Game Report 883
PLAYED AT: Alcaplast Arena
DATE: Aug 16, 2014
GAME NOTES: FOUR-GOAL FIRST HELPS CANADA TO SEVENTH STRAIGHT HLINKA GOLD JASON LA ROSE BRECLAV, Czech Republic – Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team scored four times in a 13-minute span of the first period to help it to a 6-2 win over the Czech Republic on Saturday and a seventh consecutive gold medal at the U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup. Canada has taken home every gold medal from the annual summer under-18 tournament since 2008, winning a remarkable 31 of 33 games over that span. It was 5-0 this year, outscoring its opponents 32-10. Dylan Strome (Mississauga, Ont./Erie, OHL), Lawson Crouse (Mount Brydges, Ont./Kingston, OHL), Mitchell Marner (Thornhill, Ont./London, OHL) and Travis Konecny (Clachan, Ont./Ottawa, OHL) scored in the opening 20 minutes for Canada to put the game out of reach early. Crouse finished with two goals, while Nicolas Roy (Amos, Que./Chicoutimi, QMJHL) was the other Canadian to put his name on the scoresheet. Marner finished with a goal and two assists, Roy had a goal and a helper, and Jérémy Roy (Richelieu, Que./Sherbrooke, QMJHL) and Matthew Spencer (Oakville, Ont./Peterborough, OHL) chipped in with two assists apiece. The Canadians quieted the sold-out, pro-Czech crowd at Alcaplast Arena early, with Strome taking a pass from Marner and tucking it past Czech goaltender Daniel Vladar just 3:34 in. Crouse doubled the lead on a Canadian counterattack at 9:06, snapping a shot past Vladar, and Marner found a loose puck in a scramble in front of the Czech net to make it 3-0 less than four minutes later. Konecny finished the offensive onslaught – and ended Vladar’s night – with three minutes left in the opening period, hammering home a slap shot on a Canadian power play. Despite the big Canadian lead, the teams were even in shots on goal after one period, 8-8. The Czechs got one back with the man advantage early in the second period, but Nicolas Roy restored the four-goal lead midway through the middle frame, tipping in a Spencer point shot. The tournament co-hosts made it 5-2 before the end of the second, but Crouse scored the lone goal of the third, redirecting shot from Marner for his team-leading sixth goal of the tournament. Canada finished with a 24-19 advantage in shots on goal. Zach Sawchenko (Calgary, Alta./Moose Jaw, WHL) had another solid performance in the Canadian goal, making 17 saves. For the tournament, Sawchenko finished a perfect 4-0, with a 2.25 goals-against average and .907 save percentage.
Visiting Team: Czech Republic
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Home Team: Canada
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CZECH REPUBLIC LINEUP
Pos.No.  Name
G Ruzicka, Jan
G Stezka, Ales
G30  Vladar, Daniel
  Hajek, Libor
  Kalina, Petr
  Durac, Ivan
  Kanak, Lukas
  Doudera, Lukas
 10  Andel, Lukas
 11  Gago, Michal
 12  Weinhold, Martin
 14  Filip Chlapik, Filip
 15  Soustal, Tomas
 16  Dvorak, Filip
 17  Dymacek, Roman
 18  Koblizek, Radek
 19  Wagner, Frantisek
 20  Zboril, Jakub
 21  Jasek, Lukas
 22  Kase, David
 23  Stransky, Simon
 24  Suchy, Filip
 25  Zajic, Josef
 27  Dufek, Jan
 29  Krenzelok, Danie
CZECH REPUBLIC PENALTIES
Per.No. Min OffenceOffPPPSStartOn
1st17 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 11:081 11:0810:52
1st18 2:00 (auto) Interference minor 13:191 13:198:41
1st20 2:00 (auto) Holding minor 15:151 15:156:45
3rd27 2:00 (auto) Holding minor 1:011 1:010:59
3rd18 2:00 (auto) Hooking minor 3:591 3:5918:01
3rd22 2:00 Tripping minor 13:121 13:128:48
3rd17 2:00 (auto) Holding the Stick minor 15:391 15:396:21
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CANADA LINEUP
Pos.No.  Name
G30  Booth, Callum
G31  Sawchenko, Zachary
  Bear, Ethan
  Brisebois, Guillaume
  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 OffenceOffPPPSStartOn
1st10 2:00 (auto) High-Sticking minor 4:021 4:0217:58
1st16 2:00 Tripping minor 14:141 14:147:46
2nd25 2:00 (auto) Charging minor 2:281 2:2819:32
2nd27 2:00 Slashing minor 4:421 4:4217:18
3rd21 2:00 (auto) Cross-Checking minor 12:331 12:339:27
3rd15 2:00 (auto) Delay of Game minor 13:061 13:068:54
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
CZECH REPUBLIC GoalsCZECH REPUBLIC PLAYERS (plus)CANADA PLAYERS (minus)
Per.Time  G-As1-As2  
2nd3:26 PP 18-29            
2nd18:48  21-9            
                
                
                
                
CANADA GoalsCANADA PLAYERS (plus)CZECH REPUBLIC PLAYERS (minus)
Per.Time  G-As1-As2  
1st3:34  19-16            
1st9:06  17-11-7            
1st13:09  16-27            
1st16:51 PP 18-7-14            
2nd9:29  11-27            
3rd11:38  17-16            
POWER PLAY OPPORTUNITIES
CZECH REPUBLIC1 / 6
CANADA1 / 7
PENALTY SUMMARY
CZECH REPUBLIC14 min / 7 inf
CANADA12 min / 6 inf
POINT SUMMARY
CZECH REPUBLIC2 G + 2 A = 4 Pts
CANADA6 G + 8 A = 14 Pts
SCORING 1 2 3 Total
CZECH REPUBLIC0202
CANADA4116
GOALTENDER/SAVES (Time) 1 2 3 Tot. On Off
CZE - Vladar (16:51) (L)00001st/0:001st/16:51
CZE - Stezka (43:09) 486181st/16:513rd/20:00
CAN - Sawchenko (60:00) (W)836171st/0:003rd/20:00
Three StarsTIME OF GAME:
  -  Start:11:00 AM
  -  End:11:00 AM
  -  Attendance:
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