Game Report 2194		World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
PLAYED AT: Harbour Station Date: Nov 10, 2018 GAME NOTES: RUSSIANS HOLD ON, BEAT FINNS TO WIN U17 GOLD JASON LA ROSE SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Daniil Gushchin and Ignat Kokhanin scored goals in the second period, helping Russia to a 2-1 win over Finland on Saturday night and its fourth gold medal at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. The Russians also stood atop the podium in 2000, 2012 and 2014. They have won a medal in seven of the last eight years. It was a defensive struggle from the drop of the puck; Russia needed 13 minutes to record its first shot of the game, and finished with just 16, while the Finns managed to direct 23 towards goaltender Yaroslav Askarov. They made one of their eight first-period shots count early; Eero Niemi jumped all over a Ruben Rafkin rebound and beat Askarov to give Finland a 1-0 lead just 4:14 in. But that would be the lone puck to beat Askarov, who earned a place on the tournament all-star team after finishing with a 1.40 goals-against average and .948 goals-against average, both tops among all netminders who played more than one game. Russia answered just shy of the five-minute mark of the second period when Gushchin battled through a pair of Finnish defenders and beat goaltender Joel Blomqvist upstairs for a shorthanded goal. Kokhanin added the game-winner late in the middle frame, forcing a turnover behind the net before barging his way in front and tucking a shot past Blomqvist. The Finns carried the play in the third period, outshooting Russia 10-4, but couldn’t find the game-tying goal. They came close in the dying seconds when a scrambled shot in front hit a Russian skate and trickled towards the goal-line, but Askarov made a desperation reach with his blocker to keep the puck out. Despite the loss, Finland earned its best U17 finish since taking silver in 1995. Askarov was joined on the all-star team by a pair of his teammates, defenceman Yan Kuznetsov and forward Vasili Ponomaryov. Defenceman Ryan O’Rourke (Canada Black) and forwards Connor McClennon (Canada White) and Lucas Raymond (Sweden) rounded out the team. Visiting Team: Finland Home Team: Russia
FINLAND LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Blomqvist, Joel G 31   Väyrynen, Max   2   Puutio, Kasper   4   Lehmus, Joona   5   Niemela, Topi   6   Nyman, Luka   7   Säkkinen, Iivari   10   Viro, Eemil   12   Hahl, Veikka   13   Hirvonen, Roni   15   Karnaranta, Valtteri   20   Mäenpää, Juuso   21   Maatta, Joel   22   Niemi, Eero   23   Raty, Aatu   25   Suni, Oliver   27   Seppäla, Jesse   29   Korkalainen, Veeti   32   Jarventie, Roby   34   Rafkin, Ruben   35   Pärssinen, Jiri   36   Sedoff, Christoffer	FINLAND PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 25  2:00  Unsportsmanlike Conduct 6:45     6:45 2nd 21  2:00  High-Sticking 5:28 1   5:28 2nd 5  2:00  Cross-Checking 19:36 1   19:36	RUSSIA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Sharabarin, Semyon G 30   Askarov, Yaroslav   2   Grushnikov, Artyom   3   Kuznetsov, Yan   5   Chayka, Daniil   6   Gushchin, Daniil   8   Didkovski, Ivan   9   Zugan, Dmitri   10   Vashchilin, Kirill   11   Proskurnin, Andrey   13   Ponomaryov, Vasili   14   Buruyanov, Nikita   16   Kuzmin, Daniil   18   Tyutnev, Pavel   19   Rychkov, Iliya   20   Kirsanov, Kirill   22   Khusnutdinov, Marat   24   Khristanov, Daniil   25   Kokhanin, Ignat   26   Bakanov, Andrey   27   Mukhamadullin, Shakir   28   Pashin, Alexandr	RUSSIA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 27  2:00  Hooking 5:27 1   5:27 1st 16  2:00  Hooking 6:45     6:45 2nd 16  2:00  Interference 3:06 1   3:06 3rd 13  2:00  Holding 11:29 1   11:29

FINLAND Goals FINLAND PLAYERS (plus) RUSSIA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 4:14   22-34-21

RUSSIA Goals RUSSIA PLAYERS (plus) FINLAND PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 4:48  SH  6-22-2                         2nd 16:32   25

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES FINLAND 0 / 3 RUSSIA 0 / 2 PENALTY SUMMARY FINLAND 6 min / 3 inf RUSSIA 8 min / 4 inf POINT SUMMARY FINLAND 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts RUSSIA 2 G + 2 A = 4 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total FINLAND 1 0 0 1 RUSSIA 0 2 0 2 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off FIN - Blomqvist (58:25) (L) 3 7 4 14 /0:00 3rd/18:25 RUS - Askarov (60:00) (W) 7 5 10 22 /0:00 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 7:37 PM   -  End: 9:42 PM   -  Attendance: 2957

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Game Report.

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