Game Report 52 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
PLAYED AT: John Rhodes Community Centre
Date: Nov 3, 2016
GAME NOTES: RUSSIA STAVES OFF LATE CZECH SURGE TO EARN SEMIFINAL SPOT AT U17S LEE BOYADJIAN SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Andrey Svechnikov scored the game-winning goal early in the third period and added an insurance marker into an empty net late as Russia hung on to beat the Czech Republic 3-1 in quarter-final action Thursday at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. The Russians will face either Finland or Canada Black in Friday’s late semifinal (7:30 p.m. ET). Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the first period, as Russian goaltender Amir Miftakhov and Czech counterpart Lukas Dostal made nine and 11 saves, respectively, in the opening 20 minutes. Scoring started early in the second, with Russia capitalizing on a broken play. A Czech forward dove to block a pass, but in the process took out a defenceman and Russian forward, clogging up the crease and preventing Dostal from following the puck to the other side of the net, where Grigorii Denisenko tapped in the 1-0 goal just 37 seconds into the frame. The Russians doubled up the Czechs in shots on goal in the second period, 14-7, and took their one-goal lead to the third. In the final frame both teams found themselves in the penalty box early, leading to more than 90 seconds of four-on-four play. Svechnikov found a lane from the edge of his own defensive zone, along the boards, and through the crease, sliding the puck under Dostal as he went by to make it 2-0. The Czechs didn’t panic and cut into the lead when Karel Plasek, coming off the half-boards and cutting into the slot, ripped a shot high over Miftakhov with 6:08 remaining, cutting the Russian lead to one. Jakub Lauko, the tournament’s leading scorer, thought he tied the game in the final minute, throwing his hands up in celebration, but Miftakhov made the save with his shoulder to protect the advantage. Svechnikov added his second goal into an empty net with 43.1 seconds remaining, sending the Czechs to a placement game; they’ll find out whether they’ll play for fifth or seventh, when, and against whom after the final quarter-final between Finland and Canada Black on Thursday night. 		Visiting Team: Czech Republic
 Home Team: Russia
CZECH REPUBLIC LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Vlk, Tomas
G2  Dostal, Lukas
 3  Kubicek, Simon
 4  Bernath, Filip
 7  Klejna, Frantisek
 8  Dluhos, Jan
 10  Lauko, Jakub
 11  Gajarsky, Adam
 13  Kaut, Martin
 14  Strondala, Vojtech
 15  Sklenar, Dominik
 16  Arnost, Dominik
 17  Zabransky, Libor
 18  Muller, Jakub
 19  Jenik, Jan
 20  Pavel, Ondrej
 21  Sik, Otakar
 22  Dajcar, Tomas
 23  Kowalczyk, Daniel
 24  Rehak, Frantisek
 25  Machala, Ondrej
 26  Koblizek, Tomas
CZECH REPUBLIC PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st18 2:00 Delay of Game 2:331 2:334:33
1st7 2:00 Boarding 13:531 13:5315:53
3rd17 2:00 Delay of Game 2:031 2:034:03
3rd15 2:00 Roughing 19:391 19:3920:00
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
RUSSIA LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Miftakhov, Amir
G29  Isaev, Daniil
 2  Zhilyakov, Bogdan
 3  Galenuk, Danila
 4  Kalinichenko, Roman
 5  Malyshev, Anton
 6  Zhuravilov, Danila
 7  Svechnikov, Andrey
 8  Koreshkov, Pavel
 10  Rotenberg, Pavel
 11  Drobin, Aleksei
 13  Khovanov, Aleksandr
 14  Denisenko, Grigorii
 17  Gogolev, Pavel
 18  Shabanov, Maksim
 19  Rtishev, Nikita
 23  Kotkov, Vladislav
 24  Denezhkin, Maksim
 25  Misiul, Daniil
 26  Sokolov, Egor
 27  Nesvetaev, Grigorii
 28  Okhotiuk, Nikita
RUSSIA PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st2 2:00 Hooking 7:131 7:139:13
2nd7 2:00 Slashing 15:171 15:1717:17
2nd4 2:00 Delay of Game 18:131 18:130:13
3rd26 2:00 Too Many Players 1:411 1:413:41
3rd5 2:00 Tripping 6:571 6:578:57
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CZECH REPUBLIC Goals CZECH REPUBLIC PLAYERS (plus) RUSSIA PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
3rd13:52  25            
                
                
RUSSIA Goals RUSSIA PLAYERS (plus) CZECH REPUBLIC PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd:37  13-14-7            
3rd2:23  7-3            
3rd19:17 EN 7            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
CZECH REPUBLIC 0 / 5
RUSSIA 0 / 4
PENALTY SUMMARY
CZECH REPUBLIC 8 min / 4 inf
RUSSIA 10 min / 5 inf
POINT SUMMARY
CZECH REPUBLIC 1 G + A = 1 Pts
RUSSIA 3 G + 3 A = 6 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
CZECH REPUBLIC0011
RUSSIA0123
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
CZE - Dostal (58:50) (L)913729/0:003rd/18:50
RUS - Miftakhov (60:00) (W)1171028/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
 RUS - 7 Svechnikov  Start: 4:08 PM
 CZE - 20 Pavel  End: 6:25 PM
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Game Report.

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