Game Report 1022 Spengler Cup
PLAYED AT: Vaillant Arena
Date: Dec 30, 2014
GAME NOTES: CANADIAN COMEBACK FALLS ONE-GOAL SHORT IN SPENGLER CUP SEMIFINAL JASON LA ROSE DAVOS, Switzerland – Canada’s National Men’s Team twice turned a five-goal deficit into a one-goal game in the third period, but dropped a 6-5 decision to HC Genève-Servette in Tuesday’s semifinals at the 2014 Spengler Cup. It’s the second year in a row Canada has lost to the Swiss side in the semifinals, by the same score. Mike Hedden (Dunnville, Ont./Ässät Pori, FIN), Ryan Parent (Sioux Lookout, Ont./St. John’s, AHL), Jérôme Samson (Greenfield Park, Que./Syracuse, AHL), Alexandre Giroux (Quebec City, Que./HC Ambri-Piotta, SUI) and Marc-Antoine Pouliot (Quebec City, Que./HC Fribourg-Gottéron, SUI) had the Canadian goals. Canada trailed 5-0 at the 10:25 mark of the second period, but scored three times before the end of the middle frame to make a big dent in the HC Genève-Servette lead, and got to within one at 5-4 and 6-5 in the third period. Inti Pestoni got the defending champions on the board first at 8:10, stepping out from behind the net and beating Canadian goaltender Drew MacIntyre (Charlottetown, P.E.I./Charlotte, AHL), and Tom Pyatt batted in the 2-0 goal in the final minute of the opening period. HC Genève-Servette turned it on in the second period, scoring three times in 3:39 – from Romain Loeffel on the power play, Francis Boullion at even strength and Timothy Kast shorthanded – to open up a seemingly-commanding 5-0 lead. Boullion’s goal meant the end of the night for MacIntyre, who gave up four goals in 23 shots. Hedden got the Canadian comeback started just 29 seconds after Kast’s goal, beating HC Genève-Servette netminder Janick Schwendener just one second after a power play ended to make it 5-1. Parent hammered a point shot past Schwendener at 16:03, and Samson spun at the top of the crease and went five-hole in the last minute of the period to cut the Swiss lead to 5-3 after two periods. The Canadian power play struck just 1:39 into the third period, with Giroux getting his fourth goal in as many games, but Loeffel’s second on a HC Genève-Servette man advantage restored the two-goal lead at 5:19. Pouliot made it a one-goal game again at 10:42, but Canada would get no closer. Nolan Schaefer (Yellow Grass, Sask./SC Bern, SUI) stopped eight of the 10 shots he faced in relief of MacIntyre. HC Genève-Servette, which will look for back-to-back championships when it faces Salavat Yulaev Ufa in Wednesday’s championship game (6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT, LIVE on TSN), outshot Canada 33-31. 		Visiting Team: Canada
 Home Team: HC Genève-Servette
CANADA LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Schaefer, Nolan
G22  MacIntyre, Drew
 2  Vandermeer, Jim
 4  Holloway, Bud
 5  Genoway, Colby
 6  Mikkelson, Brendan
 7  Tambellini, Jeff
 8  Kwiatkowski, Joel
 9  Hamilton, Curtis
 10  Giroux, Alexandre
 11  Walter, Ben
 12  Giliati, Stefano
 15  McLean, Brett
 17  Gragnani, Marc-Andre
 19  McCarthy, Steve
 21  Samson, Jérôme
 25  DuPont, Micki
 26  Hedden, Mike
 43  Walser, Derrick
 47  Parent, Ryan
 77  Martindale, Ryan
 78  Pouliot, Marc-Antoine
 89  DiDomenico, Chris
 93  Ritchie, Byron
   
   
   
CANADA PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
2nd7 2:00 (auto) High-Sticking minor 6:001 6:0016:00
3rd5 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 5:081 5:0816:52
3rd43 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 10:341 10:3411:26
3rd26 2:00 (auto) Bench Minor minor 19:251 19:252:35
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
HC GENèVE-SERVETTE LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Bays, Christophe
G92  Schwendener, Janick
 10  Lombardi, Matthew
 11  Pyatt, Tom
 14  Pyatt, Taylor
 15  Gerber, Roland
 17  Jacquemet, Arnaud
 18  Pestoni, Inti
 19  Kast, Timothy
 21  Traber, Tim
 22  Mercier, Jonathan
 25  Trutmann, Dario
 26  Rivera, Chris
 36  D'Agostini, Matt
 40  Rubin, Daniel
 47  Antonietti, Eliot
 51  Bouillon, Francis
 55  Vukovic, Daniel
 56  Iglesias, Frederic
 57  Bezina, Goran
 58  Loeffel, Romain
 65  Untersander, Ramon
 72  Douay, Floran
 81  Picard, Alexandre
 88  Romy, Kevin
 89  Almond, Cody
 91  Wick, Jeremy
HC GENèVE-SERVETTE PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st10 2:00 (auto) Delay of Game minor 17:161 17:164:44
2nd10 2:00 Slashing minor 8:531 8:5313:07
3rd51 2:00 (auto) Delay of Game minor 0:451 0:451:15
3rd91 2:00 Tripping minor 9:221 9:2212:38
3rd40 2:00 (auto) High-Sticking minor 10:481 10:4811:12
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) HC GENèVE-SERVETTE PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd10:54  26-25-43            
2nd16:03  47-19            
2nd19:26  21-78-6            
3rd1:39 PP 10-25            
3rd10:42  78-10            
                
HC GENèVE-SERVETTE Goals HC GENèVE-SERVETTE PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st8:10  18-81-88            
1st19:40  11-10            
2nd6:46 PP 58-11            
2nd7:04  51-89            
2nd10:25 SH 19-40            
3rd5:19 PP 58            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
CANADA 1 / 5
HC GENèVE-SERVETTE 2 / 4
PENALTY SUMMARY
CANADA 8 min / 4 inf
HC GENèVE-SERVETTE 10 min / 5 inf
POINT SUMMARY
CANADA 5 G + 7 A = 12 Pts
HC GENèVE-SERVETTE 6 G + 6 A = 12 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
CANADA0325
HC GENèVE-SERVETTE2316
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
CAN - MacIntyre (27:04) 100010/0:002nd/7:04
CAN - Schaefer (32:56) (L)09817/7:043rd/20:00
GEN - Schwendener (60:00) (W)671326/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 12:15 PM
  -  End: 12:15 PM
  -  Attendance: 0 
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This report has been checked and verified against the Official Spengler Cup Game Report.

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