Game Report 1713 World Junior A Challenge
PLAYED AT: Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Date: Dec 15, 2017
GAME NOTES: CZECHS EDGE RUSSIANS, WIN FIRST-EVER WJAC MEDAL JASON LA ROSE TRURO, N.S. – Tomas Havranek scored once and added an assist and Adam Brizgala made 28 saves, helping the Czech Republic to a 4-2 win over Russia on Friday night in the bronze medal game at the 2017 World Junior A Challenge. The Czechs, who were making their sixth appearance at the tournament, reached the podium for the first time. Their previous best finish was last year, when they lost to the Russians in the bronze game. A scoreless first period was highlighted by a penalty-shot save by Brizgala, who got his right pad on the attempt by Ruslan Iskhakov late in the opening frame. Jan Kern broke through for the Czechs just past the five-minute mark of the second period, redirecting in a feed from Lukas Rousek, only for Iskhakov to tap in a pass from Danila Galeniuk at the side of the net to get the Russians even at 13:19. Michael Gaspar restored the Czech advantage in the dying seconds of the middle stanza, burying a rebound after Russian goaltender Daniil Isaev had kicked away the initial shot from Tomas Vochozka. Jan Hladonik made it a two-goal game just over three minutes into the third period, blazing past a Russian defenceman and slipping the puck five-hole on Isaev for the eventual game-winner. Alexander Romanov got one back for Russia with 6:15 to go, absolutely ripping a one-timer past Brizgala on the power play, but that would be as close as it would get. The Russians pushed in the final minutes, but Havranek hit the empty net from his own zone with 11 seconds left to clinch the bronze medal. The loss ends a run of four consecutive medals for Russia, which had collected two silver and two bronze since finishing fifth at the 2012 tournament in Yarmouth, N.S. 		Visiting Team: Russia
 Home Team: Czech Republic
RUSSIA LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Miftakhof, Amir
G29  Isaev, Daniil
 2  Zhilyakov, Bogdan
 3  Galeniuk, Danila
 5  Malyshev, Anton
 6  Yasinsky  , Pyotr
 7  Kotkov , Vladislav
 8  Morozov, Ivan
 9  Zhabreyev, Alexander
 10  Rotenberg, Pavel
 11  Rozhkov, Nikita
 14  Denisenko, Grigory
 17  Zavgorodny, Dmitri
 18  Kizimov, Semyon
 19  Rtishchev, Nikita
 22  Iskhakov, Ruslan
 23  Zhuravlev, Daniil
 24  Mikhailov, Vladislav
 25  Misyul, Danil
 26  Romanov, Alexander
 27  Sorkin, Maxim
 28  Okhotyuk, Nikita
RUSSIA PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
2nd28 2:00 Boarding 4:321 4:325:21
2nd5 2:00 Interference 16:591 16:5918:59
3rd28 2:00 Tripping 14:281 14:2816:28
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CZECH REPUBLIC LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Brízgala, Adam
G30  Kloucek, Milan
 3  Salda, Radim
 5  Bednar, Jan
 6  Kunst, Vratislav
 8  Veber, Vaclav
 9  Bukac, Daniel
 10  Havranek, Tomas
 11  Eret, Petr
 12  Sedlak, Zdenek
 13  Chrtek, Ondrej
 14  Mysak, Josef
 15  Dvorak, Jaroslav
 16  Vochozka, Tomas
 18  Cajka, Petr
 20  Blumel, Matej
 21  Kofron , David
 22  Kvasnicka, David
 23  Vaclavek, Jan
 24  Novak, Matej
 28  Kousal, Pavel
   
CZECH REPUBLIC PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
2nd12 2:00 Hooking 8:201 8:2010:20
2nd14 2:00 Tripping 10:131 10:1312:13
3rd 2:00 Too Many Players 4:491 4:496:49
3rd16 2:00 Roughing 12:371 12:3713:45
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
RUSSIA Goals RUSSIA PLAYERS (plus) CZECH REPUBLIC PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd13:19  22-3-19            
3rd13:45 PP 26-22-14            
                
                
CZECH REPUBLIC Goals CZECH REPUBLIC PLAYERS (plus) RUSSIA PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd5:21 PP 12-20-28            
2nd19:47  9-24-16            
3rd3:18  18-10            
3rd19:49 EN 10            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
RUSSIA 1 / 4
CZECH REPUBLIC 1 / 3
PENALTY SUMMARY
RUSSIA 6 min / 3 inf
CZECH REPUBLIC 8 min / 4 inf
POINT SUMMARY
RUSSIA 2 G + 4 A = 6 Pts
CZECH REPUBLIC 4 G + 5 A = 9 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
RUSSIA0112
CZECH REPUBLIC0224
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
RUS - Isaev (59:36) (L)138930/0:003rd/19:36
RUS - Isaev (0:11) (L)0000/19:493rd/20:00
CZE - Brízgala (60:00) (W)159428/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 7:37 PM
  -  End: 9:46 PM
  -  Attendance:  
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Junior A Challenge Game Report.

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