Game Report 1462		World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
PLAYED AT: North Peace Arena Date: Oct 30, 2015 GAME NOTES: TOLVANEN SCORES OT WINNER, FINNS BEAT CZECHS IN WILD U17 EXHIBITION JASON LA ROSE FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Eeli Tolvanen ended a wild 63 minutes of hockey with the overtime winner, giving Finland an 8-7 win over the Czech Republic on Friday night in pre-tournament action ahead of the 2015 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Tolvanen took a pass from Santeri Hartikainen and found his way behind the Czech defence before beating goaltender Jakub Skarek under the blocker on the game’s 80th and final shot. The two teams combined for six goals in each of the first two periods, and the Czechs erased the game’s only two-goal advantage in the third period to force the extra frame. Tolvanen’s winner capped a four-point performance, Hartikainen added two goals and two assists, and Sami Moilanen scored twice and added a helper as the Finns earned the victory. Martin Kaut (two goals, one assist) and Martin Necas (one goal, two assists) led the Czechs, who held leads of 1-0, 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4, but needed a third-period comeback to get the game to overtime. Necas got the scoring started at 8:15, finishing a pretty give-and-go with Kaus, but Hartakainen answered less than three minutes later, stepping into the slot and beating Czech netminder Tomas Vomacka. Urho Vaakananinen gave the Finns their first lead at 15:30 when his point shot found its way up and over Vomacka, but Filip Zadina tied the game less than two minutes after that. A busy opening period ended with two goals 31 seconds apart, from Kaut and Finnish forward Aleksi Heponiemi, to send the game to the first intermission all even at 3-3. The back-and-forth contest continued in the second; twice the Czechs took the lead, from Ondrej Machala at 1:45 and Kaut at 7:23, but twice the Finns answered, from Moilanen at 6:56 and Hartikainen at 12:58, before Kristian Vesalainen and Moilanen gave Finland the first two-goal advantage late in the middle frame. Marek Skvrne got the Czech comeback started just 2:10 into the third, and Ostap Safin made it 7-7 with just 1:57 to go, treating the fans at North Peace Arena to free hockey. Both teams split the goaltending duties, and all four netminders were busy; Lassi Lehtinen stopped 16 of 21 in the Finnish goal before giving way to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who turned away 16 of 18 to record the win. For the Czechs, Skarek was 11-for-15 after taking over for Vomacka, who made 22 saves on 26 shots. Finland opens the tournament Sunday night against Canada Red in Fort St. John (7:30 p.m. MT), while the Czechs meet the United States in their Sunday curtain-raiser in Dawson Creek (7:30 p.m. MT). Visiting Team: Czech Republic Home Team: Finland Assistant Coach: Anssi Laine
CZECH REPUBLIC LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Skarek, Jakub G 2   Vomacka, Tomas   3   Zelinger, Matyas   5   Bednar, Ian   6   Kvasnicka, David   7   Bukac, Daniel   8   Galvas, Jakub   9   Mikyska, Dalimil   11   Hrabik, Krystof   12   Sedlak, Zdenek   13   Pekar, Matej   14   Novak, Matej   15   Skvrne, Marek   16   Svoboda, Matyas   17   Kern, Jan   18   Necas, Martin   19   Safin, Ostap   20   Toman, Radim   21   Blumel, Matej   22   Kaut, Martin	CZECH REPUBLIC PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 7  2:00  Tripping minor 10:13 1   10:13 11:47 2nd 22  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 16:41 1   16:41 5:19 2nd 9  2:00  Roughing minor 19:58 1   19:58 2:02 3rd 22  2:00  (auto) Interference minor 5:59 1   5:59 16:01	FINLAND LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka G 30   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	FINLAND PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 22  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 17:52 1   17:52 4:08 2nd 24  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 15:56 1   15:56 6:04 3rd 19  2:00  Roughing minor 4:13 1   4:13 17:47

CZECH REPUBLIC Goals CZECH REPUBLIC PLAYERS (plus) FINLAND PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 8:15   18-22                         1st 17:24   19-6                         1st 18:47  PP  22-18-6                         2nd 1:45   17-19                         2nd 7:23   22-12-18                         3rd 2:10   15                         3rd 18:03   13-8-17

FINLAND Goals FINLAND PLAYERS (plus) CZECH REPUBLIC PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 11:03  PP  29-21-24                         1st 15:30   11-21-29                         1st 19:18  PP  25                         2nd 6:56   19-8-5                         2nd 12:58   29-25                         2nd 14:48   23-21-19                         2nd 17:40   19-23                         1st OT 2:44   21-29

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CZECH REPUBLIC 1 / 3 FINLAND 2 / 4 PENALTY SUMMARY CZECH REPUBLIC 8 min / 4 inf FINLAND 6 min / 3 inf POINT SUMMARY CZECH REPUBLIC 7 G + 9 A = 16 Pts FINLAND 8 G + 11 A = 19 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 Total CZECH REPUBLIC 3 2 2 0 7 FINLAND 3 4 0 1 8 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 Tot. On Off CZE - Vomacka (30:40) 11 11 0 0 22 /0:00 2nd/10:40 CZE - Skarek (31:36) (OTL) 0 2 8 1 11 /10:40 1st OT/2:16 FIN - Lehtinen (29:03) 12 4 0 0 16 /0:00 2nd/9:03 FIN - Luukkonen (33:13) (W) 0 1 11 4 16 /9:03 1st OT/2:16 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 5:30 PM   -  End: 5:30 PM   -  Attendance: 0

OFFICIALS Referee: Ryan O'Keeffe Referee: Antoine Chagnon Linesmen: Michael McGowan Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Game Report.

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