Game Report 463 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
PLAYED AT: Slovnaft Arena
Date: Aug 9, 2017
GAME NOTES: CANADA CLOSES HLINKA PRELIMS WITH WIN JASON LA ROSE BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Barrett Hayton (Peterborough, Ont./Sault Ste. Marie, OHL) paced the offence with two goals and an assist, and Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team scored four power-play goals to earn a 6-1 win over Slovakia to close out the preliminary round Wednesday at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup. The Canadians finished second in Group B, and will welcome undefeated Sweden to Bratislava for the semifinal on Friday (1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT). Joe Veleno (Kirkland, Que./Saint John, QMJHL) and Anderson MacDonald (Quispamsis, N.B./Sherbrooke, QMJHL) added a goal and assist apiece for Canada, which has been deadly with the man advantage; in its last two games, the red-and-white has gone 7-for-14 on the power play. The teams spent most of the first period parading to the penalty box, combining for seven minor penalties in the opening 20 minutes. Canada made good on its second power play; Hayton found Calen Addison (Brandon, Man./Lethbridge, WHL) in front, and the defenceman roofed his shot over the shoulder of goaltender Michal Vojvoda to put the Canadians on the board. Gabriel Fortier (Lachine, Que./Baie-Comeau, QMJHL) doubled the lead just 26 seconds later, racing away and beating Vojvoda over the glove to send the Canadians to the dressing room up by a pair. Canada dominated the puck in the second period, outshooting the tournament co-hosts 15-3 in the frame, and adding two more goals to its total. Hayton was first at 11:07, toe-dragging around a Slovak defenceman before snapping a quick shot to the far side on Vojvoda, before MacDonald made it 4-0 on the power play at 15:39. Slovakia finally solved Canadian netminder Olivier Rodrigue (Chicoutimi, Que./Drummondville, QMJHL) early in the third period on a power-play goal by Oliver Turan, but the man-advantage unit went to work again to extend the lead. Ryan Merkley (Mississauga, Ont./Guelph, OHL) did the work on the 5-1 goal, stick-handling his way to the face-off dot before going cross-ice for Veleno, and Hayton got his stick on a Ty Smith (Lloydminster, Alta./Spokane, WHL) point shot midway through the final stanza to finish the scoring. The Canadians finished with a massive advantage in shots on goal, 39-12. 		Visiting Team: Slovakia
 Home Team: Canada
SLOVAKIA LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Vyletelka, Samuel
G29  Vojvoda, Michal
 3  Dlugos, Marcel
 4  Ilencik, Matej
 5  Zekucia, Alexnader
 6  Sarvas, Jan
 7  Fasko-Rudas, Martin
 8  Okulair, Oliver
 10  Bucko, Martin
 11  Melcher, Peter
 12  Kovacik, Krisitan
 13  Pjatak, Simeon
 14  Kobolka, Adam
 15  Minko, Oliver
 16  Cederle, Sebastian
 18  Kupka, Alex-Frantisek
 19  Dzugan, Robert
 21  Selig, Dominik
 22  Pauliny, Adam
 23  Vitalos, Martin
 24  Hryzak, Ivan
 25  Turan, Oliver
SLOVAKIA PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st19 2:00 Holding the Stick 8:571 8:5710:57
1st13 2:00 Slashing 10:34  10:3412:34
1st14 2:00 Cross-Checking 16:421 16:4218:08
2nd13 2:00 Cross-Checking 13:571 13:5715:39
2nd3 2:00 Roughing 18:441 18:440:44
3rd23 2:00 High-Sticking 6:491 6:497:20
3rd11 2:00 Tripping 8:321 8:329:49
3rd6 2:00 Slashing 15:131 15:1317:13
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Gravel, Alexis
G31  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
1st20 2:00 Hooking 0:131 0:132:13
1st19 2:00 Holding 7:571 7:579:57
1st5 2:00 Slashing 10:34  10:3412:34
1st8 2:00 Hooking 12:131 12:1314:13
2nd19 2:00 Slashing 11:131 11:1313:13
3rd26 2:00 Roughing 3:481 3:485:27
3rd14 2:00 Slashing 4:421 4:426:42
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
SLOVAKIA Goals SLOVAKIA PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
3rd5:27 PP 25-8-4            
                
                
                
                
                
CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) SLOVAKIA PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st18:08 PP 5-21-29            
1st18:34  17            
2nd11:07  21-2-6            
2nd15:39 PP 26-9            
3rd7:20 PP 9-7-26            
3rd9:49 PP 21-3-16            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
SLOVAKIA 1 / 6
CANADA 4 / 7
PENALTY SUMMARY
SLOVAKIA 16 min / 8 inf
CANADA 14 min / 7 inf
POINT SUMMARY
SLOVAKIA 1 G + 2 A = 3 Pts
CANADA 6 G + 9 A = 15 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
SLOVAKIA0011
CANADA2226
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
SVK - Vojvoda (60:00) (L)6131433/0:003rd/20:00
CAN - Rodrigue (60:00) (W)63211/0:003rd/20:00
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