Game Report 1714 World Junior A Challenge
PLAYED AT: Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Date: Dec 16, 2017
GAME NOTES: ROSE LEADS WEST TO WJAC GOLD JASON LA ROSE TRURO, N.S. - Zach Rose was spectacular in a 35-save performance, Angus Crookshank scored the game-winning goal and added an assist, and Canada West beat the United States 5-1 on Saturday to win the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior A Challenge. It is the fifth gold for West - joining 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2015 - and the first time in four tries it has topped the Americans in the final. Rose - who was named tournament MVP following the game - was at his best in the final 40 minutes, making 14 saves in the second period and 12 more in the third to help the Canadians to the top of the podium. West spread around the scoring, with five different players scoring goals and 10 recording points. Brendan Budy netted the all-important first goal, racing away on a shorthanded breakaway and beating U.S. goaltender Jake Kucharski on the blocker side just 9:06 in. Crookshank, Budy's teammate with the BCHL's Langley Rivermen, doubled the advantage three-and-a-half minutes later, playing give and go with Ethan de Jong to send the Canadians to the dressing room up by a pair. The Americans poured on the pressure in the second period, outshooting West 15-6, but Rose was up to the task with one of his best periods of the tournament. Corey Andonovski gave the westerners a little more breathing room at 12:15 of the middle frame, dancing around a defender before sneaking in a shot to the far side of Kucharski. That would be all for the U.S. netminder, who had allowed just a single goal in two games entering the final. He was replaced by Ryan Bischel after giving up three on 12 shots in 32 minutes of work. Jake Drury gave the Americans life with a power play goal late in the second period, chipping a rebound over Rose. Sam Hentges was inches away from pulling the U.S. within one, but his shot rang off the crossbar in the dying seconds to keep it a 3-1 game after 40 minutes. Any U.S. momentum disappeared early in the third; Crookshank set up Armour for his fourth goal of the tournament at 6:36, and Carter Turnbull forced a turnover deep in the American zone before feeding Dylan Holloway for the fifth and final Canadian marker just 32 seconds later. West became just the second team in the 12-year history of the World Junior A Challenge to win gold after losing both of its preliminary-round games, joining the 2011 edition of Canada West.
Visiting Team: Canada West
Home Team: United States
CANADA WEST LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Rose, Zach
G31  Adamyk, Mitch
  Barton, Seth
  Gourley, Jarrod
  Bernard-Docker, Jacob
  Tychonick, Jonny
  Lloyd, T.J.
  Kleiboer, Levi
  Crookshank, Angus
 10  de Jong, Ethan
 11  Budy, Brendan
 12  Blaisdell, Harrison
 14  Gaber, Riese
 15  Van Unen, Rylan
 16  Holloway, Dylan
 17  Stapley, Brett
 18  Turnbull, Carter
 19  Andonovski, Corey
 20  Armour, Ross
 22  Collin, Chrystopher
 23  Johnson, Kyle
   
CANADA WEST PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st2:00 Delay of Game 4:391 4:396:39
1st2:00 Hooking 7:201 7:209:20
2nd2:00 Hooking 13:041 13:0414:38
3rd20 2:00 Hooking 9:281 9:2811:28
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
UNITED STATES LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Kucharski, Jake
G30  Bischel, Ryan
  Krygier, Christian
  Blackmun, Chase
  St. Ivany, Jack
  Lillibridge, Graham
  Phillips, Clayton
  Drury, Jack
 10  Madden, Tyler
 11  Hentges, Sam
 12  Dugan, Jack
 14  Perbix, Nick
 15  Smith, Nathan
 16  McLaughlin, Blake
 17  Cotter, Paul
 18  Bushy, Brendan
 19  Guttman, Cole
 20  Hall, Curtis
 21  Steeves, Alex
 22  Slaggert, Graham
 23  Walker, Nolan
 24  Randl, Jack
UNITED STATES PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st2:00 Kneeing 2:321 2:324:39
2nd 2:00 Too Many Players 15:041 15:0417:04
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA WEST Goals CANADA WEST PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st9:06 SH 11-8            
1st12:36  9-10            
2nd12:15  19-23            
3rd6:36  20-9-3            
3rd7:08  16-18            
UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA WEST PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd14:32 PP 9-20-16            
                
                
                
                
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
CANADA WEST 0 / 2
UNITED STATES 1 / 4
PENALTY SUMMARY
CANADA WEST 8 min / 4 inf
UNITED STATES 4 min / 2 inf
POINT SUMMARY
CANADA WEST 5 G + 6 A = 11 Pts
UNITED STATES 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
CANADA WEST2125
UNITED STATES0101
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
CAN-W - Rose (60:00) (W)9141235/0:003rd/20:00
USA - Kucharski (32:15) (L)4509/0:002nd/12:15
USA - Bischel (24:57) 0055/12:153rd/17:12
USA - Bischel (0:30) 0000/19:303rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 3:08 PM
  -  End: 5:20 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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