Game Report 893 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
PLAYED AT: Sarnia Arena
Date: Nov 4, 2014
GAME NOTES: CANADA BLACK SURVIVES LATE PUSH, BEATS FINNS FOR FIRST U17 WIN JASON LA ROSE SARNIA, Ont. – Sam Steel (Sherwood Park, Alta./Regina, WHL) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (Rimouski, Que./Cape Breton, QMJHL) had a goal and an assist each, and Canada Black turned back a comeback attempt in the dying minutes to beat Finland 4-3 on Tuesday for their first win at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Despite the result, the Finns finished atop Group A with a 1-1-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record, while the Canadians sit at the bottom of the group at 1-0-1-1, although just a single point separated all four teams. Canada Black will now face the unbeaten United States in Thursday’s early quarter-final in Lambton Shores, Ont. (3 p.m. ET), while Finland will take on winless Slovakia at the RBC Centre in Sarnia (3 p.m. ET). Kale Clague (Lloydminster, Alta./Brandon, WHL) and Cliff Pu (Vaughan, Ont./Oshawa, OHL) had the other goals for Canada Black, which led 4-1 with under four minutes to go before the Finns scored two late goals to make things interesting. Otto Mäkinen, Janne Kuokkanen and Emil Oksanen scored for Finland, which suffered its first loss. It took only 2:32 for Black to open the scoring; Dubois found a loose puck to the left of Finnish netminder Leevi Laakso and roofed a shot from in close, exciting the pro-Canadian crowd at Sarnia Arena. But the Finns answered back less than three minutes later when Mäkinen beat Canadian goaltender Stuart Skinner (Edmonton, Alta./Lethbridge, WHL) with a quick shot from the slot, sending the game to the first intermission tied 1-1. Both goaltenders were busy in the second period – Finland outshot Canada Black 13-10 – but it wasn’t until the 15:36 mark, when Clague ripped a shot from the point with the Canadians enjoying a two-man advantage, that one team broke the deadlock. Pu made it a two-goal game shortly after the second half of the extended power play had ended, tipping a Jake Bean (Calgary, Alta./Calgary, WHL) shot underneath the arm of Laakso to give Canada Black a 3-1 advantage. Steel scored what seemed to be just another insurance goal with 5:51 to go, banging in a pass from Dubois at the side of the net, but late goals from Kuokkanen and Oksanen made it the game-winner. The Canadian penalty kill came up big, keeping Finland without a goal in six power play opportunities, as did its goaltender; Skinner finished with 24 saves to record his first win.
Visiting Team: Canada Black
Home Team: Finland
CANADA BLACK LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Pickard, Reilly
G30  Skinner, Stuart
  McKinstry, Ryely
  Bean, Jake
  Clague, Kale
  Nother, Tyler
  Neveu, Jacob
  Volcan, Nolan
  O’Grady, Reagan
  Pu, Cliff
 10  Malenstyn, Beck
 11  Poirier, Zach
 12  Steel, Sam
 14  Paquette, Christopher
 16  Laberge, Pascal
 17  Benson, Tyler
 18  Dubois, Pierre-Luc
 19  Hotchkiss, Matthew
 20  Thierus, Lucas
 21  Lauzon, Félix
 22  Saigeon, Brandon
 23  Girard, Samuel
CANADA BLACK PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 5:291 5:2916:31
1st22 2:00 (auto) Boarding minor 14:411 14:417:19
2nd18 2:00 (auto) Charging minor 8:321 8:3213:28
2nd17 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 11:501 11:5010:10
2nd21 2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 17:451 17:454:15
3rd16 2:00 Roughing minor 11:50  11:5010:10
3rd2:00 (auto) Checking from Behind minor 11:501 11:5010:10
3rd10:00 (auto) Checking from Behind misconduct 11:50  11:5018:10
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
FINLAND LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G Rautiainen, Kimmo
G30  Laakso, Leevi
  Almari, Niclas
  Felixson, Oliver
  Oksanen, Emil
  Niemeläinen, Markus
  Pynnönen, Jarkko
  Reunanen, Tarmo
  Kluuskeri, Jan
 10  Vesalainen, Kristian
 11  Sihvonen, Riku
 13  Jääskä, Juha
 14  Mäkinen, Otto
 15  Koppanen, Joona
 18  Kuokkanen, Janne
 19  Tuulola, Eetu
 20  Niemi, Pete
 21  Nurmi, Markus
 22  Räsänen, Aapeli
 23  Salo, Robin
 24  Somppi, Otto
 28  Vaakanainen, Urho
FINLAND PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st20 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 11:021 11:0210:58
2nd18 2:00 (auto) Goaltender Interference minor 2:351 2:3519:25
2nd2:00 (auto) Boarding minor 14:071 14:077:53
2nd2:00 (auto) Delay of Game minor 15:271 15:276:33
3rd19 2:00 Roughing minor 11:50  11:5010:10
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA BLACK Goals CANADA BLACK PLAYERS (plus) FINLAND PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st2:32  18-14-16            
2nd15:36 PP 4-23-12            
2nd17:30  9-3            
3rd14:09  12-18            
FINLAND Goals FINLAND PLAYERS (plus) CANADA BLACK PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st5:29  14-18-2            
3rd16:59  18-24-9            
3rd17:35  4-28            
                
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
CANADA BLACK 1 / 4
FINLAND 0 / 6
PENALTY SUMMARY
CANADA BLACK 24 min / 8 inf
FINLAND 10 min / 5 inf
POINT SUMMARY
CANADA BLACK 4 G + 6 A = 10 Pts
FINLAND 3 G + 5 A = 8 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
CANADA BLACK1214
FINLAND1023
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
BLK - Skinner (60:00) (W)413623/0:003rd/20:00
FIN - Laakso (59:26) (L)78520/0:003rd/19:26
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 7:00 PM
  -  End: 7:00 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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