2013-14 National Men's Under-18 Team

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2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship
Game #11
Final
April 20, 2014 9:00 am AST
Imatra Spa Areena
Imatra, FIN

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
9
10
6
25
6
7
9
22

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 8
12
0 / 5
18

Game Story

PERLINI’S PAIR LEADS CANADA OVER SLOVAKIA AT U18 WORLDS

JASON LA ROSE

IMATRA, Finland – Brendan Perlini (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./Niagara, OHL) scored both goals, including the winner with 6:37 to go, to help Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team to a 2-1 victory over Slovakia on Sunday at the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship.

The win keeps Canada alone atop Group A with nine points through three games, five points clear of the rest of the group, although Russia, Sweden and Germany have played one less game.

Mason McDonald (Halifax, N.S./Charlottetown, QMJHL) had his second strong start of the tournament in the Canadian goal, turning aside 21 of 22 shots. He’s 2-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and .957 save percentage thus far.

Despite outshooting Slovakia 9-6 in the first period, the Canadians found themselves down 1-0 after 20 minutes – the first time they’d trailed in the tournament – thanks to a Juraj Mily shorthanded goal.

Canada continued to apply the pressure in the second period, and were rewarded on the power play with just seven seconds left in the middle frame; Perlini finished off a set-up from Haydn Fleury (Carlyle, Sask./Red Deer, WHL) and Travis Sanheim (Elkhorn, Man./Calgary, WHL) to send the game to the intermission tied 1-1.

Just as they did one day earlier, when Ryan Gropp (Kamloops, B.C./Seattle, WHL) scored the winner with less than six minutes to go in a win over Germany, the Canadians struck late to earn the full three points, with Perlini and Braydon Point (Calgary, Alta./Moose Jaw, WHL) combining on the deciding goal.

Canada will look to finish off a perfect preliminary round on Tuesday when it faces Russia; the game can be seen live on TSN, beginning at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Christian Jaros
Slashing minor (2:00)
07:41
PENALTY
Penalty: Mario Grman
Roughing minor (2:00)
11:59
GOAL (SHORT HANDED)
Goal: Juraj Mily

12:24
PENALTY
Penalty: Mathew Barzal
Slashing minor (2:00)
19:13
PENALTY
Penalty: Patrik Maier
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
19:23
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Mario Grman
Tripping minor (2:00)
02:21
PENALTY
Penalty: Jared McCann
Slashing minor (2:00)
09:44
PENALTY
Penalty: Haydn Fleury
Roughing minor (2:00)
13:19
PENALTY
Penalty: Jayce Hawryluk
Roughing minor (2:00)
19:17
PENALTY
Penalty: Jakub Melisko
Roughing minor (2:00)
19:17
PENALTY
Penalty: Ladislav Romancik
Roughing minor (2:00)
19:17
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Brendan Perlini

Assists: Haydn Fleury
19:53
3rd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Jayce Hawryluk
(auto) minor (2:00)
02:25
PENALTY
Penalty: Jayce Hawryluk
(auto) Charging minor (2:00)
06:14
PENALTY
Penalty: Matus Sukel
(auto) Boarding minor (2:00)
07:09
PENALTY
Penalty: Kristian Pospisil
(auto) Hooking minor (2:00)
08:55
GOAL
Goal: Brendan Perlini

13:23
PENALTY
Penalty: Matej Moravcik
Slashing minor (2:00)
13:43

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Mason McDonald CAN 60 22 21 1 0.955
Adam Huska SVK 59 25 23 2 0.920

Game Leaders

Goals 2 - Assists 0 - Points 2
G 2 - A 0 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1

Previous Games

3 - 1 W vs. SwedenSWE
Apr 27, 2014
2 - 6 L @ United StatesUSA
Apr 24, 2014
3 - 4 L @ Czech RepublicCZE
Apr 26, 2014
2 - 6 L @ SwedenSWE
Apr 21, 2014
3 - 2 W vs. SwitzerlandSUI
Apr 24, 2014
1 - 2 L vs. CanadaCAN
Apr 20, 2014
Videos
Photos
TELUS: REG 6 – STR 3 (Bronze Medal)
Miller and Woods had three points apiece to lead the Pat Canadians over the Bisons for bronze.
TELUS: TOR - CHA (Gold Medal)
Bonsteel scored twice and Ewing made 35 saves, leading the Young Nationals to their first TELUS Cup title.
TELUS: TOR 3 – REG 1 (Semifinal)
Regan got the winner seven minutes into the third period to send the Young Nationals to the final.
TELUS: CHA 7 – STR 1 (Semifinal)
The Grenadiers scored the game’s final seven goals to beat the Bisons and return to the gold medal game.
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