Game Report 926 World Junior A Challenge
PLAYED AT: West Central Events Centre
Date: Dec 14, 2014
GAME NOTES: EHLERS SCORES TWICE, DENMARK GETS WIN IN WJAC DEBUT KARLEN HERAUF KINDERSLEY, Sask. – First-round NHL draft pick Nikolaj Ehlers lived up to expectations on Sunday night, scoring twice to lead Denmark to a 3-2 win over Canada West in the opening game for both at the 2014 World Junior A Challenge. The ninth-overall pick by the Winnipeg Jets last June, Ehlers found mesh in the second and third periods, powering by a Canadian defender and sliding the puck five-hole past Canadian netminder Tommy Nixon (Sherwood Park, Alta./Sherwood Park, AJHL) to seal the win with just three minutes left. Mikkel Aagaard opened the scoring for Denmark with the only five-on-five goal of the game, taking a pass out of the corner from Matthias Asperup and beating Nixon with a quick release at 18:24 of the first period. Special teams took over from there, with the teams combining for four power play goals – two apiece – over the final 40 minutes. Ehlers made it 2-0 at 3:20 of the second period, knocking in a centering pass from Oliver Bjorkstrand, but Gabe Bast (Red Deer, Alta./Penticton, BCHL) beat Lillie with a shot from the point to cut the Danish lead in half heading to the intermission. Tyson Jost (Kelowna, B.C./Penticton, BCHL) tied it just past the seven-minute mark of the third, walking out of the corner and beating Danish goaltender Thomas Lillie with a shot to the short side. It was the second game of the day in which a Canadian team outshot their opponent, only to concede a late goal and ultimately come up short: in the tournament opener, Canada East surrendered the tying goal to Switzerland at 16:55 of the third period and went on to lose in a shootout. Nixon made 22 saves on 25 shots in a losing cause, while Lillie stopped 31 of the 33 shots he faced. Denmark has a short turnaround before its next game, taking on Russia on Monday afternoon (3:30 p.m. CT), while the Canadians will enjoy an off day before closing out Group B against the Russians on Tuesday night (7:30 p.m. CT). 		Visiting Team: Denmark
 Home Team: Canada West
DENMARK LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G31  Lillie, Thomas
 2  Krogsgaard, Anders
 3  Hansen, Daniel
 6  Nielsen, Daniel
 7  Aagaard, Mikkel
 10  Jensen, Kristian
 11  Larsen, Mads
 12  Mieritz, Christian
 14  Eskerod, Victor
 15  Staeremose Pison, Andre
 16  TRUE, Alexander
 17  Nielsen, Marcus
 18  Hertzberg, Sonny
 20  Eller, Mads
 21  Asperup, Matthias
 24  Ehlers, Nikolaj
 25  Dau Mortensen, Søren
 27  Bjorkstrand, Oliver
 28  Nielsen, Søren
 29  Rasmussen, Emil
 33  Holmberg, Jeppe
DENMARK PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st 2:00 Too Many Men on the Ice minor 6:371 6:3715:23
1st20 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 15:521 15:526:08
2nd29 2:00 Slashing minor 0:451 0:451:15
2nd12 2:00 (auto) Checking from Behind minor 4:381 4:3817:22
2nd12 10:00 (auto) Checking from Behind misconduct 4:38  4:385:22
2nd18 2:00 (auto) Holding minor 16:241 16:245:36
3rd25 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 5:401 5:4016:20
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA WEST LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Nixon, Tommy
 2  James, Connor
 3  Bast, Gabe
 4  Mumby, Griffin
 5  Dombrovskiy, Viktor
 6  Fabbro, Dante
 7  Buono, Carmine
 8  Hobbs, Connor
 9  Keane, Jackson
 10  Gardner, Rhett
 11  Jost, Tyson
 12  Risling, Ryley
 14  Young, Cody
 15  Lovsin, Paul
 16  Keats, Kurt
 17  Vanderlaan, Mitchell
 19  Hannoun, Demico
 21  Busch, Tyler
 22  Rempal, Sheldon
 24  Gammer, Cole
 25  Vela, Marcus
CANADA WEST PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st16 2:00 Slashing minor 11:541 11:5410:06
2nd21 2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 1:45  1:450:15
2nd11 2:00 Slashing minor 14:011 14:017:59
3rd2 2:00 (auto) Delay of Game minor 10:231 10:2311:37
3rd11 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 16:391 16:395:21
3rd3 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 18:411 18:413:19
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
DENMARK Goals DENMARK PLAYERS (plus) CANADA WEST PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st18:24  7-21-29            
2nd3:20 PP 24-27            
3rd17:00 PP 24-27-3            
CANADA WEST Goals CANADA WEST PLAYERS (plus) DENMARK PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
2nd5:47 PP 3-6-12            
3rd7:08 PP 11            
                
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
DENMARK 2 / 5
CANADA WEST 2 / 6
PENALTY SUMMARY
DENMARK 22 min / 7 inf
CANADA WEST 12 min / 6 inf
POINT SUMMARY
DENMARK 3 G + 5 A = 8 Pts
CANADA WEST 2 G + 2 A = 4 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
DENMARK1113
CANADA WEST0112
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
DEN - Lillie (60:00) (W)1014731/0:003rd/20:00
CAN-W - Nixon (60:00) (L)711422/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 8:30 PM
  -  End: 8:30 PM
  -  Attendance: 0 
OFFICIALS
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CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Junior A Challenge Game Report.

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