Game Report 424

World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

PLAYED AT: North Peace Arena
Date: Nov 9, 2017
GAME NOTES: WHITE DOWNS FINLAND, MOVES INTO SEMIS AT U17S JASON LA ROSE FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Canada White spread around the offence, getting goals from five players and points from 10 in a 5-1 quarter-final win over Finland on Thursday night at the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. The Canadians will head back to Dawson Creek for a match-up with the United States in the semifinals on Friday (7 p.m. MT). The Americans had the edge in the prelims with a 4-3 overtime triumph. Both teams came out firing in the first period, combining for 29 shots – 17-12 in favour of White. It was the Finns who struck first just 97 seconds in when Wiljami Myllylä beat Taylor Gauthier (Calgary, Alta./Prince George, WHL) with a quick shot right off the face-off, but that would be the lone puck to beat Gauthier. Nicholas Porco (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./Saginaw, OHL) got White even before the end of the opening frame; Connor McMichael (Ajax, Ont./Hamilton, OHL) raced down the right wing and took the puck to the net, and Porco was there to clean up the rebound and tie the game. Graeme Clarke (Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa, OHL) gave the Canadians the lead at 6:31 of the second period, beating Finnish netminder Kari Piiroinen with a quick shot from the slot, and Nathan Légaré (Saint-Eustache, Que./Baie-Comeau, QMJHL) drove hard to the net and tucked in the 3-1 goal in the final minute of the middle frame. The offensive push continued in the third, with Jakob Pelletier (Quebec City, Que./Moncton, QMJHL) scoring his fourth of the tournament to make it 4-1 just shy of the nine-minute mark of the final stanza. Jaxon Bellamy (Hampton, N.B./Moncton, QMJHL) hit the empty net from centre ice in the final minute to provide the final margin of victory. Finland will face off with Russia in the fifth-place game Friday at North Peace Arena (1:30 p.m. MT).

Visiting Team: Canada White

Home Team: Finland

CANADA WHITE LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Gauthier, Taylor
G	30	Lemieux, Jonathan
	2	Schneider, Braden
	3	Pelletier, Thomas
	4	Bellamy, Jaxon
	6	Lee, Jake
	7	Porco, Nicholas
	8	Brewer, Mitchell
	9	Keppen, Ethan
	10	Barlage, Logan
	11	McMichael, Connor
	12	Blaisdell, Harrison
	14	Poulin, Samuel
	15	Bouchard, Connor
	16	Clarke, Graeme
	17	Swetlikoff, Alex
	19	Carroll, Joe
	20	Légaré, Nathan
	21	Morgan, Cody
	22	Pelletier, Jakob
	24	Staios, Nathan
	25	Laaouan, Noah

CANADA WHITE PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	9	2:00	Tripping	13:59	1		13:59	15:59
2nd	7	2:00	Hooking	4:01	1		4:01	6:01
2nd	12	5:00	Checking from Behind	8:43	1		8:43	13:43
2nd	12	10:00	Game Misconduct	8:43			8:43	20:00
3rd	9	2:00	Roughing	16:30			16:30	18:30
3rd	8	2:00	Holding	17:56	1		17:56	19:56

FINLAND LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	30	Keinänen, Tomas
G	31	Piiroinen, Kari
	3	Loponen, Kalle
	4	Räsänen, Iivari
	5	Holtinkoski, Aapo
	6	Hatakka, Santeri
	7	Tuomisto, Antti
	9	Koskenkorva, Samu
	10	Aaltonen, Leevi
	12	Nikkanen, Henri
	15	Saarela, Antti
	18	Petman, Mikko
	19	Miettinen, Veeti
	20	Lundell, Anton
	21	Räty, Aku
	23	Hakanen, Santtu
	25	Heinola, Ville
	27	Oksanen, Oskari
	29	Myllylä, Wiljami
	34	Intonen, Aarne
	36	Puistola, Patrik
	37	Pärssinen, Jusso

FINLAND PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
2nd	15	2:00	Boarding	1:33	1		1:33	3:33
3rd	37	2:00	Holding	12:40	1		12:40	14:40
3rd	34	2:00	Roughing	16:30			16:30	18:30

CANADA WHITE Goals

CANADA WHITE PLAYERS (plus)

FINLAND PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

1st