Zürich – Dinamo Minsk 5:2 (end) | Třinec – Limhamn/Malmö 5:0 (end) | Sparta – Okanagan 4:1 (end)
Eisbären – Salzburg 2:4 (end)
final
Sparta Prague
4:1 (3:0, 0:1, 1:0)
Okanagan Hockey Academy
Thursday 09.04.2015, 18:00 • Prague • Jan Marek Memorial Cup (U18)
     
    That's all from here for day 1, but Eisbaren Berlin and Red Bull Salzburg are in the dying minutes of their game, and with the score 3-2 Salzburg it could be a good finish.

    Don't forget, we'll have every game from the Jan Marek Memorial here for you at Eurolivescores. (20:00:21)
     
    Sparta now have 3 points, tied with ZSC Lions Zurich for first place in the group, while Okanagan Academy and HC Minsk will try to get their first points tomorrow.
     
    Players of the Game:

    Okanagan – goaltender Ilya Kresny
    Sparta – goaltender Jan Skorpik

    So both goalies are their team MVPs for this game.
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:25
    Adrian Rosenberger is called for slashing, so it appears Sparta will finish this game on the power play.
     
    58:10
    Now into the final 2 minutes and Sparta have let their foot off the pedal, seemingly content to ride this one home.
     
    57:03
    Bodgan Stupak with a big open-ice hit in the neutral zone. Okanagan definitely with a physical edge in this game, but the score's 4-1 where it counts.
     
    56:31
    Now Seliga with a long wrister, right on Hofmann, who holds on again.
     
    55:44
    Back the other way, a high wrister from Trothan is caught and held by Hofmann.
     
    55:10
    Sparta now to the attack, Prochazka from the boards, turned away by Wehrhal.
     
    54:01
    Kuchinski skates in, tries to go upstairs on the backhand and just misses. No goal.
     
    54:01
    Now Okanagan is getting a penalty shot as Svjatoslav Kuchinski was hooked from behind. That's one for each team this game.
     
    53:22
    More pressure from Sparta, Machnac from the slot, Wehrhal gets a piece of it and it was loose in the crease, players whack away but Maximiilan Wehrhal finally covers on the goal line. Sparta sticks were in the air but the referee says no.
     
    53:09
    Now another shot from Sparta, Wehrhal holds on.
     
    52:48
    Jaroslav Vandas with a long wrister from the point, hits the post up high.
     
    50:55
    Icing Sparta.
     
    50:36
    Now a scramble in the Sparta zone, Hofmann covers and then gets bumped after the whistle and we have some pushing and shoving, but nothing much comes of it. No penalties.
     
    49:53
    Sparta 2 on 1, Nachazel elects to shoot and Wehrhal knocks it away with his glove. Play continues.
     
    49:10
    Yuri Alekseev with a wrister, blocker save Hofmann.
     
    48:20
    Sparta back at full strength, play continues in their zone.
     
    47:30
    Bluml from the point again, stick save Hofmann and Sparta clear the zone.
     
    46:42
    Bluml with a hard wrister from the point that sails just over the crossbar.
     
    46:16
    Play in the Sparta zone, Okanagan in possession and Radek Prochazka gets called for interference. Okanagan to the power play.
     
    45:30
    Okanagan rush, Galaguzov with a wrister from the boards, stick save Hofmann.
     
    42:12
    Goal for Sparta!
    Chlouba with the breakaway pass to TOMAS SCHWAMBERGER, who skates in alone on Wehrhal, dekes to the backhand and tucks it inside the post. Those two hook up for the second time this game.
    Assist: Jaroslav Chlouba.
     
    41:17
    Sparta rush up ice, long wrister from Vandas, Wehrhal holds on.
     
    41:01
    Now a mix-up in the corner deep in the Sparta zone and we're getting off-setting penalties, Elias for Sparta and Atamanchuk for Okanagan, so we'll play 4-on-4.
     
    40:28
    Sparta to the early attack, Michnac fires high.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    The players have returned to the ice and the 3rd period will start shortly.
     
    A much stronger period from the Okanagan Academy, especially at the start when they put on all sorts of pressure and scored a goal. Sparta got some momentum from a power play and pushed back but couldn't beat Wehrhal to increase their lead, and the last few minutes of the period were relatively even. It's Sparta up by 2 after 2.

    The 3rd period will start at 19:29 CET.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:59
    Offside Sparta.
     
    39:05
    Now play in the Okanagan zone, Elias rips a shot high from the slot.
     
    38:45
    Paul Koudelka steals the puck in the Sparta zone, Hofmann denies him, there's a scramble and the Sparta goalie finally covers it.
     
    38:12
    Okanagan rush, Seliga rips a hard wrister wide, another shot and Hofmann covers.
     
    37:23
    High slapper from the point by Vandas, caught and held by Wehrhal with just :08 left in the penalty.
     
    36:10
    Low wrister from Zidek, pad save Wehrhal, then Okanagan quickly back shorthanded, Kuchinski's shot denied by Hofmann and Sparta return the other way . . .
     
    35:44
    Icing Sparta, 1:41 left in the power play.
     
    35:25
    Sparta starting to take back the momentum and draw a penalty, Dmitri Andryuschenko for tripping. Sparta to the power play.
     
    34:05
    Another big hit from Svjatoslav Kuchinski, this one in the neutral zone on Martin Dubsky.
     
    33:35
    Chlouba with a wrister from the boards, caught and held by Wehrhal.
     
    32:45
    No goal. Michnac stickhandles in, tries to get Wehrhal to commit but the Okanagan goalie out-waits him. Finally he ran out of room and backhanded it into the pads.
     
    32:45
    Albert Michnac gets another chance, is hooked from behind and Maximilian Wehrhal poke-checks him, but a he's getting a penalty shot.
     
    31:50
    After some early Okanagan pressure, Sparta does an effective job of killing the rest of that penalty.
     
    30:12
    They move the puck around the zone well, get one shot, a second attempt is deflected in front and goes out with 1:33 left in the penalty. Faceoff inside the Sparta zone.
     
    29:45
    Another penalty, this one to Sparta's Vojtech Komarek for hooking. Okanagan killed off that Sparta advantage and now they'll go back to work trying to cut into this deficit.
     
    28:50
    Just after Okanagan get back to full strength, Albert Machnac gets a breakaway for Sparta, denied by Wehral and the puck goes to the corner.
     
    27:31
    Big slapper by Zidek, hits Koudelka in the arm and it looks like that hurt him. Play goes on.
     
    26:37
    Right after the goal, Okanagan are getting a penalty, so we'll see if that kills their momentum. Rene Trothan is the player, I didn't see the infraction.
     
    26:17
    Goal for Okanagan!
    Okanagan look like a different team this 2nd period and they finally get a goal. Steyaert's initial shot went off the goalpost and PAUL KOUDELKA put in the rebound.
    Assist: Iniaz Steyaert.
     
    25:40
    Long wrister from Kuchinski, pad save Hofmann.
     
    25:20
    Sparta now back at full strength, play in the Okanagan zone.
     
    24:35
    Okanagan 2 on 1, Galaguzov to Bluml but he backhands it wide as a Sparta backchecker gets his stick in there.
     
    23:50
    Okanagan now on the power play, big hit by Kuchinski on Elias behind the Sparta net.
     
    23:19
    Icing Sparta. There's just 1 second left in the Okanagan penalty, the door to the penalty box is already open, and then they'll go to the power play.
     
    22:42
    There was a big hit in the neutral zone, and now unrelated Sparta is getting a bench-minor penalty for too many players on the ice. So their power play is over and we'll skate 4-on-4 for :38.
     
    21:20
    Okanagan's power play is now over as Ivan Galaguzov takes a hooking penalty in the attacking zone. The teams will play 4-on-4 for 17 seconds, then Sparta to the power play.
     
    20:25
    Okanagan start the 2nd period on the power play and get early possession in the Sparta zone. De Schepper's slapper from the point is turned to the corner by Hofmann.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The teams are on the ice and the 2nd period will start shortly.
     
    Adrian Rosenberger with a wrister from in close in the dying seconds that Antonin Hofmann. He seems to be Okanagan's most dangerous player right so far.

    Overall, though, a dominant first period from the tournament's host team, Sparta Prague, and they lead 3-0.

    2nd period begins at 18:43 CET.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:36
    Now a Sparta penalty in the netural zone, Michal Svarc for tripping, so Okanagan to the power play late in the period.
     
    19:15
    Shot from the boards from Dubsky through a crowd, doesn't get through to Wehrhal and the rebound is cleared away.
     
    18:48
    Offside Okanagan, 1:12 left in the Sparta power play.
     
    18:30
    Low wrister from Vandas, kicked out by Wehrhral and it's iced.
     
    17:11
    Okanagan trying to mount some pressure, Rosenberger with a couple of shots, both stopped by Hofmann, then after the whistle Rene Trothan is called for roughing so Sparta goes to the power play, 0/1 today.
     
    16:16
    Goal for Sparta!
    They keep the pressure up and it's TOMAS KADLEC that puts in the rebound to make it 3-0 Sparta.
     
    16:00
    Play now 5-on-5 in the Okanagan zone, Wehrhal makes a pad save.
     
    15:00
    Backhander by Dubsky in the slot, stick save Wehrhal, the rebound is cleared. Bluml tried to get away for Okanagan but his weak shot went wide.
     
    13:39
    Albert Michnac tried to get away shorthanded but he was grabbed by Toon De Schopper, who is called for holding. We'll now play 4-on-4 for 1:01.
     
    13:20
    Steffler with a wrister from the point, deflected and hits Hofmann in the arm. I don't think he saw it.
     
    12:40
    Now the first penalty of the game is going to Petr Marsoun for holding, as he put the clutches on an Okanagan forward driving to the net with the puck. Okanagan to the power play, and they would dearly like a goal to get back in this game, or at least get some pressure on.
     
    12:23
    Now another Sparta shot, Maximilian Wehrhal holds on. He's been by far the busier of the two goalies so far.
     
    11:57
    Tomas Kadlec with a long wrister, stick save Wehrhal, he got his own rebound and backhanded it wide.
     
    10:55
    Puck fired into the Okanagan bench, faceoff inside.
     
    10:21
    Toon De Schepper fired a shot from the point that missed high, went off the glass and out of play. Faceoff outside the Sparta line.
     
    09:14
    Icing Okanagan.
     
    07:47
    Goal for Sparta!
    A shot from Chlouba, Wehral made a pad save but it popped up into the air and landed in the crease, where TOMAS SCHWAMBERGER was there to sweep it in.
    Assist: Jaroslav Chlouba.
     
    06:49
    Seliga from a sharp angle, save Hofmann, then Andryuschenko from the point and the Sparta goalie stops that one too and covers – his first two saves of the game.
     
    05:05
    Adrian Rosenberger with the steal at the blueline, walks in all alone on Hofmann but backhands it wide. Okanagan still without a shot on goal.
     
    03:56
    Albert Michnac fires a low wrister, stick save Wehrhal and he covers. Okanagan still without a shot.
     
    01:53
    Goal for Sparta!
    It's been all Sparta early and they put in the first goal from the rush, LUKAS SRAMEK.
     
    01:07
    The puck goes into the Okanagan bench, faceoff inside the zone.
     
    00:51
    The puck back down in the Okanagan zone, Wehrhal the save.
     
    00:10
    Right off the bat Sparta hit the post! I think it was Zidek wit the shot.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The warmups are over and the game will start shortly.
     
    After the opening ceremony, the next game from the main rink is tournament host Sparta Prague, wearing white with burgundy trim, against the Okanagan Academy, wearing navy blue with yellow trim. The teams are now on the ice for pre-game warm-ups.
     
    Welcome. This game starts at 18:00 CET.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 2. Sramek, 8. Schwamberger (Chlouba), 17. Kadlec, 43. Schwamberger (Chlouba) – 27. Koudelka (Steyaert)

    Sparta Prague: Hofmann (Škorpik) – Sedlický, Jeřábek, Vízner, Hanuš, Procházka, Vandas, Eliáš, Horský – Dubský, Michnáč, Maršoun, Komárek, Nacházel, Švarc, Šrámek, Kadlec, Chlouba, Zidek, Schwamberger, Kropáček, Kafka, Šišolák.
    Okanagan Hockey Academy: Wehrhal (Kresny) – Blüml, De Schepper, Steffler, Fuchs, Akekseev, Rosenberger, Koudelka, Kuchinski, Trothan, Seliga, Galaguyov, Bretschneider, Andrzuschenko, Steyaert, Stanbolidis, Stupak, Atamanchuk.