Game Report 1443 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
PLAYED AT: North Peace Arena
Date: Nov 1, 2015
GAME NOTES: DIPIETRO STANDS TALL, CANADA RED OPENS U17S WITH WIN OVER FINNS JASON LA ROSE FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Michael DiPietro (Amherstburg, Ont./Windsor, OHL) was the star of the show Sunday night, turning aside 30 shots to lead Canada Red to a 3-1 win over Finland in the first game for both at the 2015 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. The goaltender made half of his stops in the third period, when the Finns pushed hard offensively to cut into what was a 2-0 Canadian lead after 40 minutes, but couldn’t get more than one puck past DiPietro. Shawn Boudrias (Terrebonne, Que./Charlottetown, QMJHL) scored the game-winner in the last minute of the second period, and joined MacKenzie Entwistle (Georgetown, Ont./Hamilton, OHL) and Antoine Morand (Mercier, Que./Acadie-Bathurst, QMJHL) as Red goal-scorers. Both teams had chances in a scoreless first period – in which Red held a narrow 9-8 advantage in shots on goal – but it took until the early minutes of the second for the Canadians to break through. Hard work behind the net by Boudrias and Maxime Comtois (Ste-Martine, Que./Victoriaville, QMJHL) got the puck into the slot and onto the stick of Entwistle, who wired a wrist shot past Finnish netminder Lassi Lehtinen just shy of the six-minute mark. Red continued to push to extend its lead, and was rewarded in the dying second of the middle frame when Boudrias snuck a shot from in close through the five-hole from Lehtinen for a 2-0 lead after two periods. But Finland refused to go down without a fight, outshooting Red 16-7 in the third period. Eeli Tolvanen finally got a shot past DiPietro at 13:46, jumping on a turnover deep in the Canadian zone and snapping a quick shot over the glove of the Canadian goaltender to cut the Red lead to 2-1. It took just 1:52, though, for Red to strike right back; Jordan Bellerive (North Vancouver, B.C./Lethbridge, WHL) wrapped the puck around and it fell onto the stick of Morand, who jammed in the insurance marker. Finland finished with a 31-26 advantage in shots on goal. Canada Red goes for a 2-0 start on Monday night when it faces Sweden (7 p.m. MT), while Finland is on the ice for the matinee at North Peace Arena, meeting Russia (2:30 p.m. MT). 		Visiting Team: Canada Red
 Home Team: Finland
CANADA RED LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  DiPietro, Michael
 2  Phillips, Markus
 3  Brook, Josh
 4  Smart, Jonathan
 5  Blacker, Ian
 6  Paquette, Jacob
 7  Flower, Walter
 8  Watson, Nick
 9  Glass, Cody
 10  Gallant, Zach
 11  Hoyt, Peyton
 12  Neumann, Brett
 14  Comtois, Maxime
 15  Bellerive, Jordan
 16  Morand, Antoine
 17  Studnicka, Jack
 18  Entwistle, MacKenzie
 19  Ratcliffe, Isaac
 20  Teasdale, Joël
 21  Semchuk, Brendan
 22  Boudrias, Shawn
CANADA RED PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st7 2:00 (auto) Holding minor 14:431 14:437:17
3rd 2:00 Too Many Men on the Ice minor 6:241 6:2415:36
3rd4 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 15:421 15:426:18
3rd14 2:00 Roughing minor 17:24  17:244:36
3rd10 2:00 (auto) Holding minor 19:361 19:362:24
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
FINLANDE LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G30  Lehtinen, Lassi
 2  Anttalainen , Aleksi
 3  Heiskanen, Miro
 5  Jokiharju, Henri
 6  Isiguzo, Bernard
 8  Teravainen, Eero
 9  Viitasalo, Nuutti
 10  Engberg, Teemu
 11  Vaakanainen, Urho
 12  Koskenkorva, Jesse
 13  Ikonen, Joni
 16  Luusuaniemi, Aatu
 19  Moilanen, Sami
 20  Talvitie, Aarne
 21  Tolvanen, Eeli
 22  Virtanen, Santeri
 23  Vesalainen, Kristian
 24  Nyman, Linus
 25  Heponiemi, Aleksi
 27  Räsänen, Eemeli
 29  Hartikainen, Santeri
FINLANDE PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st9 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 9:131 9:1312:47
2nd9 2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 3:271 3:2718:33
3rd23 2:00 Roughing minor 17:24  17:244:36
3rd2 2:00 (auto) Holding minor 19:041 19:042:56
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA RED Goals CANADA RED PLAYERS (plus) FINLANDE PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd5:56  18-14-22            
2nd19:24  22            
3rd15:38  16-15-20            
FINLANDE Goals FINLANDE PLAYERS (plus) CANADA RED PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
3rd13:46  21            
                
                
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
CANADA RED 0 / 3
FINLANDE 0 / 4
PENALTY SUMMARY
CANADA RED 10 min / 5 inf
FINLANDE 8 min / 4 inf
POINT SUMMARY
CANADA RED 3 G + 4 A = 7 Pts
FINLANDE 1 G + A = 1 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
CANADA RED0213
FINLANDE0011
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
RED - DiPietro (60:00) (W)871631/0:003rd/20:00
FIN - Lehtinen (57:24) (L)98623/0:003rd/17:24
FIN - Lehtinen (0:21) (L)0000/19:043rd/19:25
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 9:00 PM
  -  End: 9:00 PM
  -  Attendance: 0 
OFFICIALS
Referee: Quincy Evans
Referee: Mark-Antoine Chagnon
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis
Linesmen: Calvin Lewin
CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Game Report.

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