Game Report 2213

IIHF U18 World Championship - Pre-tournament

PLAYED AT: Trakor Ice Arena
Date: Apr 15, 2018
GAME NOTES: CANADA BLANKS SLOVAKIA IN PRE-U18S OPENER JASON LA ROSE CHELYABINSK, Russia – Serron Noel (Nepean, Ont./Oshawa, OHL) scored twice, and Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team netted four goals in the first period to earn a 5-0 win over Slovakia in its pre-tournament opener Sunday ahead of the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship. Cameron Hillis (Oshawa, Ont./Guelph, OHL), Alexis Lafrenière (Saint-Eustache, Que./Rimouski, QMJHL) and Cole Fonstad (Estevan, Sask./Prince Albert, WHL) had the other goals for Canada. Lafrenière and Fonstad finished with a goal and an assist apiece, while Ty Dellandrea (Port Perry, Ont./Flint, OHL) chipped in with a pair of helpers. Kevin Mandolese (Blainville, Que./Cape Breton, QMJHL) and Nolan Maier (Yorkton, Sask./Saskatoon, WHL) shared the shutout in the Canadian goal; Mandolese played the first two periods before giving way to Maier in the third. After a slow start, Canada twice struck for two goals inside a minute before the end of the first period. Noel got the scoring started at 8:18 off a set-up from Lafrenière and Dellandrea, and Hillis doubled the advantage just 36 seconds later. Lafrenière made it a 3-0 game with a shorthanded goal with just 1:23 remaining in the opening frame, before Fonstad added another for the Canadians on the same penalty kill only 27 seconds after that. Noel netted his second of the game early in the second period, capping the offence. The Canadians are right back to action Monday in Chelyabinsk, wrapping up its exhibition schedule against Finland (10:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT). It opens the world championship Thursday in Magnitogorsk, taking on the defending champions from the United States (10:30 a.m. ET/7:30 a.m. PT).

Visiting Team: Canada

Home Team: Slovakia

CANADA LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	29	Maier, Nolan
G	30	Mandolese, Kevin
	2	Bahl, Kevin
	3	Robertson, Matthew
	4	Byram, Bowen
	5	Tychonick, Jonathan
	6	Smith, Ty
	7	Merkley, Ryan
	11	Lafreniere, Alexis
	12	Clarke, Graeme
	14	Fonstad, Cole
	15	Hillis, Cameron
	16	McShane, Allan
	17	Foudy, Liam
	18	Dellandrea, Ty
	20	McBain, Jack
	21	Krebs, Peyton
	22	Wouters, Chase
	23	Dach, Kirby
	26	Noel, Serron

CANADA PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	26	2:00	Interference	1:14	1		1:14
1st	20	2:00	Slashing	12:44	1		12:44
1st	23	2:00	Tripping	17:59	1		17:59
2nd	20	2:00	Slashing	0:26	1		0:26
2nd	12	2:00	Hooking	8:17	1		8:17

SLOVAKIA LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Vojvoda, Michal
G	29	Vyletelka, Samuel
	3	Dlugos, Marcel
	4	Ilencik, Matej
	5	Zekucia, Alexander
	6	Sarvas, Jan
	8	Okuliar, Oliver
	9	Zubek, Damian
	10	Bucko, Martin
	11	Ferenyi, Nicolas
	12	Kovacik, Kristian
	13	Pauliny, Adam
	14	Tkac, Daniel Vladimir
	15	Sojka, Dominik
	16	Cederle, Sebastian
	19	Dzugan, Robert
	20	Turan, Oliver
	21	Mrazik, Michal
	22	Knazko, Samuel
	25	Cesanek, Boris
	26	Hudec, Sebastian
	27	Cajkovic, Maxim

SLOVAKIA PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	8	2:00	Holding	11:09	1		11:09
2nd	10	2:00	Hooking	14:24	1		14:24
3rd	15	2:00	Tripping	9:15	1		9:15

CANADA Goals

CANADA PLAYERS (plus)

SLOVAKIA PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st