PLAYED AT: Gangneung Hockey Centre
Date: Feb 24, 2018
GAME NOTES: CANADA TOPS CZECHS TO WIN OLYMPIC BRONZE
JASON LA ROSE
GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Andrew Ebbett (Vernon, B.C./SC Bern, NLA) and Chris Kelly (Toronto, Ont./Belleville, AHL) scored two goals apiece, leading Canada's Men's Olympic Team to the bronze medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games with a 6-4 win over the Czech Republic on Saturday.
It is the 16th time Canada has medalled at the Olympics - nine gold (1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1948, 1952, 2002, 2010, 2014), four silver (1936, 1960, 1992, 1994) and three bronze (1956, 1968, 2018).
Rob Klinkhammer (Lethbridge, Alta./Ak Bars Kazan, KHL), Cody Goloubef (Oakville, Ont./Stockton, AHL) and Brandon Kozun (Calgary, Alta./Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL) added two assists each for the Canadians, who got points from 11 different players and 30 saves from Kevin Poulin (Montreal, Que./EHC Kloten, NLA).
Ebbett struck first on the power play just shy of the nine-minute mark; a shot from Mat Robinson (Calgary, Alta./CSKA Moscow, KHL) hit a Czech stick and the skate of Ebbett before sneaking past goaltender Pavel Francouz.
The Czechs quickly answered when Martin Ruzicka beat Poulin, but Kelly tipped in a point shot from Goloubef to cap a three-goals-in-31-seconds spurt and restore the Canadian lead.
Derek Roy (Rockland, Ont./Linköping HC, SHL) made it a two-goal advantage before the end of the opening frame, tucking a backhand past Francouz after a pretty set-up from Kozun.
A scoreless second period gave way to a wild third, with the teams combining for six goals in the final 20 minutes.
Ebbett got it started with his second of the game at 5:50, redirecting a centering pass from Kozun, only for Jan Kovar to answer for the Czechs just 46 seconds later.
Kelly got his second at 9:37, going off the post and in from the slot, and after a Czech goal was waved off for goaltender interference, Wojtek Wolski (Toronto, Ont./Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL) batted in a rebound with 4:37 left to make it a 6-2 game.
Roman Cervenka scored a pair for the Europeans in the final four minutes to make it interesting, but the Canadians closed out the win to earn a medal for the third-consecutive Olympics.
Roy and Maxim Noreau (Montreal, Que./SC Bern, NLA) finished as Canada's leading scorers with two goals and five assists each. With the gold medal game remaining, Noreau tops all defenceman in scoring. |
Visiting Team: Canada
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Home Team: Czech Republic
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CANADA LINEUP
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Pos |
No. |
Name |
G | 30 | Scrivens, Ben | G | 31 | Poulin, Kevin | G | 35 | Peters, Justin | | 3 | Stollery, Karl | | 4 | Lee, Chris | | 5 | Genoway, Chay | | 8 | Wolski, Wojtek | | 9 | Roy, Derek | | 11 | Kelly, Chris | | 12 | Klinkhammer, Rob | | 15 | Kozun, Brandon | | 16 | Howden, Quinton | | 17 | Bourque, René | | 18 | Gragnani, Marc-Andre | | 19 | Ebbett, Andrew | | 21 | Raymond, Mason | | 22 | O’Dell, Eric | | 24 | Elliott, Stefan | | 27 | Goloubef, Cody | | 37 | Robinson, Mat | | 40 | Lapierre, Maxim | | 56 | Noreau, Maxim | | 91 | Vey, Linden | | 92 | Thomas, Christian | | | |
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CANADA PENALTIES
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Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
1st | 27 | 2:00 | Tripping | 11:42 | 1 | | 11:42 | 13:42 | 2nd | 9 | 2:00 | Hooking | 14:33 | 1 | | 14:33 | 16:33 | 3rd | | 2:00 | Too Many Players | 16:55 | 1 | | 16:55 | 17:55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CZECH REPUBLIC LINEUP
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Pos |
No. |
Name |
G | 32 | Bartosak, Patrik | G | 33 | Francouz, Pavel | G | 38 | Furch, Dominik | | 10 | Cervenka, Roman | | 16 | Birner, Michal | | 18 | Kubalik, Dominik | | 23 | Nemec, Ondrej | | 27 | Ruzicka, Martin | | 29 | Kolar, Jan | | 42 | Koukal, Petr | | 43 | Kovar, Jan | | 47 | Jordan, Michal | | 51 | Horak, Roman | | 61 | Polasek, Adam | | 62 | Repik, Michal | | 64 | Sekac, Jiri | | 65 | Mozik, Vojtech | | 69 | Radil, Lukas | | 74 | Vistasek, Ondrej | | 79 | Zohorna, Tomas | | 82 | Vondrka, Michal | | 84 | Kundratek, Tomas | | 86 | Mertl, Tomas | | 87 | Nakladal, Jakub | | 91 | Erat, Martin |
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CZECH REPUBLIC PENALTIES
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Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
1st | 27 | 2:00 | Hooking | 7:21 | 1 | | 7:21 | 8:57 | 2nd | 91 | 2:00 | Slashing | 8:02 | 1 | | 8:02 | 10:02 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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