PLAYED AT: Alcaplast Arena
Date: Aug 11, 2015
GAME NOTES: WELLS GETS SHUTOUT, CANADA STAYS PERFECT AT HLINKA CUP
JASON LA ROSE
BRECLAV, Czech Republic – Dylan Wells (St. Catharines, Ont./Peterborough, OHL) turned away all 21 shots he faced, leading Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team to a 2-0 win over Sweden on Tuesday at the 2015 U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup.
The win keeps Canada atop Group A with an unblemished 2-0 record.
Michael McLeod (Mississauga, Ont./Mississauga, OHL) and William Bitten (Gloucester, Ont./Flint, OHL), into an empty net, scored for Canada, which has not allowed a goal in 116:42, going back to the first period of its tournament opener Monday against the Czech Republic.
Wells’ shutout is the first by a Canadian goaltender at the tournament since Julio Billia blanked the United States in the 2013 gold medal game.
After a fast-paced start by both teams, Canada struck just past the midway mark of the opening period; David Quenneville (Edmonton, Alta./Medicine Hat, WHL) stepped up to keep the puck in at the Swedish blue-line and chipped it into the middle of the ice, where McLeod danced between two defenders before going five-hole on goaltender Filip Gustavsson for a 1-0 lead.
Wells made the goal stand up by continuously turning away quality Swedish chances, including a pair of power play opportunities in the final five minutes.
Bitten added the insurance goal with 20.7 seconds left and the Canadians facing a 6-on-4 disadvantage, spinning in his own zone and hitting the empty net from 170 feet away.
Canada will look to finish off a perfect preliminary round and assure itself of a semifinal appearance in Breclav when it takes to the ice against Switzerland on Wednesday (9:30 a.m. ET/6:30 a.m. PT). |
Visiting Team: Canada
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Home Team: Sweden
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CANADA LINEUP
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| Pos |
No. |
Name |
| G | 30 | Wells, Dylan | | G | 31 | Hart, Carter | | | 2 | Bean, Jake | | | 3 | Fabbro, Dante | | | 5 | Mahura, Josh | | | 7 | Jost, Tyson | | | 8 | Dubois, Pierre-Luc | | | 9 | Dubé, Dillon | | | 10 | Clague, Kale | | | 11 | Malenstyn, Beck | | | 14 | Bitten, William | | | 15 | Poirier, Zach | | | 17 | Benson, Tyler | | | 18 | Quenneville, David | | | 19 | Patrick, Nolan | | | 21 | Howden, Brett | | | 22 | McLeod, Michael | | | 23 | Girard, Samuel | | | 25 | Kyrou, Jordan | | | 26 | Kaspick, Tanner | | | 28 | Mete, Victor | | | 29 | Steel, Sam |
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CANADA PENALTIES
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| Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
| 1st | 22 | 2:00 | Slashing minor | 12:36 | 1 | | 12:36 | 9:24 | | 2nd | 9 | 2:00 | (auto) Kneeing minor | 17:29 | 1 | | 17:29 | 4:31 | | 3rd | 11 | 2:00 | Slashing minor | 14:49 | 1 | | 14:49 | 7:11 | | 3rd | 21 | 2:00 | (auto) Hooking minor | 18:24 | 1 | | 18:24 | 3:36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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SWEDEN LINEUP
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| Pos |
No. |
Name |
| G | 1 | Gustavsson, Filip | | G | 30 | Wallin , Isak | | | 3 | Cederholm, Jacob | | | 4 | Deutsch, David | | | 5 | Horrsell, Oliver | | | 6 | Moverare, Jacob | | | 7 | Nässén, Linus | | | 8 | Thilander, Adam | | | 9 | Brannstrom, Erik | | | 10 | Bokvist, Jesper | | | 12 | Bratt, Jesper | | | 13 | Fällström, William | | | 16 | Nylander, Alexander | | | 17 | Olsson, Oliver | | | 18 | Davidsson, Marcus | | | 20 | Oskar STEEN , Oskar | | | 21 | Pettersson, Elias | | | 22 | Wahlgren, Tim | | | 23 | Weissbach, Linus | | | 26 | Andersson, Lias | | | 27 | Stål LYRENÄS , Oskar | | | 28 | Lindström, Linus |
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SWEDEN PENALTIES
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| Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
| 2nd | 3 | 2:00 | (auto) Interference minor | 7:47 | 1 | | 7:47 | 14:13 | | 2nd | 10 | 2:00 | (auto) Interference minor | 12:58 | 1 | | 12:58 | 9:02 | | 2nd | 8 | 2:00 | (auto) High-Sticking minor | 17:45 | 1 | | 17:45 | 4:15 | | 3rd | 13 | 2:00 | (auto) Hooking minor | 6:41 | 1 | | 6:41 | 15:19 | | 3rd | 9 | 2:00 | (auto) Interference minor | 11:34 | 1 | | 11:34 | 10:26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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