Whitby uses three goal burst in third to take control in Minto Cup match vs Victoria

Three goals in thirty seconds in the third period was the difference for the Whitby Warriors in an 11-10 Day 2 victory at the 2022 Minto Cup in Brampton.

Gabriel Sorichetti scored back-to-back goals before Adam Poitras added a third in that span to turn an 9-7 deficit into an 10-9 lead over the B.C. champion Victoria Shamrocks.

The two sides would then trade goals before Brock Haley scored the dagger with 3:17 to play.

Sorichetti and Poitras each collected hattricks for the winners, with Haley and Jake Darlinson scoring twice each and Lucas Littlejohn adding a single. Haley added four assists for a six point night for the Warriors.

Whitby is now 2-0 and will face Ontario rival Toronto Beaches (2-0) tonight (8 p.m.) with the winner booking a ticket into the Minto Cup best-of-three final. The loser gets a second chance in a semi-final against the winner of tonight’s other match between Victoria and the St. Albert Miners (5 p.m.), who are both 0-2.

Toronto assembled a 4-1 first period lead before hanging on for a 9-8 victory over the Miners in yesterday’s other match.

All games are being played at Brampton’s CAA Centre.