USA 5:3 1CA | USA - Canada2 (U18 World Championship)

U18 World Championship

Sweden2 – Russia	2:0 (end)	\|	Czech Republic – Finland	2:6 (end)	\|	Switzerland – Germany2	2:6 (end)
USA – Canada2	5:3 (end)

final

USA

5:3 (0:0, 2:2, 3:1)

Canada2

Tuesday 17.04.2012, 20:10 • U18 World Championship

		Best players of the game: Seth Jones (USA) - Matt Dumba (CAN). (22:21:48)
		Shots on goal USA 40 - CAN 29.
		Shots on goal in the 3rd period: USA 13 - CAN 11.
	60:00	Game over.
	59:34	There is some problem with the American net. Linesmen are fixing it.
	59:27	Goal for Team USA! MATT LANE scores into the empty net! Unnasisted.
	59:00	Vatrano shoots from the right wing, Trouba blocked it and gets hurt.
	58:40	Canada pulled their goalie!
	58:40	Timeout for Canada!
	57:24	Kosmachuk's shot deflected by Olson and Girard missed the puck in front of half-empty net.
	56:30	Vatrano shoots right after face off. Murray deflected it into the corner.
	55:06	Goal for Team Canada! American defense wasn't perfect in last seconds. RYAN PULOCK received pass between the circles completely alone and his hard shot went between Olson's legs. Assisted by Troy Bourke, Scott Laughton.
	54:02	Canada could shoot three times on the almost empty net but it's been blocked every times.
	53:07	Americans seem to have more energy in the last minutes.
	52:26	Wrist shot by Kerdiles, Murray saves.
	51:17	Canadians occupy their ofensive zone but do not shoot.
	49:00	Canadian power-play over. The took almost no shots.
	47:00	Ryan Hartman (USA) gets minor penalty for interference.
	46:39	Goal for Team USA! Lane from behind the net perfecly passed to FRANK VATRANO, who stood alone in front of Murray and took a quick one-timer. Assisted by Matt Lane.
	44:50	Goal for Team USA! SETH JONES fires one from the circle right into the corner. USA is in the lead for the first time in this game. Assisted by Ryan Hartman.
	44:40	Quentin Shore in a breakaway situation, puck ended between Murray's pads.
	42:20	Laughton back from the penalty bench.
	42:00	American power-play is slow, not dangerous at all.
	40:20	Scott Laughton (CAN) gets minor penalty for hooking.
	40:01	Third period began.
		USA started to be a better team in the second period. On the oher side Canada's shooting efficiency is quite high and that's why the score is still tied.
		Shots on goal in the 2nd period: Canada 9 - USA 12.
	40:00	Second period finished.
	38:50	Goal for Team USA! Murray deflected Shore's try near the right post and RILEY BARBER had an easy job rebounding it at the oher side. Assisted by Quentin Shore.
	38:27	Kerby Rychel (CAN) gets 2 + 10 minutes for checking from behind.
	37:27	Seth Jones is enjoying ovations after he bodychecked Mike Winther.
	36:06	Kerdiles returning from the penalty bench could go into a breakaway situation, but he didn't accept the pass and so it is the icing.
	34:58	Canada is playing at full strength.
	34:01	Nicolas Kerdiles (USA) gets minor penalty for interference.
	33:30	Americans can not get into their offensive zone.
	32:57	Damon Severson (CAN) gets minor penalty for hooking.
	32:27	Andrew Copp's shot hits Murray mask.
	30:00	Goal for Team Canada! In the half of the period MATT DUMBA shoots right under the cross-bar. It's second power-play goal for Canada. Assisted by Hunter Shinkaruk.
	28:53	Ryan Hartman (USA) gets minor penalty for interference.
	28:53	Daniel O Regan in a two-on-one situatio tried to shoot from close position.
	28:12	Daniel O Regan's rebound went only into Murray's pads.
	27:25	Laughton hit only skates of an American defender.
	25:39	Frank Vatrano (USA) gets minor penalty for delaying the game.
	24:50	Goal for Team USA! USA scores power-play goal too. MATT GRZELCYK took a hard shot from the right side, Murray couldn't see much and the puck ended in his net. Assisted by Connor Carrick, Quentin Shore.
	23:13	Branden Troock (CAN) gets minor penalty for elbowing.
	22:45	Goal for Team Canada! HUNTER SHINKARUK's rebound of Bourke's shot in power-play is the firts goal against team USA in this tournament. Assisted by: Troy Bourke, Matt Dumba.
	21:41	Connor Carrick (USA) gets minor penalty for slashing.
	20:55	Brendan Gaunce not in bad position, but he could take only backhand shot. It was not strong enough.
	20:31	Murray saves Trouba's shot.
	20:01	Second period began.
		Americans took more shots in the firts period, but I can not say they are dominating the game. Of course they were pretty close to score as Lane had a chance of penalty shot. The next period begins at 20:55 CET.
		Shots on goal in the 1st period. Canada 9 - USA 15.
	20:00	First period finished.
	19:18	Olson saves Gemel Smith's shot from the left circle.
	17:30	Lane hits only Murray's left pad. He wasn't able to shoot high and the score remains tied.
	17:30	That will be a penalty shot against Canada after Severson's tripping. It will be taken by Matt Lane.
	16:37	That wasn't a good power-play of USA. Murray had almost no chances to save.
	15:45	Trouba's shot hit Shore into leg but he seems to be all right.
	14:37	Branden Troock (CAN) gets minor penalty for tripping.
	14:13	Daniel O Regan shoots a hard one, Murray had problems saving this shot.
	13:59	Compher's skate blade is broken and he had a problem getting back to the American bench.
	12:14	Adam Pelech missed the left post by inches.
	10:27	Thomas Dipauli holds the puck in the corner and Canadian defenders can not stop him. Murray had save two shots from this American line.
	08:15	Kyle Osterberg took a good one, Murray deflected the puck above the net.
	07:13	The play is not as fast as could be expected. Both team play well defense and we haven't seen many chances yet.
	06:19	Dumba returns from the penalty bench.
	05:35	Nicolas Kerdiles shoots from the left circle, not much work to do for Murray.
	04:58	A short power-play of USA begins.
	04:13	Canadian power-play over as Matt Dumba (CAN) gets minor penalty for holding the stick. The teams are playing at equal strength.
	2:54	Matt Grzelcyk (USA) gets minor penalty for delaying the game.
	02:35	Canada got into their offensive zone thanks to Sam Reinhart and presented a big pressure.
	01:25	Good forechecking by Riley Barber. Matt Murray faced to first shot and his save stopped the game.
	00:17	Canada started hard and Olson had to save Laughton's shot from the right wing.
	00:01	Game started.
		Players of both teams are entering the ice rink. We're starting in a few seconds.
		Start of the game was postponed to 20:10.
		Starting lineups: USA: Olson (Rutledge) - Grzelcyk, Carrick, Jones (C), Skjei, Trouba, Sieloff, Butcher - Barber, Shore, Louis - Compher, Vatrano, Lane - O'Regan, Kerdiles, Hartman - Dipauli, Darcy, Copp, Osterberg Canada: Murray (Whitney) - Nurse, Dumba, Pulock, Pelech, Severson, Morrissey, Steele - Shinkaruk, Winther, Bourke - Rychel, Troock, Laughton - Gaunce, Smith, Reinhart - Kosmachuk, Girard, Mantha, Carrier Referees: Sjoqvist (SWE), Hribik (CZE) - Yletyinen (SWE), Shikhanov (RUS).
		Welcome. Match will begin at 20:10.

Commentary by

Michal Slavík

@slavikmichal

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 25. Grzelcyk (Carrick, Shore), 39. Barber (Shore), 45. Jones (Hartman), 47. Vatrano (Lane), 60. Lane - 23. Shinkaruk (Bourke, Dumba), 30. Dumba (Shinkaruk), 56. Pulock (Bourke, Laughton)

USA: Olson (Rutledge) - Grzelcyk, Carrick, Jones (C), Skjei, Trouba, Sieloff, Butcher - Barber, Shore, Louis - Compher, Vatrano, Lane - O'Regan, Kerdiles, Hartman - Dipauli, Darcy, Copp, Osterberg

Canada2: Murray (Whitney) - Nurse, Dumba, Pulock, Pelech, Severson, Morrissey, Steele - Shinkaruk, Winther, Bourke - Rychel, Troock, Laughton - Gaunce, Smith, Reinhart - Kosmachuk, Girard, Mantha, Carrier

Referees: Sjoqvist (SWE), Hribik (CZE) - Yletyinen (SWE), Shikhanov (RUS)

1st period
	2:54
	04:13
	14:37
1st intermission
2nd period
	21:41
	22:45
	23:13
	24:50
	25:39
	28:53
	30:00
	32:57
	34:01
	38:27
	38:50
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:20
	44:50
	46:39
	47:00
	55:06
	59:27
Final