Game Report 870
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 Coach: Home Team: Sweden Coach:
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   Grundstrom, 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 6:36  PP  18-14-3                         2nd 14:30   17-11-10                         3rd 3:21   23-15                         3rd 12:09   23-25-15                         3rd 16:46  PS  12

SWEDEN Goals SWEDEN PLAYERS (plus) CANADA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time    G-As1-As2     2nd 16:30   23-4

POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES CANADA 1 / 5 SWEDEN 0 / 6 PENALTY SUMMARY CANADA 12 min / 6 inf SWEDEN 10 min / 5 inf POINT SUMMARY CANADA 5 G + 7 A = 12 Pts SWEDEN 1 G + 1 A = 2 Pts

SCORING 1 2 3 Total CANADA 0 2 3 5 SWEDEN 0 1 0 1 GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off CAN - Sawchenko (60:00) (W) 12 8 7 27 1st/0:00 3rd/20:00 SWE - Sandstrom (60:00) (L) 8 7 21 36 1st/0:00 3rd/20:00 Three Stars TIME OF GAME:   -  Start: 8:00 AM   -  End: 8:00 AM   -  Attendance: 0

OFFICIALS Referee: Referee: Linesman: Linesman: CERTIFIED CORRECT   This report has been checked and verified against the Official Game Report.