2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge

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2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge
Game #9
Final
February 7, 2015 2:00 pm EST
Leduc Recreation Centre
Leduc, Alta.

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
4

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
5
1
6
12
4
9
8
21

Statistics

PP
PIM
0 / 2
18
1 / 3
16

Game Story

MCGREGOR SCORES TWICE, CANADA WINS WSHC BRONZE

JASON LA ROSE

LEDUC, Alta. – Tyler McGregor (Forest, Ont.) had two goals and an assist, leading Canada’s National Sledge Team to a 4-1 win over Korea in Saturday’s bronze medal game at the 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge.

It’s the eighth time in as many years Canada has won a medal at the tournament, although it’s the first time that medal wasn’t gold or silver.

Derek Whitson (Chatham, Ont.) and Adam Dixon (Midland, Ont.) also scored for the Canadians, who broke open a 1-1 game with three unanswered goals en route to their 11th win in 11 games against the Koreans.

Jong-Kyung Lee had the lone goal for Korea, which finished winless for the second year in a row.

McGregor got the scoring started at 3:37, taking a perfect cross-ice pass from Kevin Rempel (Vineland, Ont.) and quickly snapping a shot past a sprawling Man-Gyun Yu for an early 1-0 lead.

But the Koreans drew even late in the first period; Young-Jae Cho fed a streaking Lee, who sped past the Canadian defenceman and tucked the puck around goaltender Dominic Larocque (Quebec City, Que,), who made his first-ever start in the Canadian goal.

Outshot 5-4 in the opening 15 minutes, Canada came out with the momentum in the second, and retook the lead when Whitson’s point shot eluded Yu at 3:41.

McGregor got his second of the game at 9:50, beating Yu along the ice from a sharp angle, and Dixon made good on a Canadian power play at 13:40, going under his sled before rifling a left-handed shot over Yu.

Larocque was solid in the third, when the Koreans pushed to get back in the game, making six of his 11 saves.

Chris Cederstrand (Martensville, Sask.) and Kevin Sorley (Petersburg, Ont.) each recorded their first points with Team Canada, picking up assists on goals by McGregor and Dixon, respectively.

The Canadians will next face the United States in a three-game series in March before the 2015 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship gets underway April 24 in Buffalo, N.Y.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Tyler McGregor

Assists: Kevin Rempel, Chris Cederstrand
03:37
GOAL
Goal: Jong Kyung Lee

Assists: Young Jae Cho
13:36
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Derek Whitson

Assists: Adam Dixon, Kevin Rempel
03:41
GOAL
Goal: Tyler McGregor

Assists: Ben Delaney
09:50
PENALTY
Penalty: Young Sung Kim
Roughing minor (2:00)
12:46
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Adam Dixon

Assists: Tyler McGregor, Kevin Sorley
13:40
3rd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Kevin Rempel
Slashing minor (2:00)
00:40
PENALTY
Penalty: Young Jae Cho
Roughing minor (2:00)
05:34
PENALTY
Penalty: Seung Hwan Jung
(auto) Handling the Puck minor (2:00)
06:15
PENALTY
Penalty: Bryan Sholomicki
(auto) Boarding minor (2:00)
10:57
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Man-Gyun Yu

14:02
PENALTY
Penalty: Young Jae Cho
Roughing double minor (2:00)
14:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Jong Kyung Lee
Roughing double minor (2:00)
14:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Eui-Hyun Shin
Roughing double minor (2:00)
14:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Eui-Hyun Shin
(auto) Grabbing the Facemask minor (2:00)
14:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Kieran Block
Roughing double minor (2:00)
14:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Tyler McGregor
Roughing double minor (2:00)
14:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Tyler McGregor
Slashing minor (2:00)
14:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Greg Westlake
Roughing double minor (2:00)
14:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Young Sung Kim
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
14:59
PENALTY
Penalty: Young Sung Kim
Slashing minor (2:00)
14:59
PENALTY
Penalty: Adam Dixon
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
14:59
PENALTY
Penalty: Adam Dixon
Slashing minor (2:00)
14:59

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Man-Gyun Yu KOR 41 21 17 4 0.810
Dominic Larocque CAN 45 12 11 1 0.917

Game Leaders

Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 2 - Assists 1 - Points 3
G 2 - A 1 - P 3
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2
Goals 0 - Assists 2 - Points 2
G 0 - A 2 - P 2

Previous Games

1 - 4 L @ CanadaCAN
Feb 7, 2015
4 - 1 W vs. KoreaKOR
Feb 7, 2015
0 - 8 L @ United StatesUSA
Feb 5, 2015
1 - 2 L vs. RussiaRUS
Feb 5, 2015
1 - 4 L vs. RussiaRUS
Feb 4, 2015
0 - 2 L vs. United StatesUSA
Feb 4, 2015
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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