Game Report 738 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship
PLAYED AT: Imatra Spa Areena
Date: Apr 24, 2014
GAME NOTES: KONECNY’S LATE GOAL SENDS CANADA TO SEMIFINALS AT U18 WORLDS IMATRA, Finland – Travis Konecny (Clachan, Ont./Ottawa, OHL) scored the game-winning goal with just 30 seconds to go, helping Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team beat Switzerland 3-2 in a Thursday quarter-final at the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship. Canada will face the Czech Republic in Saturday’s semifinals; the game can be seen live on TSN beginning at noon ET/9 a.m. PT. Sweden and the United States will meet in the other semifinal. With the seconds ticking away and overtime looming, Konecny took a pass in the slot from Travis Sanheim (Elkhorn, Man./Calgary, WHL) and went to the backhand, sneaking a shot past the blocker of Swiss goaltender Gauthier Descloux. Jake Virtanen (Abbotsford, B.C./Calgary, WHL) and John Quenneville (Edmonton, Alta./Brandon, WHL) scored the other goals for Canada, which is into the semifinals for the fourth year in a row. Sanheim had two assists, while Mason McDonald (Halifax, N.S./Charlottetown, QMJHL) finished with 19 saves in the Canadian goal. The Swiss opened the scoring at the 7:50 mark when Dominik Diem roofed a shot over McDonald’s shoulder, but Virtanen pulled Canada even 10 minutes later, hammering a slap shot past Descloux on a power play. Quenneville gave the Canadians their first lead 12 minutes into the second period, picking the puck in the slot and beating Descloux for his first goal. That lead stood up until the game’s final minutes; with Virtanen in the penalty box, Kevin Fiala pulled Switzerland even at 15:43, converting the seventh power play opportunity for the Swiss. But Konecny’s third of the tournament – tying him with Virtanen for the team lead – was the difference, helping Canada improve to 4-1 all-time against the Swiss at the world championship. Switzerland finished with a 21-17 advantage in shots on goal, and both teams scored once with the power play; Canada was 1-for-4, while the Swiss had a goal in seven chances. 		Visiting Team: Switzerland
 Home Team: Canada
SWITZERLAND LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Fehr, Kevin
G29  Aebi, Joel
G30  Descloux, Gauthier
 4  Burren, Yanik
 6  Harlacher, Edson
 7  Forrer, Marco
 9  Riat, Damien
 10  Fiala, Kevin
 12  Ritz, Andy
 13  Malgin, Denis
 14  Kessler, Tino
 15  Guidotti, Samuele
 16  Frick, Robin
 17  Diem, Dominik
 18  Trisconi, Noele
 19  Kindschi, Simon
 20  Heinimann, Thomas
 21  Ottiger, Remo
 23  Privet, Julien
 24  Siegenthaler , Jonas 
 25  Karrer, Roger
 27  Rod, Noah
 28  Macquat, Steven
SWITZERLAND PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st13 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 15:541 15:546:06
2nd10 2:00 Roughing minor 15:591 15:596:01
3rd18 2:00 Slashing minor 9:451 9:4512:15
3rd10 2:00 Roughing minor 11:52  11:5210:08
3rd27 10:00 (auto) misconduct 14:52  14:5215:08
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Billia, Julio
G30  McDonald, Mason
 2  Sanheim, Travis
 3  Hicketts, Joe
 4  Fleury, Haydn
 7  Pilon, Ryan
 8  Hawryluk, Jayce
 9  Bleackley, Conner
 10  Carrier, Alexandre
 11  Perlini, Brendan
 15  Quenneville, John
 16  Barzal, Mathew
 17  Konecny, Travis
 19  Virtanen, Jake
 20  McKeown, Roland
 21  Gropp, Ryan
 22  Bishop, Clark
 23  Audette, Daniel
 24  McCann, Jared
 26  Crouse, Lawson
 27  Thomas, Ben
   
   
CANADA PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st11 2:00 Tripping minor 2:281 2:2819:32
1st24 2:00 Tripping minor 19:251 19:252:35
2nd8 2:00 (auto) Charging minor 1:171 1:170:43
2nd24 2:00 Slashing minor 6:111 6:1115:49
2nd27 2:00 (auto) Delay of Game minor 14:391 14:397:21
3rd11 2:00 Tripping minor 4:091 4:0917:51
3rd22 2:00 Roughing minor 11:52  11:5210:08
3rd19 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 15:341 15:346:26
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
SWITZERLAND Goals SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st7:50  17-18            
3rd15:43 PP 10-13            
                
CANADA Goals CANADA PLAYERS (plus) SWITZERLAND PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st17:28 PP 19-2-11            
2nd11:58  15-8-21            
3rd19:30  17-24            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
SWITZERLAND 1 / 7
CANADA 1 / 3
PENALTY SUMMARY
SWITZERLAND 18 min / 5 inf
CANADA 16 min / 8 inf
POINT SUMMARY
SWITZERLAND 2 G + 2 A = 4 Pts
CANADA 3 G + 5 A = 8 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
SWITZERLAND1012
CANADA1113
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
SUI - Descloux (60:00) (L)63514/0:003rd/20:00
CAN - McDonald (60:00) (W)68519/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 12:00 PM
  -  End: 12:00 PM
  -  Attendance: 0 
OFFICIALS
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Game Report.

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