Zürich – Limhamn/Malmö 4:1 (end) | Salzburg – Okanagan 3:1 (end) | Sparta – Eisbären 7:1 (end)
Třinec – Yunost 5:4 (end) | Zürich – Salzburg 7:4 (end) | Třinec – Sparta 3:1 (end)
final
Red Bull Salzburg
3:1 (3:0, 0:0, 0:1)
Okanagan Hockey Academy
Saturday 11.04.2015, 09:30 • Prague • Jan Marek Memorial Cup (U18)
     
    With the win, Red Bull Salzburg advance to the semi-finals, where they'll probably play ZSC Lions Zurich (who lead 4-1 late) today at 16:00 CET. (11:27:43)
     
    Players of the Game:

    Okanagan – Svjatoslav Kuchinski
    Salzburg – Moritz Wirth
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:16
    Now a penalty on Christos Stanbolidis, who takes down a man in the corner, and it's 4-on-4. Also, the faceoff comes back in the Okanagan zone, so you have to think this game is done now. Wehrhral goes back into the net.
     
    58:50
    Steffler sends a pass through the slot, looking for a re-direction, and we have a big collision in the goal crease and Peeters Wouter loses his mask, so play is stopped. He seems to be ok.
     
    58:14
    Maximilan Wehrhral comes out of the net for a 6th attacker, making it a 6-on-4 advantage.
     
    58:14
    We're now getting a holding penalty on Dominic Reidl, who was in a wrestling match with an Okanagan player in the corner. Last chance for Okanagan here..
     
    57:23
    Ettwein with a weak shot off the draw, easily handled by Wehrhal. Quickly back the other way Stupak takes a long wrister, caught and held by Wouter.
     
    57:05
    Icing Okanagan.
     
    56:36
    Slapper from the point by Bappert, blocker save Wehrhal.
     
    55:20
    Salzburg clear the zone once more and they're back at full strength, surrendering only 1 shot.
     
    54:28
    Finally a shot through a crowd, right on Wouter with :51 left in the penalty.
     
    54:05
    Salzburg ice the puck, still no shots for Okanagan.
     
    53:19
    Okanagan to the power play now as Christian Ettwein is sent off for high-sticking. If they have plans of tying this game, they need to score here.
     
    52:27
    Larcher sends Feldner in all alone, he moves to the backhand and appears to have Wehrhal beaten but can't get it over the pad.
     
    51:58
    Offside Salzburg.
     
    51:30
    Wirth's high wrister is knocked down by Wehrhal, the rebound is sent wide.
     
    50:44
    Offside Okanagan.
     
    49:25
    Intentional offside against Okanagan, as the puck was fired on goal from the neutral zone with a player in the zone.
     
    49:03
    Offside Salzburg.
     
    48:45
    Goal for Okanagan!
    BOGDAN STUPAK attempted a deke on his first breakaway where he was hooked. On the penalty shot he shoots five-hole on Wouter, breaking the shutout.
     
    48:45
    Bodgan Stupak gets a breakaway for Okanagan, he's hooked from behind and gets a penalty shot.
     
    47:31
    Icing Okanagan.
     
    46:29
    Wrister from Moritz Wirth, right on Wehrhal holds it.
     
    45:12
    Okanagan try to get away 2 on 1 but David Volf makes a great defensive play to hustle back and break it up.
     
    43:12
    Icing Salzburg.
     
    42:42
    Puck out of play in the Okanagan zone, faceoff outside.
     
    42:00
    Salzburg is back at full strength and now going back to the attack.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    Once again it was a dominant period from a Salzburg perspective, with all kinds of chances to score. They were unable to add to their lead, however, and continue to lead 3-0 after 2 periods.

    3rd period begins at 10:53 CET.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:47
    Play back the other way, a big check into the boards and Salzburg's Marek Valach is sent off for boarding. Okanagan will again have the power play to end the period.
     
    39:25
    Salzburg 2 on 1, Valach feeds Maillard but he one-times it wide on the near side.
     
    39:23
    Wouter covers a loose puck in the Salzburg zone.
     
    38:50
    Stanbolidis centres for Stupak, his one-timer is denied by Wouter. Best chance for Okanagan this period.
     
    38:33
    A shot for Okanagan at one end, then Salzburg come right back the other way, a wild scramble in the crease but Wehrhal finally covers it.
     
    38:00
    Salzburg back at full strength, a race for the puck in the Salzburg zone, Wouter wins a race for it and clears it.
     
    36:20
    Offside Okanagan with :57 left in the power play.
     
    35:17
    Now a penalty against Salzburg's Dominik Riedl for tripping.
     
    34:53
    Lindqvist tries to find Wirth all alone with an open net to shoot at but he fans on the one-time shot attempt.
     
    33:51
    Okanagan's Iniaz Seyaert with a wrister from the board, caught and held by Wouter.
     
    32:59
    Now a high wrister from Julian Klockl and Wehrhal picks it out of the air.
     
    31:57
    Another great Salzburg chance, Martin Pospisil this time, Wehrhal was down but still made the save, and Pospisil slams his stick on the boards in disgust.
     
    29:44
    Lindqvist a low shot from the point, Wehrhal the save and Okanagan clear the zone.
     
    29:19
    The puck is deflected out of play in the Okanagan zone, faceoff inside.
     
    28:59
    Another Sazlburg shot, Zimmermann this time, and Wehrhal with another save and holds it.
     
    27:29
    Another Salzburg 3-on-1, they all touch the puck and Guillaume Maillard's shot is stopped by Maximilan Wehrhal. Maillard looks skyward in disbelief and the fans here, even the Salzburg ones, give Wehrhal a nice round of applause.
     
    27:02
    Just as the penalty ends the puck goes out of play. Teams now at full strength and the faceoff is outside the Salzburg blueline.
     
    26:15
    Okanagan not getting anything going on this power play, Salzburg clear it again.
     
    24:58
    Salzburg's Timo Gams now getting a penalty for slashing, so Okanagan to the power play again.
     
    24:12
    Salzburg back to the attack, Wehrhral denies Klockl's wraparound attempt.
     
    23:28
    Icing Salzburg.
     
    23:09
    Offside Okanagan.
     
    22:55
    Michal Juscak hits the goalpost in a scramble, I don't think Wehrhal could see it through the forest of players in front.
     
    22:05
    After Salzburg got back to full strength Wouter made another big save and now they carry the puck into the Okanagan zone.
     
    21:28
    A bounce off the end boards comes right to Rosbernger at the side, he had the near side open but Wouter slid across to deny him.
     
    20:44
    Offside Okanagan with :48 left in their power play.
     
    20:32
    Adrian Rosbenberger with a high wrister on the Okanagan offensive, knocked down by Wouter.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The teams are back on the ice and the 2nd period will start shortly. Okanagan remains on the power play for another 1:32.
     
    A solid period by Red Bull Salzburg, who dominated in puck possession, territory, shots and most importantly goals. They score twice off the rush and once on a one-timer in front, and lead 3-0 after one period.

    2nd period begins at 10:10 CET.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    19:45
    It's Salzburg to the attack, though, Lindqvist with the backhander denied by Wehrhral.
     
    19:32
    Salzburg's Jonas Kofler runs an Okanagan player into the goal frame and is called for charging. Okanagan to the power play late in the 1st.
     
    18:07
    Goal for Salzburg!
    Maillard with the pass out of the corner to MAREK VALACH in front and he one-times it in for his 2nd goal of the game.
    Assist: Guillaume Maillard.
     
    17:20
    Now Wouter catches a long Okanagan shoot-in and holds it for a face-off.
     
    15:12
    Now Stambolidis with a slapper for Okanagan, hits Wouter up high, play continues.
     
    14:35
    Goal for Salzburg!
    MAREK VALACH pounces on a loose puck in the neutral zone and carries the puck down the left wing, he seemed to be running out of room but fired it upstairs to make it 2-0.
    Unassisted.
     
    14:10
    Offside Okanagan with just :03 left in their power play.
     
    13:49
    There's a bit of a scramble in front, the puck is knocked out of the air and play is stopped for an Okanagan high stick. Faceoff outside with :25 left in their power play.
     
    13:10
    Low wrister from Seliga, pad save Wouter and Salzburg clear the zone.
     
    12:14
    After a long stretch of back-and-forth play with no shots, Okanagan finally started to get some pressure and will now get a power play, as Salzburg's Neal Samanski is called for roughing in his own zone.
     
    09:27
    As the penalty ends Marek Valach tries a high wrister from an angle and hits the side of the net, Okanagan now at full strength.
     
    08:35
    Wild scramble in front, two players whack at it with the goalie down but can't put it in.
     
    07:53
    A pinball shot from the point by Ettwein just misses the far post.
     
    07:32
    A goalcrease violation sends the faceoff outside the Okanagain zone, 1:47 left in the penalty.
     
    07:19
    The first penalty of the game is going to Okanagan's Christos Stanbolidis for hooking, so Salzburg will try to add to their lead on the power play.
     
    06:28
    The play again in the Okanagan zone, Wehrhal covers a loose puck.
     
    05:37
    Goal for Salzburg!
    It was a 3-on-1 rush for Salzburg, NICO FELDNER carried the puck down the left wing and elected to shoot, beating Wehrhal with a wrister high to the blocker side.
     
    04:40
    Seliga's shot is stopped by Wouter, the rebound is shot wide.
     
    04:27
    Now Wehrhal catches a long shot and holds it for a faceoff.
     
    04:00
    High shot from the point by Gams, Wehrhal knocks it down with his glove.
     
    02:40
    Klockl with a wrister, off the blocker of Wehrhral.
     
    01:49
    Then an Okanagan 2-on-1, Stanbolidis shoots, save by Wouter, and then he stopped another shot and covered. What a pace to the start of this game!
     
    00:45
    A great chance for Salzburg to start, Anton Lundqvist fed the puck in front and he tried to one-time it but Maximilian Wehrhal denied him.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The pre-game warm-ups are finished and the opening faceoff is moments away.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Red Bull Salzburg: Wouter (Beck) – Riedl, Bappert, Vojta, Wirth, Kofler, Mizerák – Birner, Ettwein, Feldner, Kislinger, Klöckl, Samanski, Valach, Juscak, Pospíšil, Sokolov, Volf Gams, Lindqvist, Zitz, Maillard, Zimmerman, Larcher

    Okanagan Hockey Academy: Wehrhal (Kresny) – Blüml, De Schepper, Steffler, Fuchs, Alekseev, Rosenberger, Koudelka, Kuchinski, Trothan, Seliga, Galaguzov, Bretschneider – Andryuschenko, Steyaert, Stanbolidis, Stupak, Atamanchuk..
     
    The teams are now on the ice for pre-game warm-ups. By virtue of their higher seed, Salzburg is designated as the home team for this game, and are wearing white uniforms with red, navy blue and silver trim. Okanagan are wearing navy blue Buffalo Sabres-style uniforms with yellow and silver trim.
     
    It's now time for the quarter-finals at the 4th Annual Jan Marek Memorial. Here we've got for you somewhat of a "Battle of Austria" – Red Bull Salzburg against the Okanagan Academy's Lower Austria Stars.

    Salzburg finished 2nd in Group B with 2 wins and 1 loss, actually finishing in a 3-way tie for 1st place with 6 points. Okanagan finished 3rd in Group A with 1 win and 2 losses for 3 points.
     
    Welcome. This quarter-final game starts at 09:30 CET.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 6. Feldner, 15. Valach, 19. Valach (Maillard) – 49. Stupak (p.s.)

    Red Bull Salzburg: Wouter (Beck) – Riedl, Bappert, Vojta, Wirth, Kofler, Mizerák – Birner, Ettwein, Feldner, Kislinger, Klöckl, Samanski, Valach, Juscak, Pospíšil, Sokolov, Volf Gams, Lindqvist, Zitz, Maillard, Zimmerman, Larcher
    Okanagan Hockey Academy: Wehrhal (Kresny) – Blüml, De Schepper, Steffler, Fuchs, Alekseev, Rosenberger, Koudelka, Kuchinski, Trothan, Seliga, Galaguzov, Bretschneider – Andryuschenko, Steyaert, Stanbolidis, Stupak, Atamanchuk.