Game Report 934 World Junior A Challenge
PLAYED AT: West Central Events Centre
Date: Dec 18, 2014
GAME NOTES: AMERICANS START FAST, ROUT CANADA EAST IN WJAC SEMIFINAL JASON LA ROSE KINDERSLEY, Sask. – Thomas Novak had a goal and an assist to pace a balanced offence, and the United States earned the right to defend its gold medal at the World Junior A Challenge with a 7-1 semifinal win over Canada East on Thursday night. The Americans – who ran their winning streak at the tournament to 12 – will try for their third consecutive gold medal on Saturday afternoon (2:30 p.m. CT on TSN) against Denmark. Tyler Sheehy, Anthony Angello, Joe Snively, Kyle Connor, Dylan Gambrell and Brock Boeser had the other goals for the U.S., which opened up a commanding 5-1 lead after one period. In all, seven different Americans scored goals, and 12 had at least a point. Alex Tonge (Kingston, Ont./Kingston, OJHL) scored the lone goal for Canada East. The Americans didn’t waste any time jumping out to a multi-goal lead; Sheehy found the puck in a scramble in front of the Canadian net and beat goaltender Blade Mann-Dixon (Antigonish, N.S./Valley, MHL) for a 1-0 lead at 5:18, followed 58 seconds later by Angello, who went five-hole on Mann-Dixon. The offensive onslaught continued at 9:48 when Novak capitalized on a turnover in the Canada East zone, giving the Americans a three-goal lead before the midway mark of the first period. Tonge got the Canadians, and the pro-Canadian crowd at the West Central Events Centre, back into the game four minutes after the Novak goal, converting the rebound of a Michael Laidley (Little Current, Ont./Aurora, OJHL) shot, but Snively answered two minutes later to restore the three-goal advantage. Connor capped a busy first period at 16:29, wiring a wrist shot over the glove of Mann-Dixon. Gambrell scored the lone goal of the second period, redirecting a slap pass from Novak past Mann-Dixon, and Boeser rounded out the scoring in the third on another tip in front of the Canadian goaltender. Eric Schierhorn earned the win in the U.S. goal, finishing with 22 saves; while Mann-Dixon made 40 stops. The Canadians will play for the bronze medal on Friday night, taking on Russia (7:30 p.m. CT). Thursday’s game was the 11th all-time meeting between the teams, more than any other match-up in World Junior A Challenge history; the Americans improved to 9-2 against Canada East with the win. 		Visiting Team: Canada East
 Home Team: United States
CANADA EAST LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Mann-Dixon, Blade
 3  Henry, Jared
 4  Morris, Brody
 5  Craig, Ross
 6  Fryer, Callum
 8  Theede, Dawson
 9  Kuffner, Ryan
 10  Lewis, Theo
 11  Kirkup, Ryan
 12  Panetta, Jacob
 15  St. Pierre, Maxime
 17  Girduckis, Abbott
 19  Brady, Adam
 20  Tierney, Zac
 21  Laidley, Michael
 22  Tonge, Alex
 23  Garvey, Ryan
 24  Batt, Lucas
 25  Locke, Kyle
 26  Board, Drake
   
CANADA EAST PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
1st15 2:00 (auto) Elbowing minor 19:271 19:272:33
2nd20 2:00 Slashing minor 12:381 12:389:22
3rd6 2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 5:521 5:5216:08
3rd25 2:00 (auto) Holding minor 11:051 11:0510:55
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
UNITED STATES LINEUP
Pos No.   Name
G1  Schierhorn, Eric
 2  Reinke, Mitch
 3  Zuhlsdorf, Ryan
 4  Hillman, Blake
 5  Wolanin, Christian
 6  Curti, Charles
 7  Gambrell, Dylan
 8  Bergh, Mason
 9  Malone, Seamus
 10  Oglevie, Andrew
 11  Nardella, Bobby
 12  Boeser, Brock
 14  Joshua, Dakota
 15  Novak, Thomas
 16  Gersich, Shane
 17  Angello, Anthony
 18  Connor, Kyle
 19  Snively, Joe
 20  Gaudette, Adam
 22  Sheehy, Tyler
 24  Shaw, Hayden
UNITED STATES PENALTIES
Per. No.  Min  Offence Off PP PS Start On
2nd19 2:00 (auto) Goaltender Interference minor 2:341 2:3419:26
2nd11 2:00 Slashing minor 10:401 10:4011:20
2nd2 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 17:491 17:494:11
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA EAST Goals CANADA EAST PLAYERS (plus) UNITED STATES PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st13:48  22-21            
                
                
                
                
                
                
UNITED STATES Goals UNITED STATES PLAYERS (plus) CANADA EAST PLAYERS (minus)
Per. Time    G-As1-As2    
1st5:18  22-8-3            
1st6:16  17-14            
1st9:48  15            
1st15:42  19-14            
1st16:29  18-5-16            
2nd8:16  7-15-5            
3rd17:32  12-3            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
CANADA EAST 0 / 3
UNITED STATES 0 / 4
PENALTY SUMMARY
CANADA EAST 8 min / 4 inf
UNITED STATES 6 min / 3 inf
POINT SUMMARY
CANADA EAST 1 G + 1 A = 2 Pts
UNITED STATES 7 G + 9 A = 16 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
CANADA EAST1001
UNITED STATES5117
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
CAN-E - Mann-Dixon (60:00) (L)14131340/0:003rd/20:00
USA - Schierhorn (60:00) (W)78722/0:003rd/20:00
Stars of the Game TIME OF GAME:
  -  Start: 8:30 PM
  -  End: 8:30 PM
  -  Attendance: 0 
OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Campbell
Referee: Fraser Lawrence
Linesmen: Ryan Lundquist
Linesmen: Troy Murray
CERTIFIED CORRECT
 
This report has been checked and verified against the Official World Junior A Challenge Game Report.

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