Game Report 185		Spengler Cup
PLAYED AT: Vaillant Arena Date: Dec 31, 2016 GAME NOTES: CANADA TOPS LUGANO TO WIN SPENGLER CUP JASON LA ROSE DAVOS, Switzerland – A shorthanded goal by Cory Emmerton (St. Thomas, Ont./HC Ambri-Piotta, NLA) stood up as the game-winner as Canada’s National Men’s Team knocked off HC Lugano 5-2 on Saturday to defend its championship at the Spengler Cup. It’s the 14th title for the Canadians (1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016), one behind host HC Davos for the most in the tournament’s 90-year history. Chay Genoway (Morden, Man,/Jokerit Helsinki, KHL), Marc-Antoine Pouliot (Quebec City, Que./EHC Biel-Bienne, NLA), Andrew Ebbett (Vernon, B.C./SC Bern, NLA) and Nick Spaling (Drayton, Ont./Genève-Servette HC, NLA) had the other goals for Canada, which won four times in five days after a tournament-opening loss to HC Dinamo Minsk on Boxing Day. The Canadians certainly didn’t get the start they wanted; Dario Bürgler beat goaltender Zach Fucale (Rosemère, Que./Brampton, ECHL) with a slap shot off the right wing 31 seconds in, giving Lugano a very early 1-0 lead. But Genoway got that back for Canada just past the six-minute mark, shovelling the rebound of a Spaling shot past Lugano netminder Elvis Merzlikins to tie the game. The second period belonged to the Canadians, with three unanswered goals in the frame. Pouliot put Canada ahead for good just 59 seconds into the period, parking himself at the side of the Lugano net and redirecting in a pinpoint feed from Jacob Micflikier (Winnipeg, Man./EHC Biel-Bienne, NLA). Emmerton made it a two-goal game two minutes later, going end-to-end with the Canadians killing a penalty, splitting the defencemen and going five-hole on Merzilkins, and Ebbett scored late off a centering pass from Mason Raymond (Cochrane, Alta./Hockey Canada) to make it 4-1 after 40 minutes. Merzlikins didn’t return to the Lugano net for the third period, replaced by Stefan Muller after allowing four goals on 36 shots through two periods. Bürgler added his second of the game early in the third period to get Lugano back within two, but the Swiss side couldn’t get another puck past Fucale, who won all four of his starts. Spaling finished his three-point performance with an empty-net goal in the dying seconds to cap the scoring. Prior to the game, Ebbett – who finished as the tournament’s leading scorer with eight points (four goals, four assists) – and Canadian captain Maxim Noreau (Montreal, Que./SC Bern, NLA) were named to the Spengler Cup all-star team. Visiting Team: Canada Home Team: HC Lugano
CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   MacIntyre, Drew G 30   Fucale, Zach   3   Gormley, Brandon   4   Genoway, Colby   5   Genoway, Chay   7   Parlett, Blake   11   Campbell, Gregory   16   Spaling, Nick   19   Ebbett, Andrew   21   Raymond, Mason   23   Katic, Mark   25   Emmerton, Cory   26   Heshka, Shaun   36   Flood, Mark   40   Paré, Francis   42   McIntyre, David   55   Vukovic, Daniel   56   Noreau, Maxim   71   Micflikier, Jacob   78   Pouliot, Marc-Antoine   88   Sheppard, James   89   DiDomenico, Chris	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 5  2:00  Slashing 8:52 1   8:52 10:52 2nd 5  2:00  Goaltender Interference 2:38 1   2:38 4:38 2nd 78  2:00  Tripping 8:41 1   8:41 10:41 2nd 89  2:00  Slashing 13:11 1   13:11 15:11 3rd 36  2:00  Tripping 3:45 1   3:45 4:08 3rd 26  2:00  Holding 9:01 1   9:01 11:01 3rd 4  2:00  Roughing 16:03     16:03 18:03 3rd 89  2:00  Unsportsmanlike Conduct 19:43     19:43 20:00	HC LUGANO LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 30   Merzlikins, Elvis G 31   Muller, Stefan G 84   Manzato, Daniel G 100   Goaltender, Lugano   5   Wilson, Ryan   6   Ronchetti, Massimo   7   Furrer, Philippe   8   Hirschi, Steve   9   Martensson, Tony   13   Bertaggia, Alessio   15   Hofmann, Gregory   17   Fazzini, Luca   19   Zackrisson, Patrik   22   Ulmer, Stefan   23   Morini, Giovanni   25   Lapierre, Maxim   27   Chiesa, Alessandro   29   Sartori, Riccardo   32   Reuille, Sebastien   37   Riva, Elia   38   Sannitz, Raffaelle   51   Gardner, Ryan   70   Romanenghi, Matteo   86   Klasen, Linus   87   Bürgler, Dario   90   Vesce, Ryan   91   Walker, Julian   92   Heinrich, Dominique   93   Wisniewski, James   99   Skater, Lugano	HC LUGANO PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 25  2:00  Interference 1:00 1   1:00 3:00 1st 93  2:00  Hooking 17:48 1   17:48 0:12 2nd 15  2:00  Hooking 3:45 1   3:45 5:45 2nd 9  2:00  Tripping 19:47 1   19:47 1:47 3rd 38  2:00  Roughing 16:03     16:03 18:03 3rd 93  2:00  High-Sticking 19:43     19:43 20:00

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) HC LUGANO PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 6:03   5-16-25                         2nd :59   78-71-89                         2nd 2:59  SH  25-16-7                         2nd 17:17   19-21                         3rd 19:43  EN  16-19

HC LUGANO Goals HC LUGANO PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st :31   87-19                         3rd 4:08  PP  87-93

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CANADA 0 / 4 HC LUGANO 1 / 6 PENALTY SUMMARY CANADA 16 min / 8 inf HC LUGANO 12 min / 6 inf POINT SUMMARY CANADA 5 G + 8 A = 13 Pts HC LUGANO 2 G + 2 A = 4 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total CANADA 1 3 1 5 HC LUGANO 1 0 1 2 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off CAN - Fucale (60:00) (W) 11 14 15 40 /0:00 3rd/20:00 LUG - Merzlikins (40:00) (L) 18 14 0 32 /0:00 2nd/20:00 LUG - Muller (18:13) 0 0 10 10 /0:00 3rd/18:13 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official Spengler Cup Game Report.

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