PLAYED AT: Arena Metallurg
Date: Apr 20, 2018
GAME NOTES: CANADA TOPS BELARUS AT U18 WORLDS
JESSICA GOWANS
MAGNITOGORSK, Russia – Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team survived a wild seven-goal first period to earn an 8-3 win over Belarus in its second game Friday at the IIHF U18 World Championship.
The victory moves the Canadians’ record to 2-0 and leaves them atop Group B after two days of preliminary action.
The pace was frantic early in the first with Jack McBain (Toronto, Ont./Toronto Jr. Canadiens, OJHL) opening the scoring for Canada only 1:19 into the game, but Ilya Usov answered right back for Belarus just under thirty seconds later.
Canada stretched its lead to 3-1 on two more quick goals from Raphaël Lavoie (Chambly, Que./Halifax, QMJHL) and Alexis Lafrenière (Saint-Eustache, Que./Rimouski, QMJHL), the second of which marked the end of the night for Belarus goaltender Nikita Tolopilo; he was replaced by Danil Veremeichik after three goals in three minutes.
The teams continued to trade goals, with Alexei Protras drawing Belarus within one again at 6:48 before Jared McIsaac (Truro, N.S./Halifax, QMJHL) and Serron Noel (Nepean, Ont./Oshawa, OHL responded to send Canada to the first intermission up 5-2.
A goal from Liam Foudy (Scarborough, Ont./London, OHL) – his second in as many games – was the only scoring in the second period, and stretched Canada’s lead to 6-2.
Belarus got a quick goal in the third from Viktor Masilevich to pull it within three, Noel scored his second of the game and Ty Dellandrea (Port Perry, Ont./Flint, OHL) netted a shorthanded marker to put the game out of reach for good.
Noel finished the game with two goals and an assist, while McBain also had a three-point night with a goal and two helpers. Colten Ellis (Port Hawkesbury, N.S./Rimouski, QMJHL) went the distance in goal, making 24 saves.
Canada is back in action Sunday in Magnitogorsk, when it will face off against Switzerland (10:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT). |
Visiting Team: Belarus
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Home Team: Canada
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BELARUS LINEUP
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Pos |
No. |
Name |
G | 1 | Veremeichik, Danil | G | 20 | Andreyev, Kirill | G | 25 | Tolopilo, Nikita | | 2 | Shkrabov, Alexander | | 4 | Borshyov, Artyom | | 5 | Koliachonok, Vladislav | | 6 | Protas, Alexei | | 8 | Solovyov, Ilya | | 9 | Stepanov, Danil | | 10 | Krylovich, Ilya | | 11 | Masilevich, Viktor | | 12 | Kosinski, Gennadi | | 13 | Usov, Ilya | | 14 | Sergienya, Yegor | | 15 | Kazyanin, Ilya | | 16 | Barkovski, Vladislav | | 17 | Pyshkailo, Nikita | | 18 | Levshunov, Kirill | | 19 | Gotovets, Grigori | | 21 | Oxentyuk, Yevgeni | | 23 | Azhgirei, Pavel | | 24 | Alistrov, Vladimir | | | |
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BELARUS PENALTIES
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Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
1st | 23 | 2:00 | Hooking | 16:12 | 1 | | 16:12 | 18:12 | 2nd | 19 | 2:00 | High-Sticking | 13:11 | 1 | | 13:11 | 15:11 | 2nd | 17 | 2:00 | Holding | 17:11 | 1 | | 17:11 | 19:11 | 3rd | 13 | 2:00 | Tripping | 1:50 | 1 | | 1:50 | 3:50 | 3rd | 9 | 2:00 | Holding the Stick | 12:57 | 1 | | 12:57 | 14:57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CANADA LINEUP
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Pos |
No. |
Name |
G | 1 | Ellis, Colten | G | 29 | Rodrigue, Olivier | G | 30 | Mandolese, Kevin | | 2 | Bahl, Kevin | | 3 | Robertson, Matthew | | 4 | Byram, Bowen | | 5 | Tychonick, Jonathan | | 6 | Smith, Ty | | 7 | Merkley, Ryan | | 9 | Veleno, Joe | | 10 | Thomas, Akil | | 11 | Lafreniere, Alexis | | 14 | Fonstad, Cole | | 15 | Hillis, Cameron | | 16 | McShane, Allan | | 17 | Foudy, Liam | | 18 | Dellandrea, Ty | | 19 | Dudas, Aidan | | 20 | McBain, Jack | | 22 | Wouters, Chase | | 24 | McIsaac, Jared | | 25 | Lavoie, Raphael | | 26 | Noel, Serron |
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CANADA PENALTIES
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Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
1st | 25 | 2:00 | Interference | 8:46 | 1 | | 8:46 | 10:46 | 2nd | 5 | 2:00 | Tripping | 8:00 | 1 | | 8:00 | 10:00 | 3rd | 2 | 2:00 | Hooking | 9:06 | 1 | | 9:06 | 11:06 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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