Eagles crash out of Centennial Cup contention with third-period collapse against Toronto

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The Canmore Eagles’ hunt for a Centennial Cup ended Friday in a flurry of third-period goals by the Toronto Patriots, who won 7-3.

For two periods, the Eagles hung tough and led the Patriots 3-2 going into the third period before surrendering five in the third.

Canmore’s Hudson Landmark opened up the scoring with the only goal of the first period to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.

In the second, after Cole Cooksey’s and Tate Collins’ goals propelled the Patriots into a 2-1 lead, Canmore’s Aidan Tkachuk tied it up a little over halfway through the period.

A couple of minutes later, Will Lutic scored to put Canmore ahead 3-2 entering the third.

However, Cooksey got his second of the night at 2:43 to tie the score again.

Tommy Karmiris cashed in a power play at 6:30 to give Toronto a 4-3 lead, and Luciano Bruno scored to make it 5-3 at the 8:47 mark.

At 10:18, Hudson Cummins made it 6-3, and with just under two minutes remaining, Kyle Morey made it 7-3.

Toronto outshot Canmore 40-32.

Unfortunately for the Eagles, their run is over at the Centennial Cup.

On social media, the club posted a note of gratitude to the fans.

“The Eagles season comes to an end at the Centennial Cup at the hands of the Toronto Patriots,” they posted. “Thank you to the entire Bow Valley for your support all season long.

“The Bow Valley is the best valley.”