PLAYED AT: Imperial Oil Place
Date: Dec 9, 2016
GAME NOTES: MAKAR GETS OVERTIME WINNER, LEADS WEST PAST U.S.
JASON LA ROSE
COLD LAKE, Alta. – Cale Makar (Calgary, Alta./Brooks, AJHL) scored his second goal of the game 20 seconds into overtime, giving Canada West a back-and-forth 6-5 win over the United States in pre-tournament action ahead of the 2016 World Junior A Challenge on Friday night.
Makar took a pass from Jordan Kawaguchi (Abbotsford, B.C./Chilliwack, BCHL) in the neutral zone and stepped around an American defender before beating Dayton Rasmussen through the five-hole.
The Canadians led 1-0, 3-2, 4-3 and 5-4 but were pushed to an extra period in a match-up between the only two teams to ever win WJAC gold – the U.S. has six gold medals, while Canada West has won four.
Kawaguchi finished with a goal and an assist, as did Carter Turnbull (Nanaimo, B.C./Powell River, BCHL). Joseph Nardi (Edmonton, Alta./Whitecourt, AJHL) and Ryan Cox (St. Albert, Alta./Fort McMurray, AJHL) had the other goals for Canada West.
Brannon McManus, with two, Nick Swaney, Hank Crone and Collin Adams were goal-scorers for the U.S. Crone and Adams finished with a goal and a helper apiece, while Alex Limoges and Blake Lizotte had two assists each.
The Canadians open the World Junior A Challenge against Switzerland on Sunday night (7:30 p.m. MT). while the U.S. raises the curtain on its schedule Monday when it faces the Czech Republic (3:30 p.m. MT).
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Visiting Team: Canada West
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Home Team: United States
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CANADA WEST LINEUP
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| Pos |
No. |
Name |
| G | 1 | Drackett, Logan | | G | 31 | Galajda, Matthew | | | 3 | Mitchell, Ian | | | 4 | Seiferling, Regan | | | 5 | Tychonick, Jonny | | | 7 | Makar, Cale | | | 9 | Thomas, Cory | | | 10 | Stewart, Jeff | | | 11 | Gula, Darby | | | 12 | Cox, Ryan | | | 14 | Gaber, Riese | | | 15 | Hayward, Blake | | | 18 | Turnbull, Carter | | | 19 | Regush, Michael | | | 21 | Nardi, Joseph | | | 22 | Koop, Will | | | 23 | Burgart, Desi | | | 25 | Johnson, Kyle | | | 26 | Lesko, Brandon | | | 27 | Mendel, Griffin | | | 28 | Kawaguchi, Jordan | | | 29 | Betts, Kyle |
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CANADA WEST PENALTIES
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| Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
| 2nd | 10 | 2:00 | Roughing | 5:55 | 1 | | 5:55 | 7:55 | | 2nd | 10 | 2:00 | Charging | 18:33 | 1 | | 18:33 | 18:38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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UNITED STATES LINEUP
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| Pos |
No. |
Name |
| G | 1 | Primeau, Cayden | | G | 30 | Rasmussen, Dayton | | | 2 | Kiersted, Matt | | | 4 | Anderson, Mikey | | | 5 | Green, Alex | | | 7 | Hellickson, Matt | | | 8 | Crone, Hank | | | 9 | Frank, Ethen | | | 10 | Messner, Mick | | | 11 | McManus, Brannon | | | 12 | Swaney, Nick | | | 14 | Adams, Collin | | | 15 | Washe, Paul | | | 16 | Ryczek, Jake | | | 17 | Baker, Tarek | | | 18 | Phillips, Clayton | | | 19 | Lizotte, Blake | | | 20 | Berger, Chris | | | 21 | Limoges, Alex | | | 22 | Aamodt, Wyatt | | | 23 | Johnson, Isaac | | | 24 | Solow, Zach |
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UNITED STATES PENALTIES
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| Per. |
No. |
Min |
Offence |
Off |
PP |
PS |
Start |
On |
| 1st | 8 | 2:00 | Cross-Checking | 1:07 | 1 | | 1:07 | 2:44 | | 2nd | 4 | 2:00 | Cross-Checking | 3:50 | 1 | | 3:50 | 5:03 | | 2nd | 5 | 2:00 | Delay of Game | 19:55 | 1 | | 19:55 | 1:55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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