Game Report 1439		World Junior A Challenge
PLAYED AT: Cobourg Community Centre Date: Dec 19, 2015 GAME NOTES: CANADA WEST BEATS RUSSIA FOR WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE GOLD DAVID BRIEN COBOURG, Ont. – Bobby McMann (Wainwright, Alta./Bonnyville, AJHL) and Tyson Jost (Kelowna, B.C./Penticton, BCHL) scored third-period goals as Canada West edged Russia 2-1 on Saturday to win gold at the 2015 World Junior A Challenge. It’s the fourth gold medal for Canada West, which also claimed the top prize in 2006, 2007 and 2011. Both teams had their chances in the first period, with the Canadians holding an 11-9 advantage in shots on goal, and in the second, but the game headed to the second intermission scoreless. Canada West blue-liner Cale Makar (Calgary, Alta./Brooks, AJHL) had the best chance of the opening 40 minutes, racing past a defenceman for a shorthanded breakaway and beating Russian goaltender Mikhail Berdin, but not the post. The Canadians finally broke the deadlock just past the two-minute mark of the third period, taking advantage of a turnover behind the net; one Russian tried to drop the puck for another, but McMann scooped up the loose puck and beat Berdin, who was looking the other way. The goal was the first allowed by Berdin, who saw his shutout streak snapped at a tournament-record 134 minutes, 54 seconds, besting the old mark set by Canada East netminder Bryan Gillis in 2007 (106:08). Canada West got a little breathing room late when Jost jammed in the rebound of a Dante Fabbro (Whistler, B.C./Penticton, BCHL) shot, doubling the lead with just three minutes to go. The goal gave Jost – who was named MVP and to the tournament all-star team – sole possession of first place in the scoring race with nine points (three goals, six assists), one up on U.S. forward Max Zimmer. Russia spoiled the Canada West shutout bid with just 36 seconds left when German Rubtsov found Kirill Slepets alone in front of Canadian netminder Matthew Murray (St. Albert, Alta./Spruce Grove, AJHL), but the Russians would get no closer. It’s the second time in three years Russia has lost in the final; it fell 4-1 to the United States in 2013. The Canadians finished with a 34-28 advantage in shots on goal, and both teams failed to convert on the power play; Canada West was 0-for-4, while the Russians went 0-for-3. Canada West’s all-time medal haul now sits at four gold, three silver and one bronze in 10 appearances, while Russia has two silver and three bronze in its 10 trips to the tournament. Visiting Team: Canada West Home Team: Russia
CANADA WEST LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Didur, Bo G 31   Murray, Matthew   3   Stewart, Dean   4   Orr, Brett   5   Bear, Shane   6   Pasichnuk, Brinson   7   Makar, Cale   8   Fabbro, Dante   9   Cholowski, Dennis   10   Jost, Tyson   11   Finlay, Liam   12   McMann, Bobby   14   Fregona, Justin   15   Hayward, Blake   16   Biro, Brandon   17   Busch, Tyler   18   Turnbull, Carter   19   Maltby, Tyler   20   Van Tetering, Troy   21   Nardi, Joseph   23   Bauld, Noah   29   Betts, Kyle	CANADA WEST PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 2nd 5  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 2:28 1   2:28 19:32 2nd 15  2:00  (auto) Goaltender Interference minor 14:25 1   14:25 7:35 3rd 5  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 2:13 1   2:13 19:47	RUSSIA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Berdin, Mikhail G 77   Sukhachev, Vladislav   4   Gromov, Nikita   7   Ryzhenkov , Pavel   8   Alekseev, Dmitrii   9   Iakovenko, Aleksandr   10   Makeev, Nikita   11   Maltsev, Mikhail   12   Ivanyuzhenkov, Artem   14   Avramenko, Ilya   15   Ivanov, Georgii   17   Rubtsov, German   19   Slepets, Kirill   24   Kayumov, Artur   25   Meshcheryakov, Mikhail   26   Bain , Maxim   32   Belyaev, Vasily   34   Akhmetgaliev, Radik   35   Shevchenko, Viacheslav   37   Kosorenkov, Ivan   51   Kovalenko, Nikolay   89   Karpukhin, Ilia	RUSSIA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 2nd 26  2:00  (auto) High-Sticking minor 9:22 1   9:22 12:38 2nd 19  2:00  Tripping minor 11:36 1   11:36 10:24 2nd 32  2:00  Roughing minor 19:12 1   19:12 2:48 3rd 37  2:00  (auto) High-Sticking minor 10:26 1   10:26 11:34

CANADA WEST Goals CANADA WEST PLAYERS (plus) RUSSIA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     3rd 2:13   12                         3rd 17:00   10-11-8

RUSSIA Goals RUSSIA PLAYERS (plus) CANADA WEST PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     3rd 19:24   19-17

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CANADA WEST 0 / 4 RUSSIA 0 / 3 PENALTY SUMMARY CANADA WEST 6 min / 3 inf RUSSIA 8 min / 4 inf POINT SUMMARY CANADA WEST 2 G + 2 A = 4 Pts RUSSIA 1 G + 1 A = 2 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total CANADA WEST 0 0 2 2 RUSSIA 0 0 1 1 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off CAN-W - Murray (60:00) (W) 9 8 10 27 /0:00 3rd/20:00 RUS - Berdin (0:00) (L) 0 0 0 0 /19:24 3rd/17:27 RUS - Berdin (59:24) (L) 11 10 9 30 /0:00 3rd/19:24 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 4:00 PM   -  End: 4:00 PM   -  Attendance: 0

OFFICIALS Referee: Kevin Bennett Referee: Jonathan Alarie Linesmen: Justin Knaggs Linesmen: Dustin Knaggs CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Junior A Challenge Game Report.

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