Game Report 2034

IIHF World Junior Championship - Pre-tournament

PLAYED AT: Budweiser Gardens
Date: Dec 20, 2017
GAME NOTES: CANADA FLEXES OFFENSIVE MUSCLE IN PRE-WJC OPENER JASON LA ROSE LONDON, Ont. – Taylor Raddysh (Caledon, Ont./Erie, OHL) led a balanced offence with two goals and two assists, helping Canada’s National Junior Team to a 9-0 win over the Czech Republic in its pre-tournament opener Wednesday ahead of the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship. The Canadians got goals from eight different players and at least one point from 15, scoring twice in the first period and twice in the second pulling away with a dominating final 20 minutes. Carter Hart (Sherwood Park, Alta./Everett, WHL) earned the shutout, making 18 saves. Maxime Comtois (Longueuil, Que./Victoriaville, QMJHL) was first onto the scoresheet, finishing a tic-tac-toe passing play with a tap-in to make it 1-0 just past the midway mark of the first period. Robert Thomas (Aurora, Ont./London, OHL) doubled the advantage before the end of the opening frame, playing give-and-go with Raddysh for a 2-0 lead after one. The power play went to work early in the second period, with Jake Bean (Calgary, Alta./Calgary, WHL) wiring a wrist shot upstairs on the short side past Czech goaltender Jakub Skarek at 5:14. Boris Katchouk (Waterloo, Ont./Sault Ste. Marie, OHL) added another with less than three minutes to go in the second, hammering a slap shot through traffic and through Skarek to put Canada up 4-0 after 40 minutes. The floodgates opened for the Canadians in the third period, with five goals in just under six minutes. Raddysh was first at 8:25, knocking in a centering pass from Thomas, and he added a second goal just 27 seconds later, this one on the power play, to make it 6-0. Jonah Gadjovich (Whitby, Ont,/Owen Sound, OHL) converted the Canadian touchdown at 10:11, swatting a rebound past Skarek on the backhand, and Drake Batherson (New Minas, N.S./Cape Breton, QMJHL) snapped home a quick snap shot at 13:17. Cal Foote (Kelowna, B.C./Kelowna, WHL) finished the offensive onslaught at 14:22, slipping a shot five-hole on Skarek and chasing the Czech netminder in favour of Josef Korenar. Canada held a 32-18 advantage in shots on goal. The Canadians return to the ice for their second and final pre-tournament game Friday (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) when they take on Switzerland in Hamilton, Ont. Canada opens the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship against Finland on Boxing Day.

Visiting Team: Canada

Home Team: Czech Republic

CANADA LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Point, Colton
G	31	Hart, Carter
	2	Bean, Jake
	3	Timmins, Conor
	5	Mahura, Josh
	6	Foote, Cal
	7	Makar, Cale
	10	Clague, Kale
	11	Gadjovich, Jonah
	12	Katchouk, Boris
	14	Comtois, Maxime
	16	Raddysh, Taylor
	17	Steenbergen, Tyler
	19	Batherson, Drake
	20	McLeod, Michael
	21	Howden, Brett
	23	Steel, Sam
	24	Formenton, Alex
	25	Kyrou, Jordan
	27	Thomas, Robert
	28	Mete, Victor

CANADA PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
2nd	19	2:00	Hooking	8:42	1		10:42
2nd	5	2:00	Hooking	19:50	1		1:50

CZECH REPUBLIC LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Skarek, Jakub
G	2	Kloucek, Milan
G	30	Korenar, Josef
	3	Hajek, Libor
	4	Haman , Filip
	6	Zachar, Marek
	7	Mikyska, Dalimil
	8	Kvasnica, Michal
	9	Kral, Filip
	12	Hrdinka, Frantisek
	13	Doudera, Lukas
	14	Vala, Ondrej
	15	Kurovsky, Daniel
	16	Kaut, Martin
	17	Chytil, Filip
	18	Zadina, Filip
	19	Budik, Vojtech
	21	Blumel, Matej
	22	Reichel, Kristian
	23	Galvas, Jakub
	24	Hrabik, Krystof
	25	Pavlik, Radovan
	26	Helt, Filip
	27	Pekar, Matej
	28	Kodytek, Petr
	29	Michnac, Albert

CZECH REPUBLIC PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	19	2:00	Interference	16:54	1		18:54
2nd	7	2:00	Interference	4:48	1		5:14
3rd	7	2:00	Tripping	8:52			10:52

CANADA Goals

CANADA PLAYERS (plus)

CZECH REPUBLIC PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st