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 Didur, Bo
G31  Murray, Matthew
  Stewart, Dean
  Orr, Brett
  Bear, Shane
  Pasichnuk, Brinson
  Makar, Cale
  Fabbro, Dante
  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
2nd2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 2:281 2:2819:32
2nd15 2:00 (auto) Goaltender Interference minor 14:251 14:257:35
3rd2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 2:131 2:1319:47
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
RUSSIA LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Berdin, Mikhail
G77  Sukhachev, Vladislav
  Gromov, Nikita
  Ryzhenkov , Pavel
  Alekseev, Dmitrii
  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
2nd26 2:00 (auto) High-Sticking minor 9:221 9:2212:38
2nd19 2:00 Tripping minor 11:361 11:3610:24
2nd32 2:00 Roughing minor 19:121 19:122:48
3rd37 2:00 (auto) High-Sticking minor 10:261 10:2611:34
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA WEST Goals CANADA WEST PLAYERS (plus) RUSSIA PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
3rd2:13  12            
3rd17:00  10-11-8            
RUSSIA Goals RUSSIA PLAYERS (plus) CANADA WEST PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
3rd19:24  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 WEST0022
RUSSIA0011
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
CAN-W - Murray (60:00) (W)981027/0:003rd/20:00
RUS - Berdin (0:00) (L)0000/19:243rd/17:27
RUS - Berdin (59:24) (L)1110930/0:003rd/19:24
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 4:00 PM
  -  End: 4:00 PM
  -  Attendance:
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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