Russia 2 – Canada 4

CANADA TAKES THIRD STAIGHT GOLD MEDAL

by Alan Adams

LEKSAND, Sweden – Color Canada gold, again.

Canada's National Junior Team won its third straight World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal Friday, beating Russia 4-2, and in the process ran its record over the last three world junior tournaments to 18-0.

The Canadians played their best game of the World Junior Hockey Championship and led 4-0 at one point. The Canadian forwards who had been criticized for not scoring provided all the goals, with Andrew Cogliano, Bryan Little, Jonathan Toews and Brad Marchand scoring.

Goalie Carey Price made a huge breakaway save when the Canadians led 4-2 early in the third period.

Price was named the tournament MVP and he also won the honours as the top goalie.

Price, Toews and defenceman Kristopher Letang were named to the tournament All-Star Team.

Canada has now beat Russia three straight times in getting a "three-peat" atop the world junior podium and they have outscored them 15-2.

» Game Notes

Game Information/Renseignements sur le match
Game #/No. de match	31	Round/Ronde	Gold Medal
Arena/Aréna	Ejendals Arena	Location/Lieu	Leksand, SWE
Date	Fri. Jan. 05, 2007	Time/Heure	07:30 PM EET

Box Score/Compte	1	2	3	Final
RUS	0	2	0	2
CAN	3	1	0	4

Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités
First Period/Première période
Goals/Buts : 15:35 CAN 9 Andrew Cogliano (23 Ryan O'Marra, 14 Marc Staal) 17:29 CAN 20 Bryan Little (5 Kristopher Letang) PP 18:02 CAN 29 Jonathan Toews (7 Steve Downie, 26 Cody Franson) PP Penalties/Pénaltés : 02:45 RUS 5 Vitali Anikeyenko (Charging) 07:00 RUS 7 Gennadi Churilov (Slashing) 16:47 RUS 12 Artyom Anisimov (Holding) 17:47 RUS 4 Pavel Valentenko (High Sticking) 19:02 CAN 15 Darren Helm (Boarding)
Second Period/Deuxieme Période
Goals/Buts : 06:00 CAN 17 Brad Marchand (29 Jonathan Toews, 7 Steve Downie) 11:27 RUS 4 Pavel Valentenko PP 19:24 RUS 7 Gennadi Churilov (18 Alexander Loginov) PP Penalties/Pénaltés : 02:42 CAN 7 Steve Downie (Roughing) 02:42 RUS 5 Vitali Anikeyenko (Charging) 03:43 CAN 14 Marc Staal (High Sticking) 11:21 CAN 3 Karl Alzner (Holding) 12:11 CAN 29 Jonathan Toews (Hooking) 12:11 RUS 15 Alexander Kucheryavenko (Unsportsmanlike Cnd.) 15:09 CAN 5 Kristopher Letang (Roughing) 15:09 CAN 29 Jonathan Toews (Roughing) 15:09 RUS 13 Anton Glovatsky (Roughing) 19:03 CAN 23 Ryan O'Marra (High Sticking)
Third Period/Troisième Période
Goals/Buts : None/Aucun Penalties/Pénaltés : 02:33 RUS 10 Evgeni Ryasensky (Interference) 02:55 RUS 29 Alexander Bumagin (Hooking) 07:34 CAN 15 Darren Helm (Holding) 11:22 CAN 20 Bryan Little (10-Minute Misconduct) 11:22 CAN 20 Bryan Little (Checking to the Head) 18:12 CAN 14 Marc Staal (Tripping)