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Game #18
Final
August 16, 2014 11:00 am AST
Alcaplast Arena
Breclav, CZE

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
0
2
0
2
4
1
1
6

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
8
5
6
19
8
9
7
24

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 6
14
1 / 7
12

Game Story

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.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Dylan Strome

Assists: Mitchell Marner
03:34
PENALTY
Penalty: Nick Merkley
(auto) High-Sticking minor (2:00)
04:02
GOAL
Goal: Lawson Crouse

Assists: Nicolas Roy, Jérémy Roy
09:06
PENALTY
Penalty: Roman Dymacek
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
11:08
GOAL
Goal: Mitchell Marner

Assists: Matthew Spencer
13:09
PENALTY
Penalty: Radek Koblizek
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
13:19
PENALTY
Penalty: Mitchell Marner
Tripping minor (2:00)
14:14
PENALTY
Penalty: Jakub Zboril
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
15:15
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Ales Stezka

16:51
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Travis Konecny

Assists: Jérémy Roy, Mathew Barzal
16:51
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Adam Musil
(auto) Charging minor (2:00)
02:28
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Radek Koblizek

Assists: Danie Krenzelok
03:26
PENALTY
Penalty: Matthew Spencer
Slashing minor (2:00)
04:42
GOAL
Goal: Nicolas Roy

Assists: Matthew Spencer
09:29
GOAL
Goal: Lukas Jasek

Assists: Lukas Doudera
18:48
3rd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Jan Dufek
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
01:01
PENALTY
Penalty: Radek Koblizek
(auto) Hooking minor (2:00)
03:59
GOAL
Goal: Lawson Crouse

Assists: Mitchell Marner
11:38
PENALTY
Penalty: Nicolas Meloche
(auto) Cross-Checking minor (2:00)
12:33
PENALTY
Penalty: Tyler Soy
(auto) Delay of Game minor (2:00)
13:06
PENALTY
Penalty: David Kase
Tripping minor (2:00)
13:12
PENALTY
Penalty: Roman Dymacek
(auto) Holding the Stick minor (2:00)
15:39

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Ales Stezka CZE 43 20 18 2 0.900
Daniel Vladar CZE 16 4 0 4 0.000
Zachary Sawchenko CAN 60 19 17 2 0.895

Game Leaders

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

Previous Games

2 - 6 L @ CanadaCAN
Aug 16, 2014
6 - 2 W vs. Czech RepublicCZE
Aug 16, 2014
4 - 3 W vs. SwedenSWE
Aug 15, 2014
11 - 5 W vs. United StatesUSA
Aug 15, 2014
11 - 2 W @ RussiaRUS
Aug 13, 2014
5 - 1 W vs. SlovakiaSVK
Aug 13, 2014
Videos
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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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