| PLAYED AT: Vaudoise Arena Date: Jan 21, 2020 GAME NOTES: CANADA FALLS IN SEMIS AT YOUTH OLYMPICS JASON LA ROSE LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Nate Danielson (Red Deer, Alta./Northern Alberta, CSSHL) scored early in the third period to get Canada within a goal, but it couldn’t find the equalizer in a narrow 2-1 loss to the United States in the semifinals Tuesday at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games. The defeat sends Canada to the bronze medal game on Wednesday (6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT). It will take on the loser of the Russia-Finland semifinal for third place. Down by a pair of goals entering the third period, Danielson cut the deficit in half when he slipped a backhand past American goaltender Dylan Silverstein with his back to the net. The Canadians swarmed the U.S. net in the final frame, outshooting their North American neighbours 10-3, but Silverstein was up to the task. The best opportunities came on a late power play with netminder Vincent Filion (Shawinigan, Que./Trois-Rivières, LHMAAAQ) on the bench for a two-man advantage, but Canada did everything except tie the game. The first period was 15 minutes of frenetic, end-to-end hockey; the U.S. had an 8-6 advantage in shots in a scoreless opening stanza. Filion provided the biggest highlight, diving to his right to rob Maddox Fleming with a paddle stop. The U.S. finally struck first three minutes into the second period when Frank Nazar was awarded a penalty shot. He roofed a backhand over a sprawling Filion for a 1-0 lead. It was 2-0 just 2:14 later when Isaac Howard took a feed from behind the net from Chaz Lucius and beat Filion with a quick shot on an American power play. The Canadian puck-stopper was perfect from there, giving his team a chance to come back with a 24-save performance. |
Visiting Team: Canada Head Coach: Gordie Dwyer Assistant Coach: Marc-André Dumont Assistant Coach: Troy Smith |
Home Team: United States |
| CANADA LINEUP | ||
| Pos | No. | Name |
| G | 1 | Filion, Vincent |
| G | 30 | Ernst, Dylan |
| 3 | Nelson, Ty | |
| 4 | Mateychuk, Denton | |
| 5 | Warren, Noah | |
| 7 | Lindgren, Mats | |
| 8 | Luneau, Tristan | |
| 9 | Jovanovic, Matthew | |
| 10 | Fantilli, Adam | |
| 11 | Savoie, Matthew | |
| 14 | Delic, Kocha | |
| 15 | Guindon, Cedrick | |
| 17 | Fimis, Pano | |
| 18 | Ludwinski, Paul | |
| 19 | Danielson, Nate | |
| 20 | Verreault, Antonin | |
| 21 | Côté, Justin | |
| CANADA PENALTIES | ||||||||
| Per. | No. | Min | Offence | Off | PP | PS | Start | On |
| 2nd | 15 | 2:00 | Tripping | 4:38 | 1 | 4:38 | ||
| 2nd | 21 | 2:00 | Late Hit | 8:12 | 1 | 8:12 | ||
| 3rd | 7 | 2:00 | Slashing | 1:39 | 1 | 1:39 | ||
| 3rd | 10 | 2:00 | Roughing | 8:16 | 8:16 | |||
| UNITED STATES LINEUP | ||
| Pos | No. | Name |
| G | 1 | Silverstein, Dylan |
| G | 30 | Smith, Arthur |
| 2 | Brzustewicz, Hunter | |
| 3 | Casey, Seamus | |
| 4 | Chesley, Ryan | |
| 5 | Borgesi, Vinny | |
| 6 | Hutson, Lane | |
| 7 | Duke, Tyler | |
| 8 | Fleming, Maddox | |
| 9 | Gauthier, Cutter | |
| 10 | Howard, Isaac | |
| 11 | Brindley, Gavin | |
| 12 | McGroarty, Rutger | |
| 14 | Nazar, Frank | |
| 15 | Snuggerud, Jimmy | |
| 16 | Stramel, Charlie | |
| 17 | Lucius, Cruz | |
| UNITED STATES PENALTIES | ||||||||
| Per. | No. | Min | Offence | Off | PP | PS | Start | On |
| 1st | 16 | 2:00 | Interference | 14:38 | 1 | 14:38 | ||
| 2nd | 7 | 2:00 | Delay of Game | 5:19 | 1 | 5:19 | ||
| 3rd | 10 | 2:00 | Slashing | 2:07 | 1 | 2:07 | ||
| 3rd | 7 | 2:00 | Roughing | 8:16 | 8:16 | |||
| 3rd | 14 | 2:00 | Tripping | 12:58 | 1 | 12:58 | ||
