TERRIERS STILL ALIVE

VERNON, B.C. – Tayler Thompson scored the winner 14 minutes into the second period, helping the Yorkton Terriers keep their semifinal hopes alive at the 2014 RBC Cup with a 3-1 win over the Carleton Place Canadians on Wednesday.

The Terriers’ win means three teams – Yorkton, the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots and host Vernon Vipers – will battle for two semifinal berths when the preliminary round comes to an end Thursday.

Brett Boehm and Chase Norrish scored the other goals, both on the power play, for Yorkton (1-2), which has never failed to reach the semifinals in its four previous trips to Canada’s National Junior A Championship.

Riley Hunt added two assists in the win.

Yorkton wraps up the round robin Thursday afternoon when it faces the Dauphin Kings in a rematch of the Western Canada Cup final (2 p.m. PT), while the Canadians will wait for Thursday to play out before it learns who it will face in Saturday’s semifinals.

(Hockey Canada)