Game Report 905		World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
PLAYED AT: RBC Centre Date: Nov 8, 2014 GAME NOTES: RUSSIA SHUTS DOWN AMERICAN OFFENCE, WINS U17 GOLD DAVID BRIEN SARNIA, Ont. – Maxim Bain scored in the first period, Alexander Yakovenko added a goal in the second, and Russia won the gold medal at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge with a 2-1 win over the United States on Saturday night. It’s the third time Russia has won under-17 gold, and the second time it has topped the U.S. in the final; the Russians beat the Americans 7-5 in the 2012 gold medal game in Windsor, Ont. Maxim Kalyayev was a stand-out in the Russian goal, finishing with 21 saves. The lone U.S. goal came unassisted off the stick of Max Jones late in the third period. The Americans, as they have all tournament, came out firing, hitting a cross bar in the opening minutes. But it was Russia that would strike first with two minutes left in the first; Vitali Abramov forced a turnover behind the U.S. net, and a loose puck popped out to Bain, who beat goaltender Jake Oettinger for a 1-0 lead. Yakovenko made it a two-goal lead at the 5:42 mark of the second, taking a pass from German Rubtsov and unleashing a rocket of a slap shot that went off the post and in past the blocker of Oettinger. That was all the offence the Russians needed thanks to Kalyayev and a shutdown defence that blocked shot after shot and held the vaunted American offence – which included the tournament’s top two scorers, Clayton Keller (13 points) and Jones (11 points) – to just a single goal. The U.S. had life late in the third period, with a two-man advantage for 57 seconds and a power play for the final four minutes, but it couldn’t find a way past Kalyayev at five-on-three. Jones finally got the U.S. on the board with 90 seconds left, surprising Kalyayev with a quick shot that found space between the Russian goaltender’s feet, but that would be it for the Americans. A frantic push with Oettinger on the bench came up short, and the U.S. had to settle for a seventh silver medal – the most all-time – while seeing its 12-game winning streak snapped. The last three games the Americans have lost at the U17 tournament have all been to Russia: the 2012 gold medal game, 2013 semifinal, and Saturday night. The game featured four players who earned berths on the tournament all-star team; Keller and Jones were joined by Russian forward Dmitri Sokolov and U.S. defenceman Chad Krys. Visiting Team: Russia Home Team: United States
RUSSIA LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 29   Kalyayev , Maxim G 30   Sukhachev, Vladislav   3   Minulin, Artyom   4   Yakovenko , Alexander   5   Sergachyov, Mikhail   7   Ryzhenkov , Pavel   8   Alexeyev , Dmitri   9   Zaitsev , Yegor   10   Makeyev , Nikita   11   Abramov , Vitali   12   O. Popugayev, Nikita   13   Shevchenko , Vyacheslav   14   Shabanov , Mikhail   15   Ivanov , Georgi   17   Rubtsov, German   19   Petkov, Kirill   21   Podkorytov , Alexander   22   Kuznetsov , Vladimir   24   A. Popugayev , Nikita   25   Mesheryakov , Mikhail   26   Bain , Maxim   27   Sokolov , Dmitri	RUSSIA PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 2nd   2:00  Too Many Men on the Ice minor 7:40 1   7:40 14:20 2nd 17  2:00  Tripping minor 10:22 1   10:22 11:38 2nd 21  2:00  Roughing minor 17:51 1   17:51 4:09 3rd 17  2:00  (auto) Cross-Checking minor 3:52 1   3:52 18:08 3rd 7  2:00  (auto) Holding minor 15:10 1   15:10 6:50 3rd 7  2:00  (auto) Boarding minor 16:13 1   16:13 5:47 3rd 7  2:00  (auto) Ineligible player minor 16:13 1   16:13 5:47	UNITED STATES LINEUP Pos No.   Name G 32   Oettinger, Jake G 35   Woll, Joseph   34   Frederic, Trent   36   Pastujov, Nick   37   Keller, Clayton   38   Sanchez, James   39   Anderson, Joey   41   Lockwood, William   42   Khodorenko, Patrick   43   Greenway, James   44   Krys, Chad   45   Howdeshell, Keeghan   46   Martin, Luke   47   Lindgren, Ryan   48   Suthers, Keenan   49   Jones, Max   50   Campoli, Michael   51   Fox, Adam   52   Luce, Griffin   53   Hellickson, Matthew   55   Yamamoto, Kailer   57   Tufte, Riley	UNITED STATES PENALTIES Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On 1st 36  2:00  Tripping minor 11:40 1   11:40 10:20 1st 37  2:00  (auto) Delay of Game minor 19:33 1   19:33 2:27 2nd 37  2:00  (auto) Goaltender Interference minor 12:38 1   12:38 9:22 2nd 44  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 19:17     19:17 2:43 3rd 43  2:00  (auto) Hooking minor 11:03 1   11:03 10:57 3rd 47  2:00  (auto) Cross-Checking minor 12:26 1   12:26 9:34

RUSSIA Goals RUSSIA PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     1st 18:00   26-11                         2nd 5:42   4-17-12

UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) RUSSIA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     3rd 18:30  PP  49

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES RUSSIA 0 / 5 UNITED STATES 1 / 7 PENALTY SUMMARY RUSSIA 14 min / 7 inf UNITED STATES 12 min / 6 inf POINT SUMMARY RUSSIA 2 G + 3 A = 5 Pts UNITED STATES 1 G + A = 1 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total RUSSIA 1 1 0 2 UNITED STATES 0 0 1 1 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off RUS - Kalyayev (60:00) (W) 5 8 8 21 /0:00 3rd/20:00 USA - Oettinger (58:46) (L) 8 5 1 14 /0:00 3rd/18:46 Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 7:30 PM   -  End: 7:30 PM   -  Attendance: 0

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesmen: Linesmen: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Under-17 Hockey Challenge Game Report.

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