Game Report 870

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

PLAYED AT: Zimny Stadion
Date: Aug 12, 2014
GAME NOTES: CANADA BEATS SWEDES TO STAY PERFECT AT U18 HLINKA CUP JASON LA ROSE PIESTANY, Slovakia – Mitchell Stephens (Peterborough, Ont./Saginaw, OHL) scored twice in the third period, helping Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team pull away in the final 20 minutes and earn a 5-1 win over Sweden on Tuesday at the 2014 U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup. It’s Canada’s second consecutive 5-1 win; it beat Switzerland by the same score in Monday’s tournament opener, and is all but assured of a spot in Friday’s semifinals thanks to its 2-0 start. Travis Konecny (Clachan, Ont./Ottawa, OHL), Lawson Crouse (Mount Brydges, Ont./Kingston, OHL) and Jansen Harkins (North Vancouver, B.C./Prince George, WHL) had the other goals for Canada, while Tyler Soy (Surrey, B.C./Victoria, WHL) chipped in with two assists. Zach Sawchenko (Calgary, Alta./Moose Jaw, WHL) had his second straight solid start in the Canadian goal, finishing with 27 saves. The Swedes held a 12-8 advantage in shots on goal in a scoreless first period, thanks in large part to a pair of five-on-three power plays, but the best chance came off the stick of Harkins, who beat goaltender Felix Sandström, but not the post. Konecny got the scoring started 6:36 into the second period with the Canadians enjoying the man advantage, taking a bounce off the end boards and beating Sandström to the short-side post for a 1-0 lead. Crouse made it 2-0 eight minutes later, hammering in a centering pass from Nicolas Roy (Amos, Que./Chicoutimi, QMJHL), but the Swedes cut the lead in half two minutes after that thanks to Philip Magnusson. The third period was all Canada, which outshot Sweden by a massive 24-7 margin in the final frame. Stephens’ first goal, and second of the tournament, came just 3:21 into the period as he batted his own rebound past Sandström, and he added a second on a scramble in front at 12:09. Harkins capped the scoring on a penalty shot with 3:14 to go, going five-hole on Sandström. In total, Canada outshot Sweden 33-16 in the final two periods, and 41-28 overall. The Canadians will try to wrap up a prefect preliminary round on Wednesday when they face host Slovakia at Zimny Stadion, with the puck set to drop at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT.

Visiting Team: Canada

Home Team: Sweden

CANADA LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	30	Booth, Callum
G	31	Sawchenko, Zachary
	2	Bear, Ethan
	3	Vande Sompel, Mitchell
	5	Brisebois, Guillaume
	7	Roy, Jérémy
	10	Merkley, Nick
	11	Roy, Nicolas
	12	Harkins, Jansen
	14	Barzal, Mathew
	15	Soy, Tyler
	16	Marner, Mitchell
	17	Crouse, Lawson
	18	Konecny, Travis
	19	Strome, Dylan
	21	Meloche, Nicolas
	22	Knott, Graham
	23	Stephens, Mitchell
	25	Musil, Adam
	27	Spencer, Matthew
	28	Hobbs, Connor

CANADA PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	11	2:00	(auto) Charging minor	9:54	1		9:54	12:06
1st	16	2:00	(auto) Hooking minor	11:27	1		11:27	10:33
1st	10	2:00	Slashing minor	14:14	1		14:14	7:46
1st	21	2:00	(auto) Cross-Checking minor	16:01	1		16:01	5:59
2nd	7	2:00	(auto) Cross-Checking minor	9:33	1		9:33	12:27
2nd	31	2:00	Tripping minor	18:00	1		18:00	4:00

SWEDEN LINEUP
Pos	No.	Name
G	1	Sandstrom, Felix
G	30	Werner, Adam
	3	Alftberg, Philip
	4	Younan, Alexander
	5	Carlsson, Lucas
	6	Kylington, Oliver
	7	Larsson, Jacob
	8	Léman, Jonathan
	9	Dahlen, Jonathan
	10	Dahlström, John
	11	Filip, Ahl
	12	Asplund, Rasmus
	14	Davidsson, Jonathan
	15	Emanuelsson, Einar
	16	Erixon, Oliver
	17	Grundström, Carl
	19	Ölund, Linus
	20	Looke, Jens
	22	Kalte, Anton
	23	Magnusson, Philip
	28	Ek Eriksson, Joel
	29	Carlsson, Gabriel

SWEDEN PENALTIES
Per.	No.	Min	Offence	Off	PP	PS	Start	On
1st	7	2:00	Roughing minor	5:56	1		5:56	16:04
1st	15	2:00	(auto) Interference minor	9:31	1		9:31	12:29
1st	16	2:00	(auto) Hooking minor	19:14	1		19:14	2:46
2nd	14	2:00	Tripping minor	5:46	1		5:46	16:14
3rd	5	2:00	(auto) Cross-Checking minor	5:02	1		5:02	16:58

CANADA Goals

CANADA PLAYERS (plus)

SWEDEN PLAYERS (minus)

Per.

Time

G-As1-As2

2nd