2016 World Junior A Challenge

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2016 World Junior A Challenge
Game #2
Prelim
Final
December 11, 2016 7:30 pm MST
R.J. Lalonde Arena
Bonnyville, Alta.

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
1
0
1
2
3
2
1
6

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
7
5
5
17
22
11
12
45

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 3
10
2 / 5
26

Game Story

MAKAR SETS WJAC RECORD, LEADS CANADA WEST TO OPENING WIN

JASON LA ROSE

BONNYVILLE, Alta. – Cale Makar (Calgary, Alta./Brooks, AJHL) became the first defenceman in World Junior A Challenge history to record five points in a game, scoring twice and adding three assists to lead Canada West to a tournament-opening 6-2 win over Switzerland on Sunday night.

The Canadian captain had a goal and an assist in the first period, two helpers in the second and a goal in the third, making him just the seventh player in WJAC history to reach the five-point plateau in one game.

Jordan Kawaguchi (Abbotsford, B.C./Chilliwack, BCHL) added a goal and two assists for the westerners, and Ian Mitchell (Calahoo, Alta./Spruce Grove, AJHL) had one of each.

Canada West came out firing in the first period, directing 22 shots at Swiss goaltender Beat Trudel in the opening 20 minutes and scoring three times before the 12-minute mark.

Mitchell netted the first at 6:31, getting a point shot through traffic and past Trudel on a Canadian power play, and Makar picked up a failed clearing attempt and whipped in a wrist shot two minutes after that.

Jonny Tychonick (Calgary, Alta./Penticton, BCHL) added the third goal by a defenceman at 11:40, showing off slick hands in the slot before snapping a shot behind Trudel, who stopped 39 shots in all.

The Swiss got one back on the power play before the end of the opening frame when Sven Leuenberger tipped a point shot from Nils Seiler behind Canadian netminder Matthew Galajda (Aurora, Ont./Victoria, BCHL), who faced fewer shots in total (17) than his Swiss counterpart did in the first 20 minutes.

Ryan Cox (St. Albert, Alta./Fort McMurray, AJHL) pushed the lead to 4-1 early in the second period, going to the backhand on a partial breakaway, and Kawaguchi added a fifth goal on the power play at 14:07, banging in a rebound from the top of the crease.

Makar capped his record-setting night with a highlight-reel goal six minutes into the third period, picking up the puck on the half-boards before dangling his way to the net and beating Trudel to make it 6-1.

Arnaud Riat scored a consolation goal for the Swiss with 6:35 left to cap the scoring.

Canada West is right back on the ice Monday night for a match-up against Russia (7:30 p.m. MT), while the Swiss face the Russians in the Group A finale on Tuesday afternoon (3:30 p.m. MT).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Yannick Brunner
Interference (2:00)
01:46
PENALTY
Penalty: Sven Leuenberger
Hooking (2:00)
04:55
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Ian Mitchell

Assists: Cale Makar, Jordan Kawaguchi
06:31
GOAL
Goal: Cale Makar

08:39
GOAL
Goal: Jonny Tychonick

Assists: Regan Seiferling, Riese Gaber
11:40
PENALTY
Penalty: Desi Burgart
Checking from Behind (2:00)
14:21
PENALTY
Penalty: Desi Burgart
Game Misconduct - Misconduct (10:00)
14:21
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Sven Leuenberger

Assists: Nils Seiler, Gabriel Widmer
14:32
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Ryan Cox

Assists: Jordan Kawaguchi, Cale Makar
03:41
PENALTY
Penalty: Ramon Tanner
Hooking (2:00)
04:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Ryan Cox
Interference (2:00)
07:39
PENALTY
Penalty: (Served by Mischa Bleiker)
Too Many Players (2:00)
13:17
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Jordan Kawaguchi

Assists: Ian Mitchell, Cale Makar
14:07
PENALTY
Penalty: Robin Nyffeler
Interference (2:00)
16:28
PENALTY
Penalty: Michael Regush
Hit to the Head (2:00)
17:15
PENALTY
Penalty: Michael Regush
10-Minute Misconduct - Misconduct (10:00)
17:15
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Cale Makar

Assists: Carter Turnbull, Regan Seiferling
06:01
GOAL
Goal: Arnaud Riat

Assists: Jan Petrig
13:25

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Beat Trudel SUI 60 45 39 6 0.867
Matthew Galajda CAN-W 60 17 15 2 0.882

Game Leaders

Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 2 - Assists 3 - Points 5
G 2 - A 3 - P 5
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 2 - Points 3
G 1 - A 2 - P 3
Goals 0 - Assists 1 - Points 1
G 0 - A 1 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2

Previous Games

3 - 5 L @ Canada WestCAN-W
Dec 16, 2016
5 - 3 W vs. SwitzerlandSUI
Dec 16, 2016
0 - 9 L @ United StatesUSA
Dec 14, 2016
3 - 4 L vs. Czech RepublicCZE
Dec 14, 2016
5 - 6 L vs. RussiaRUS
Dec 13, 2016
3 - 5 L @ RussiaRUS
Dec 12, 2016
Videos
Photos
2016 WJAC: USA 4 – CAN-E 0 (Gold Medal)
Primeau made 14 saves, backstopping the Americans to a gold medal.
2016 WJAC - WJAC: CAN-W 5 – SUI 3 (5th Place)
Kawaguchi had a goal and three assists to help West to fifth place.
2016 WJAC - RUS 6 – CZE 3 (Bronze Medal)
Svechnikov scored a hat trick to lead Russia to its fourth bronze.
2016 WJAC: USA 4 – RUS 2 (Semifinal)
The U.S. scored three PP goals to advance to the gold medal game.
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