Game Report 457		Hlinka Gretzky Cup
PLAYED AT: Slovnaft Arena Date: Aug 8, 2017 GAME NOTES: SPECIAL TEAMS LEAD CANADA TO FIRST HLINKA WIN JASON LA ROSE BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Calen Addison (Brandon, Man./Lethbridge, WHL), Nolan Foote (Kelowna, B.C./Kelowna, WHL) and Jack McBain (Toronto, Ont./Toronto Jr. Canadiens, OJHL) all scored power-play goals, leading Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team to its first win at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup, a 5-1 victory over Finland on Tuesday. Joe Veleno (Kirkland, Que./Saint John, QMJHL), Ryan Merkley (Mississauga, Ont./Guelph, OHL) and Barrett Hayton (Peterborough, Ont./Sault Ste. Marie, OHL) added two assists apiece for the Canadians, who temporarily moved atop Group B with the win. The opening goal came just past the five-minute mark; Jared McIsaac (Truro, N.S./Halifax, QMJHL) threw the puck in front for Benoît-Olivier Groulx (Gatineau, Que./Halifax, QMJHL), whose redirection gave the Canadians an early 1-0 lead. Penalty trouble doomed the Finns in the second period. With Canada enjoying a two-man advantage, Addison jumped in off the blue-line and finished off a feed from Merkley to make it 2-0 at 7:45. After the Canadians survived a Finnish five-on-three, Foote wired a wrist shot past Justus Annunen at 14:40, popping the water bottle behind the goaltender to put Canada up 3-0 after two periods. McBain pushed the lead to four goals seven minutes into the third, camping out on the doorstep and knocking in a centering pass from Veleno, before Fortier jammed in a rebound off the end-boards with five minutes to go for the fifth and final Canadian goal. Canada held Finland without a shot for more than 18 minutes in the third period, but the Finns ruined the shutout with 1:41 left when Matias Maccelli buried a rebound past Olivier Rodrigue (Chicoutimi, Que./Drummondville, QMJHL). The preliminary round ends Wednesday, with Canada taking on Slovakia (1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT). A win over the tournament co-hosts would send the Canadians to the semifinals on Friday. Visiting Team: Finland Home Team: Canada
FINLAND LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Nurmi, Kalle G 31   Annunen, Justus   2   Salmela, Santeri   3   Nousiainen, Kim   5   Rannisto, Jasper   7   Ketola, Juuso   9   Honka, Anttoni   10   Kupari, Rasmus   12   Maccelli, Matias   15   Aaltonen, Leevi   18   Mäki, Eetu   20   Kokkonen, Mikko   21   Moilanen, Jesse   22   Salonen, Samuel   23   Petman, Ville   24   Ranta, Sampo   27   Tanus, Kristian   28   Kotkaniemi, Jesperi   29   Rasanen, Livari   35   Killinen, Lenni   36   Kapanen, Karri   37   Utunen, Toni	FINLAND PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 2nd 3  2:00  Interference 5:48 1   5:48 7:45 2nd 5  2:00  Interference 6:58 1   6:58 8:58 2nd   2:00  Too Many Players 14:09 1   14:09 14:40 2nd 22  2:00  Hooking 18:24 1   18:24 0:24 3rd 37  2:00  Hooking 4:52 1   4:52 6:52 3rd 29  2:00  Delay of Game 6:41 1   6:41 7:03 3rd 5  2:00  Cross-Checking 7:10 1   7:10 9:10	CANADA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 1   Gravel, Alexis G 31   Rodrigue, Olivier   2   Bahl, Kevin   3   Smith, Ty   5   Addison, Calen   6   Dobson, Noah   7   Merkley, Ryan   8   Woo, Jett   9   Veleno, Joe   14   McIsaac, Jared   16   Thomas, Akil   17   Fortier, Gabriel   18   Dellandrea, Ty   19   Groulx, Benoit-Olivier   20   McBain, Jack   21   Hayton, Barrett   22   Noel, Serron   25   Dudas, Aidan   26   MacDonald, Anderson   27   Burzan, Luka   28   Shepard, Jackson   29   Foote, Nolan	CANADA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 9  2:00  Hooking 7:21 1   7:21 9:21 2nd 8  2:00  Delay of Game 2:17 1   2:17 4:17 2nd 20  2:00  Hooking 11:21 1   11:21 13:21 2nd 21  2:00  High-Sticking 12:21 1   12:21 14:21 3rd 2  2:00  Hooking 10:23 1   10:23 12:23

FINLAND Goals FINLAND PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     3rd 18:19   12-35

CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) FINLAND PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 5:09   19-14                         2nd 7:45  PP  5-7-9                         2nd 14:40  PP  29-21-16                         3rd 7:03  PP  20-9-7                         3rd 15:15   17-21

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES FINLAND 0 / 5 CANADA 3 / 7 PENALTY SUMMARY FINLAND 14 min / 7 inf CANADA 10 min / 5 inf POINT SUMMARY FINLAND 1 G + 1 A = 2 Pts CANADA 5 G + 8 A = 13 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total FINLAND 0 0 1 1 CANADA 1 2 2 5 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off FIN - Annunen (60:00) (L) 8 8 8 24 /0:00 3rd/20:00 CAN - Rodrigue (60:00) (W) 5 7 1 13 /0:00 3rd/20:00 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start:   -  End:   -  Attendance:

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