberta Cup, round-robin play wrapped-up, and the standings are now set heading into Saturday.
After going undefeated (3-0-0) through round-robin play, Edmonton Yellow locked up first in Pool A. Central claimed the other semi-final spot, finishing 2-1, while Calgary North and Northwest finished third and fourth, respectively.
With a win and a loss on Friday, Calgary South finished at the top of Pool B. Edmonton Blue and South tied their final round-robin game to each finish 1-1-1, but Edmonton Blue clinched second place in Pool B by virtue of a tie-breaker, with Northeast coming in fourth.
Saturday kicks off with Northeast and Calgary North playing in the first C/D Semi-Final at 9:00 a.m., and Northwest and South in the other at 9:30 a.m. Calgary South and Central battle in Semi-Final One at 11:45 a.m., and Day Three closes out with the other Semi-Final game between Edmonton Yellow and Edmonton Blue at 2:15 p.m.
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Game #7
South 5 - Northeast 2
Players of the Game: South - #19 Kai Uchacz | Northeast - #14 Tyson Laventure
Game #8
Calgary South 5 - Edmonton Blue 4
Players of the Game: Calgary South - #6 Trey Patterson | Edmonton Blue - # 9 Colton Dach
Game #9
Edmonton Yellow 8 - Central 3
Players of the Game: Edmonton Yellow - #12 Blake Eastman | Central - #7 Charlie Wright
Game #10
Calgary North 4 - Northwest 3
Players of the Game: Calgary North - #1 Dylan Lacroix | Northwest - #18 Ethan Sundar
Game #11
Edmonton Blue 5 - South 5
Players of the Game: Edmonton Blue - #10 Nicholas Degraves | South - #19 Kai Uchacz
Game #12
Northeast 3 - Calgary South 0
Players of the Game: Northeast - #5 Austin Lusok | Calgary South - #12 Owen MacNeil
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