Game Report 1428 World Junior A Challenge
PLAYED AT: Iroquois Park Sports Centre
Date: Dec 13, 2015
GAME NOTES: FIVE SECOND-PERIOD GOALS LEAD CANADA EAST OVER SWISS IN WJAC OPENER DAVID BRIEN WHITBY, Ont. – Luc Brown (Napanee, Ont./Wellington, OJHL) found the back of the net once and added three assists, and Makail Parker (Brooklyn, N.S./South Shore, MHL) had a goal and two helpers to pace Canada East’s offence in an 8-3 win over Switzerland on Sunday night in the 2015 World Junior A Challenge opener for both. It’s the first time Canada East has won its first game at the tournament since 2011; the three-year winless skid included a 4-3 shootout loss to the Swiss one year ago in Kindersley, Sask. Despite being outshot 12-6 in the opening period, Switzerland was the first to get on the board after a point shot from Simon Le Coultre found its way through traffic and past Canadian goaltender Colton Point (North Bay, Ont./Carleton Place, CCHL) at the 7:14 mark. The second period, though, was all Canada East; Josh Dickinson (Georgetown, Ont./Georgetown, OJHL) tied the game at 6:55, capitalizing on a rebound in close, and Lucas Batt gave the Canadians the lead for good just 40 seconds later. The red-and-white would pile up another three goals in a two-minute span before the end of the middle frame, a run that started when captain Grant Cooper (Cornwall, Ont./Cornwall, CCHL) roofed a backhand over Swiss goaltender Philip Wüthrich at 14:49. Parker and Brown added their goals just 16 seconds apart for a 5-1 lead after 40 minutes. Nando Eggenberger ended the run of five-straight Canadian goals, beating Point 4:17 into the third period, but Ben Sokay (Port Hope, Ont./Wellington, OJHL) responded just 36 seconds after that, Eggenberger scored his second of the game with a five-hole backhand to make it 6-3 at 8:05, but it was too little, too late for the Swiss; Brett Murray (Bolton, Ont./Carleton Place, CCHL) and Owen Grant (Stittsville, Ont./Carleton Place, CCHL) converted late power plays to provide the final scoring. Canada East will try to wrap up first place in Group A and earn a bye to the semifinals when it faces Russia on Monday night (7 p.m. ET), while the Swiss will face the Russians in the preliminary round finale on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET). 		Visiting Team: Switzerland
 Home Team: Canada East
SWITZERLAND LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G29  Wüthrich, Philip
G30  Ritz, Matteo
 3  Öjdemark, Victor
 4  Le Coultre, Simon
 8  Egli, Dominik
 9  Berni, Fabian
 10  Oehen, Cyril
 12  Roberts, Lee
 14  Stadler, Livio
 15  Steinmann , Fabian
 17  Miranda, Marco
 18  Lerch, Yannick
 19  Simic, Axel
 20  Geisser, Tobias
 21  Lust, Thomas
 23  Kurashev, Philipp
 25  Eggenberger, Nando
 26  Heim, André
 27  Riva, Elia
 28  Rüegsegger, Stefan
   
   
SWITZERLAND PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
2nd18 2:00 Roughing minor 15:29  15:296:31
3rd25 2:00 Slashing minor 16:261 16:265:34
3rd4 2:00 (auto) Delay of Game minor 18:381 18:383:22
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA EAST LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Point, Colton
G31  Latinovich, Nicholas
 2  Grant, Owen
 4  Batt, Lucas
 5  Smith, Adam
 6  Topatigh, Derek
 7  Brown, Luc
 8  Wichers, Quinn
 9  Michaud, Édouard
 10  Cooper, Grant
 11  Dunn, Sam
 15  Dickinson, Josh
 16  Parker, Makail
 17  Murray, Brett
 18  Rollo, Tyler
 19  Jordan, Noah
 20  Cairns, Matt
 21  Kosack, Josh
 22  King, Sam
 23  Lawson, Geoff
 24  Sokay, Ben
 25  St. Pierre, Maxime
CANADA EAST PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st15 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 13:251 13:258:35
1st2 2:00 (auto) Delay of Game minor 19:581 19:582:02
2nd20 2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 15:29  15:296:31
3rd8 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 9:591 9:5912:01
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
SWITZERLAND Goals SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (plus) CANADA EAST PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st7:14  4-17-21            
3rd4:17  25-26            
3rd8:05  25-18-3            
                
                
                
                
                
CANADA EAST Goals CANADA EAST PLAYERS (plus) SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd6:55  15-16-19            
2nd7:35  4-18-21            
2nd14:49  10            
2nd16:58  16-7            
2nd17:14  7-16            
3rd4:53  24-7-10            
3rd17:51 PP 17-7-9            
3rd19:29 PP 2-18-21            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
SWITZERLAND 0 / 3
CANADA EAST 2 / 2
PENALTY SUMMARY
SWITZERLAND 6 min / 3 inf
CANADA EAST 8 min / 4 inf
POINT SUMMARY
SWITZERLAND 3 G + 5 A = 8 Pts
CANADA EAST 8 G + 12 A = 20 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
SWITZERLAND1023
CANADA EAST0538
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
SUI - Wüthrich (60:00) (L)127625/0:003rd/20:00
CAN-E - Point (60:00) (W)53210/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 5:00 PM
  -  End: 5:00 PM
  -  Attendance: 0 
OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Jostyk
Referee: Trevor Peluk
Linesmen: Marcus Policicchio
Linesmen: Scott Wilson
CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Junior A Challenge Game Report.

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