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Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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Canada

4:3 (1:1, 2:1, 1:1)

Finland

Friday 12.08.2016, 15:30 • Ice Bors Arena, Břeclav, Czech Republic • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • For 5.-6. place

		Welcome. This game starts at 15:30 CET, 09:30 ET, 16:30 EET.
		Starting lineups: Canada: DiPietro (Scott) – Phillips, Crête-Belzile, Mitchell, Smart, Bouchard, Roberts, Brook, Meireles – Tippett, Bowers, Strome – Entwisle, Suzuki, Comtois – McLeod, Rasmussen, Veleno – Mattheos, Studnicka, Bellerive. Finland: Luukkonen (Lehtinen) – Räsänen, Vaakanainen, Teräväinen, Vesterinen, Isiguzo, Utunen, Viitasalo, Anttalainen – Nyman, Heponiemi, Virtanen – Moilanen, Koskenkorva, Pajuniemi – Parkkari, Talvitie, Engberg – Kerkkänen, Hartikainen, Seppälä. Referees: Hradil, Mrkva – Hlavaty, Tosenovjan (all CZE).
	00:01	Game started.
	00:39	Crête-Belzile's pass from the neutral zone is collected by the Finns, but the Canadians are able to recover.
	01:45	McLeod receives an excellent pass by Joseph Veleno in the slot, Luukkonen would stand no chance here!
01:45
	02:41	The Finns dump the puck into the offensive zone but Ian Mitchell collects it there.
02:41
	03:03	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen holds on, there will be a face-off in front of him.
	03:52	Maxime Comtois (CAN) receives a holding minor.
	04:28	Mackenzie Entwisle (CAN) crushes one of the opponents onto the boards and receives a crushing minor.
	04:53	Linus Nyman rings one off the bell from the left side!
	05:04	Goal for Team Finland! It works for Finland this time, though! Nyman finds SAMI MOILANEN between the circles and the Finnish forward makes no mistake. Assisted by: Linus Nyman, Eemeli Räsänen.
05:04 Moilanen (FIN) - 0:1
05:04 0:1
	06:28	Entwisle is back on the ice, Team Canada is at full strength.
	06:59	Markus Phillips tries to stun Luukkonen from sharp angle but his attempt sails well wide.
	08:11	Owen Tippett angles the puck to the slot but nobody in the Canadian jersey is there.
	08:58	This time, Tippett founds Bowers in front of the net and his backhander flies just over the crossbar!
	10:39	The puck ends up in the stands, there will be a commercial break.
	11:50	Luukkonen holds on for the whistle, the Canadians are trying to set the pace and dominate on the ice. However, the Finns are still in front.
	12:32	Viitasalo loses the puck on his own blue line but Team Canada is caught offside.
	14:11	Icing Finland.
14:11
	14:57	Elijah Roberts tries his luck but his shot doesn't catch Luukkonen off-guard.
	15:50	Nyman steals the puck from Mitchell and finds Heponiemi free in front of the net but DiPietro makes a huge save!
15:50
	17:22	Michael DiPietro hides the puck in his glove and the play is blown dead.
	18:01	Matthew Strome dekes between three opponents, circles the net and shoots, but Luukkonen is there just in time with his left pad!
	18:29	Santeri Virtanen finds himself in the slot out of nowhere but DiPietro makes a great save from point blank!
	18:58	Icing Canada.
18:58
	19:36	Goal for Team Canada! We have a tie game! IAN MITCHELL capitalises from Veleno's pass on the blue line, Luukkonen stood no chance this time. Assisted by: Joseph Veleno, Jonathan Smart.
19:36 Mitchell (CAN) - 1:1
	20:00	1st period finished.
		We have seen a very interesting first period with many chances on both sides. Moilanen opened the scoring sheet but the Canadiens tied the game up just 24 seconds until the buzzer. 2nd period starts at 16:15.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	22:12	Bernard Isiguzo (FIN) receives a two-minute penalty for interference.
	22:44	Goal for Team Canada! What a shot by IAN MITCHELL and Canada suddenly has the lead! The young defenceman blasts a cannon from the blue line and beats Luukkonen. Assisted by: Joseph Veleno, Maxime Comtois.
22:44 Mitchell (CAN) - 2:1
	23:06	Linus Nyman tries to cut in on DiPietro from the left side but loses the puck in the decisive moment.
	24:37	Evan Bouchard rips one off from the right circle but fails to beat Luukkonen who recovers just in time.
	25:41	Anttalainen has a golden chance to tie things up but neither of his shots from between the circles make it into the net!
25:41
	26:46	DiPietro makes a nice save and holds on.
	27:54	The Canadians are circling around the offensive zone again and again but can't find any passing lane.
	28:32	Offside Canada.
	29:17	Meireles is free on the right side but the pass towards him comes too late – offside.
	29:17	Räsänen (FIN) is called for roughing.
	29:26	Goal for Team Canada! That was quick! Canada capitalises on the man advantage as NICK SUZUKI'S slapper from the top of the right circle finds its way to the net. Assisted by: Joseph Veleno, Ian Mitchell.
29:26 Suzuki (CAN) - 3:1
	30:53	DiPietro holds on for the draw and there will be a commercial break.
	32:44	Nothing interesting has happened since the third goal for Team Canada, the red-and-blacks are controlling their lead.
	33:29	Nyman shoots from the left side and then Santeri Virtanen tries his luck from the top of the circles but neither of the two shots challenge DiPietro.
	35:02	Goal for Team Finland! We have a game again! Aleksi Heponiemi finds LINUS NYMAN on the breakaway and his shot beats DiPietro between his blocker and body! Assisted by: Aleksi Heponiemi.
35:02 Nyman (FIN) - 3:2
	36:35	The Cnadians are holding the puck in their own zone, not trying to rush anything.
	37:01	Bouchard surprisingly fights his way almost to the slot but fails to get a shot away!
	37:41	Greg Meireles gets hold of the puck after a terrible mistake by the opponent's defence and dishes it off to Rasmussen, who misses from point blank!
	37:44	Erkka Seppälä (FIN) will serve a two minute penalty for too many men on the ice.
	38:25	The Finns dump the puck to safety.
38:25
	39:44	Eemeli Räsänen crushes Rasmussen onto the boards but no penalty will be given now.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		In the first half of the second period, the Canadians scored twice and had a 3:1 lead. That didn't last long, though, as Nyman made it a one-goal game again. 3rd period starts at 17:01 CET.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:51	Luukkonen hides the puck in his glove and holds on.
	42:44	The Canadians will go on the power play, Teemu Engberg (FIN) receives two minutes for crosschecking.
	43:29	Ian Mitchell blasts one from the blue line but his shot goes well wide.
	44:01	Bouchard loses the puck and Team Finland is able to clear the puck away.
	44:07	The power play is over, Michael Rasmussen (CAN) receives a minor penalty for interference.
	44:44	Finland is at full strength.
	45:43	Linus Nyman finds himself in the slot out of nowhere but misses on a golden opportunity!
	45:52	Goal for Team Finland! The Finnish power play didn't look so sharp but Heponiemi angles the puck to SANTERI VIRTANEN and he gives DiPietro no chance! Assisted by: Aleksi Heponoemi, Eero Teräväinen.
45:52 Virtanen (FIN) - 3:3
	46:58	The puck almost ended up in the net again but Talvitie didn't capitalise from a great pass by Engberg!
46:58
	48:01	Markus Phillips (CAN) receives a two-minute minor for slashing.
	49:30	Koskenkorva tries to find Virtanen in front of the net but the Finnish forward misses the puck!
	50:01	Team Canada is at full strength.
	51:02	Commercial break.
	51:02	Canadians will have a two-man advantage! Viitasalo (FIN) receives a two minute penalty for cross-checking, Anttalainen (FIN) for holding.
	51:24	Goal for Team Canada! That was pretty quick! Tippett dishes the puck off to MICHAEL RASMUSSEN who beats Luukkonen from the slot! Assisted by: Owen Tippett, Nick Suzuki.
51:24 Rassmusen (CAN) - 4:3
	53:43	Linus Nyman tries his luck from a sharp angle and misses the net by inches!
	54:35	Timeout for Team Canada.
	55:01	Santeri Virtanen shoots from the blue line but his attempt sails well wide.
	56:28	The Canadians had a great chance to run away, but Luukkonen made a couple of great saves including a spectacular one against Strome, who stood in front of the empty net!
	57:39	The Finns don't have much time left and they still can't get the puck out of their own zone.
57:39
	58:21	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is skating towards the bench, there are now six Finnish skaters on the ice!
	59:09	Timeout for Finland.
	59:20	DiPietro tries to angle the puck into the empty net but his ambitious attempt ends in the neutral zone.
	59:59	Icing Canada, there will be one more draw in Finland's offensive zone!
		Game over.
		Game over, Canada wins and secures a fifth-place finish here at the Memorial! The Finns tied the game up thanks to Virtanen, but midway through the last frame, Michael Rasmussen beat Luukkonen and this time, Canadians retained their lead. Best players of the game: Ian Mitchell (CAN) – Aleksi Heponiemi (FIN)
		This is it from us for this game, goodbye! (17:35:46)

Commentary by

Vojtěch Balon

@VojtaBalon

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 20. Mitchell (Veleno, Smart), 23. Mitchell (Veleno, Comtois), 30. Suzuki (Veleno, Mitchell), 52. Rasmussen (Tippett, Suzuki) – 6. Moilanen (Nyman, Räsänen), 36. Nyman (Heponiemi), 46. Virtanen (Heponiemi, Teräväinen)

Canada: DiPietro (Scott) – Phillips, Crête-Belzile, Mitchell, Smart, Bouchard, Roberts, Brook, Meireles – Tippett, Bowers, Strome – Entwisle, Suzuki, Comtois – McLeod, Rasmussen, Veleno – Mattheos, Studnicka, Bellerive.

Finland: Luukkonen (Lehtinen) – Räsänen, Vaakanainen, Teräväinen, Vesterinen, Isiguzo, Utunen, Viitasalo, Anttalainen – Nyman, Heponiemi, Virtanen – Moilanen, Koskenkorva, Pajuniemi – Parkkari, Talvitie, Engberg – Kerkkänen, Hartikainen, Seppälä.

Referees: Hradil, Mrkva – Hlavaty, Tosenovjan (all CZE)

1st period
	03:52	CAN	2	Comtois, holding
	04:28	CAN	2	Entwisle, charging
	05:04	FIN	0:1	Moilanen (Nyman, Räsänen)
	19:36	CAN	1:1	Mitchell (Veleno, Smart)
1st intermission
2nd period
	22:12	FIN	2	Isiguzo, interference
	22:44	CAN	2:1	Mitchell (Veleno, Comtois)
	29:17	FIN	2	Räsänen, roughing
	29:26	CAN	3:1	Suzuki (Veleno, Mitchell)
	35:02	FIN	3:2	Nyman (Heponiemi)
	37:44	FIN	2	Seppälä, too many men
2nd intermission
3rd period
	42:44	FIN	2	Engberg, cross-checking
	44:07	CAN	2	Rasmussen, interference
	45:52	FIN	3:3	Virtanen (Heponiemi, Teräväinen)
	48:01	CAN	2	Phillips, slashing
	51:02	FIN	2	Viitasalo, cross-checking
	51:02	FIN	2	Anttalainen, holding
	51:24	CAN	4:3	Rasmussen (Tippett, Suzuki)
Final