PLAYED AT: BLZ Arena
Date: Jan 4, 2017
GAME NOTES: CANADA PULLS AWAY IN THIRD, BEATS CZECHS IN NATIONS CUP OPENER
JASON LA ROSE
FÜSSEN, Germany – Erin Ambrose (Keswick, Ont./Toronto, CWHL) scored once and added two assists to lead Canada’s National Women’s Development Team to a 6-2 victory over the Czech Republic on Wednesday in the first game for both at the 2017 Nations Cup.
The Canadians held a narrow 3-2 lead after two periods before running off three unanswered goals in the final 12 minutes to record the comfortable win.
Victoria Bach (Milton, Ont./Boston University, HE) and Élizabeth Giguère (Quebec City, Que./Limoilou, CEGEP) finished with a goal and an assist each for the Canadians, while Jill Saulnier (Halifax, N.S./Calgary, CWHL), Sarah Davis (Paradise, N.L./Calgary, CWHL) and Lindsay Agnew (Oakville, Ont./University of Minnesota, WCHA) each added goals of their own.
Canada hit the scoreboard first when Saulnier scored on the power play at 15:10, but Katerina Bukolska replied for the Czechs only 50 seconds later, sending the game to the first intermission tied 1-1.
Davis needed just 16 seconds of the second period to put the Canadians ahead for good, and Giguere scored with the Canadians enjoying a man advantage at 18:01 for the eventual winner.
Again the Czechs responded quickly, with Tereza Vanisova beating Canadian goaltender Erica Howe (Orleans, Ont./Brampton, CWHL) 16 seconds later to make it a 3-2 game in favour of Canada after 40 minutes.
Bach gave the Canadians some breathing room with a goal 8:30 into the third period, finishing off a set-up from Sarah Nurse (Hamilton, Ont./University of Wisconsin, WCHA).
Ambrose scored at 12:47, and Agnew capped the scoring less than four minutes later.
The Canadians are right back to action Thursday (10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT), taking on Sweden in their second of three preliminary-round games. They close out the round robin Friday against co-host Germany (1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT).
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Visiting Team: Czech Republic
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Home Team: Canada
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CZECH REPUBLIC LINEUP
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Pos |
No. |
Name |
G | 1 | Dvorakovy, Barbora | G | 29 | Peslarova, Klara | G | 100 | Goaltender, Czech | | 2 | Tejralova, Aneta | | 3 | Chmelova, Klara | | 4 | Hola, Libuse | | 7 | Zednikova, Martina | | 8 | Bukolska, Katerina | | 9 | Polenska, Alena | | 11 | Studentova, Simona | | 12 | Pacalova, Kristyna | | 13 | Povova, Lucie | | 15 | Ledlova, Anetra | | 16 | Mrazova, Katerina | | 17 | Horalkova, Pavlina | | 18 | Smetkova, Kamila | | 19 | Patockova, Barbora | | 21 | Pistekova, Tereza | | 23 | Kosinova, Karolina | | 25 | Pejzlova, Michaela | | 26 | Jurickova, Barbora | | 27 | Zikova, Anna | | 99 | Skater, Czech |
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CZECH REPUBLIC PENALTIES
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Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
1st | 7 | 2:00 | Hooking | 2:32 | 1 | | 2:32 | 4:32 | 1st | 21 | 2:00 | Tripping | 13:21 | 1 | | 13:21 | 15:11 | 2nd | 13 | 2:00 | Hooking | 17:52 | 1 | | 17:52 | 18:01 | 3rd | 7 | 2:00 | Tripping | 5:05 | 1 | | 5:05 | 7:05 | 3rd | 21 | 2:00 | Cross-Checking | 10:10 | 1 | | 10:10 | 12:10 | 3rd | 13 | 2:00 | Tripping | 10:38 | 1 | | 10:38 | 12:38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CANADA LINEUP
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Pos |
No. |
Name |
G | 30 | Maschmeyer, Emerance | G | 34 | Howe, Erica | | 3 | Stacey, Brooke | | 4 | Lacquette, Brigette | | 9 | Agnew, Lindsay | | 10 | O’Neill, Kristin | | 11 | Saulnier, Jill | | 12 | Bach, Victoria | | 14 | Bourbonnais, Jamie | | 16 | Lefort, Sarah | | 18 | Krzyzaniak, Halli | | 21 | Nurse, Sarah | | 23 | Ambrose, Erin | | 24 | Giguère, Élizabeth | | 36 | Fast, Renata | | 37 | Davis, Sarah | | 39 | Clark, Emily | | 43 | Stacey, Laura | | 44 | Potomak, Sarah | | 45 | Gosling, Katelyn | | | | | | | | | |
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CANADA PENALTIES
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Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
1st | 10 | 2:00 | Hooking | 6:34 | 1 | | 6:34 | 8:34 | 1st | 39 | 2:00 | Slashing | 17:38 | 1 | | 17:38 | 19:38 | 2nd | 10 | 2:00 | Hooking | 0:49 | 1 | | 0:49 | 2:49 | 3rd | 11 | 2:00 | Slashing | 7:10 | 1 | | 7:10 | 9:10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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