Zürich – Dinamo Minsk 5:2 (end) | Třinec – Limhamn/Malmö 5:0 (end) | Sparta – Okanagan 4:1 (end)
Eisbären – Salzburg 2:4 (end)
final
ZSC Lions
5:2 (0:1, 2:1, 3:0)
HC Dinamo Minsk
Thursday 09.04.2015, 15:00 • Prague • Jan Marek Memorial Cup (U18)
     
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    So Zurich takes 3 points to open this group. Later today will be the other two teams in this group, Okanagan Academy and tournament hosts Sparta Prague. But first, the official opening ceremony of the tournament.
     
    Players of the Game:

    Minsk – goaltender Sergei Pekarsky, no argument there.
    Zurich – defenceman Kevin Degonda, who scored 2 goals.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:57
    And just for good measure, one last Zurich penalty, goalie Robin Zumbuhl for interference. This game will finish 4-on-4.
     
    59:21
    Another Minsk penalty to close out this game, it's Artem Novosilny for tripping.
     
    57:22
    Goal for Zürich!
    They keep the pressure up and finally put it in, and in effect put this game away. SHANE MATTHEW was denied in close by Pekarsky just seconds earlier, but makes no mistake this time. Power-play goal.
    Assist: Simon Wettstein.
     
    57:10
    Shane Mathew with a shot from in close, hits Pekarsky in the shoulder.
     
    56:39
    Now another Minsk penalty and this should really do it, it's Maximilian Kaminsky. 5-on-3 Minsk for :35.
     
    56:00
    Scramble in front of the Minsk goal, Sigrist fired a backhander that hit a body lying in front with Pekarsky at the other side of the net, then Minsk clear it.
     
    55:14
    Minsk's Sergei Adashkevich takes a holding penalty deep in the Zurich zone, and this really puts them in a tight spot. Zurich can kill almost half the time left in the game now.
     
    54:46
    And another Minsk icing.
     
    54:15
    Another icing call against Minsk. Zurich really trying to lock this game down, playing solid defence up by 2.
     
    53:39
    Zurich now back at full strength. Minsk really got nothing going on that power play after that early flurry, and now they're called for icing.
     
    52:57
    Offside Zurich on the PK, :33 left in the penalty.
     
    52:00
    Scramble around the Zurich goalmouth just as the off-setting minors expire, the puck went off the outside of the post, then Zurich ice it. Now 5-on-4 Minsk.
     
    51:30
    Zurich now getting a penalty, it's Mischa Breiter. There are still :25 left in the original two penalties, so Minsk will go to a 4-on-3 power play for a short time.
     
    51:10
    Goal for Zürich!
    With lots of open ice, the Lions moved the puck around the Minsk zone, KEVIN DEGONDA took the pass as he snuck in from the point and fired a low wrister that beat Pekarsky stick side. That's his 2nd goal of the game and Zurich leads by 2.
    Assist: Dominik Hardmeier.
     
    49:55
    Minsk had a bit of an offensive chance and Sergei Podosetnikov got into a mix-up with goaltender Robin Zumbul. Zumbul is called for slashing and Podosetnikov for roughing, so we'll play 4-on-4.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 27. Degonda (Muller), 38. Alena (Puntus), 47. Noll (Muller), 52. Degonda (Hardmeier), 58. Matthew (Wettstein) – 18. Tatur, 40. Severin (Petrovsky, Kharinovsky)

    ZSC Lions: Zumbühl (Meier) – Hauser, Andersson, Vonbun, Degonda, Widmer, Breiter, Cohen – Hardmeier, Suter, L. Müler, Alena, Wettstein, Puntus, Oeggerli, Mathew, N. Müller, Pfister, Tschudi, Noll, Sigrist. Coach: Paul Berri.
    HC Dinamo Minsk: Pekarsky (Shlykovich) – M. Kaminsky, Petrovsky, Gavrilovich, Svidevsky, Rabcevich, Boborv, Shtuma, Antoni, Klimovich – Kharinovsky, Adashkevich, Podosetnikov, Kuragin, Severin, Lis, Zhylyanin, Novosilny, Magerov, Chernukho, Tatur, Mokyevets, Demyashkevich, Lukutin. Coach: Vadim Kaminsky