Game Report 536 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
PLAYED AT: Emera Centre Northside
Date: Jan 1, 2014
GAME NOTES: WEST GETS FIRST WIN, BEATS DEFENDING GOLD MEDALLISTS IN SHOOTOUT by David Brien NORTH SYDNEY, N.S. – West is into the win column at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, beating Sweden 3-2 in a shootout Wednesday afternoon at the Emera Centre Northside in one of the most exciting games of the week. Jackson Keane (Winnipeg, Man./Winnipeg, MJHL) and Troy Murray (White City, Sask./Kootenay, WHL) scored shootout goals and Logan Flodell (Regina, Sask./Regina, SMAAAHL) was lights out in the West goal, making 38 saves in regulation and overtime, and stopping both Swedish attempts in the shootout. West came out strong, spending plenty of time in the Swedish zone in the first period, but managing only six shots on goaltender Rasmus Hedström. Meanwhile, the Swedes directed 16 at Flodell in the opening frame. After the goalless first period, West opened the scoring late in the second with a power play goal by Connor Hobbs (Saskatoon, Sask./Saskatoon Blazers, SMAAAHL), set up by Colton Conrad (St.Alphonse, Man./Shattuck-St. Mary’s, U.S. Prep) and Terrell Draude (Warman, Sask./Calgary, WHL). West used the man advantage to double its lead at the 4:34 mark of the third period, with Hobbs and Conrad setting up Keegan Kolesar (Winnipeg, Man./Seattle, WHL) to make it 2-0. Hedström made sure it stayed a two-goal game, twice stopping Jesse Gabrielle (Moosomin, Sask./Brandon, WHL) on shorthanded breakaways created from blue-line turnovers. The Swedes finally broke through at 16:11 of the third period when John Dahlström surprised Flodell with a sneaky wraparound, and Filip Ahl leveled the game at 2-2 just 1:42 later, beating Flodell from in close after being left alone by the West defence. The final 102 seconds were scoreless and overtime solved nothing, so the first Group A game of 2014 headed to a shootout, the second time in less than 24 hours that the Swedes would need game-winning shots to decide a victor. Ahl went first but was denied by Flodell, and Keane went to the backhand to beat Hedström. Jonathan Leman was the next Swedish shooter, but Flodell turned him away with a poke check, and Murray roofed one over Hedström’s glove to give the Canadians the win. Both teams finish the preliminary round Thursday; West takes on Quebec in an all-Canadian matinee (2 p.m. AT) in North Sydney, while the Swedes meet Pacific in the night cap (7 p.m. AT) at the Emera Centre Northside.
Visiting Team: Sweden
Home Team: West
SWEDEN LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Sandstrom, Felix
G30  Hedström, Rasmus
  Anderberg, Alexander
  Alftberg, Philip
  Bouramman, Gustav
  Carlsson, Lucas
  Carlsson, Gabriel
  Larsson, Jacob
  Léman, Jonathan
 10  Dahlström, John
 11  Ahl, Filip
 12  Asplund, Rasmus
 13  Neubauer, Henrik
 14  Davidsson, Jonathan
 15  Emanuelsson, Einar
 16  Erixon, Oliver
 17  Grundström, Carl
 18  Maier, Andreas
 19  Ölund, Linus
 20  Eriksson, Joel Ek
 22  Kalte, Anton
 23  Magnusson, Philip
SWEDEN PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st2:00 (auto) Interference minor 14:481 14:487:12
2nd18 2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 14:001 14:008:00
2nd 2:00 Too Many Men on the Ice minor 15:101 15:106:50
2nd2:00 (auto) Interference minor 17:421 17:424:18
3rd2:00 (auto) Interference minor 3:511 3:5118:09
3rd11 2:00 Slashing minor 13:23  13:238:37
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
WEST LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Flodell, Logan
G30  Verhelst, Tyson
  Bear, Ethan
  Gardiner, Ryan
  Hobbs, Connor
  Kalynuk, Wyatt
  Murray, Troy
  Olson, Tate
  Riddle, Brennan
  Draude, Terrell
 10  Gabrielle, Jesse
 11  Halbgewachs, Jayden
 12  Campese, Matthew
 14  Kolesar, Keegan
 15  Conrad, Colt
 16  Hebig, Cameron
 17  Bast, Spencer
 18  Pederson, Lane
 19  Purtill, Braden
 20  Sloboshan, Wyatt
 21  Keane, Jackson
 22  Nell, Meyer
WEST PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st19 2:00 (auto) Kneeing minor 5:151 5:1516:45
2nd2:00 Tripping minor 2:531 2:5319:07
3rd19 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 6:391 6:3915:21
3rd2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 9:251 9:2512:35
3rd22 2:00 Tripping minor 11:191 11:1910:41
3rd2:00 Roughing minor 13:23  13:238:37
3rd16 2:00 Tripping minor 14:241 14:247:36
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
SWEDEN Goals SWEDEN PLAYERS (plus) WEST PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
3rd16:11 PP 10-18            
3rd17:53  11-22-12            
WEST Goals WEST PLAYERS (plus) SWEDEN PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd15:38 PP 4-15-9            
3rd4:34 PP 14-15-4            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
SWEDEN 1 / 6
WEST 2 / 5
PENALTY SUMMARY
SWEDEN 12 min / 6 inf
WEST 14 min / 7 inf
POINT SUMMARY
SWEDEN 2 G + 3 A = 5 Pts
WEST 2 G + 4 A = 6 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 OT1 OT2 Total
SWEDEN002002
WEST011002
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 OT1 OT2 Tot. On Off
SWE - Hedström (62:07) 61171025/0:001st OT/2:07
WST - Flodell (62:07) 169112038/0:001st OT/2:07
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 1:00 PM
  -  End: 1:00 PM
  -  Attendance:
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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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