2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

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2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Game #7
Final
December 30, 2013 6:00 pm AST
Centre 200
Sydney, NS

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
1
2
2
5
0
0
1
1

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
9
15
8
32
6
10
7
23

Statistics

PP
PIM
0 / 8
12
1 / 6
16

Game Story

ONTARIO BEATS ATLANTIC TO STAY PERFECT

by David Brien

SYDNEY, N.S. – Once Ontario and Atlantic stepped onto the ice Monday night at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, it took only a few shifts for the Centre 200 crowd to realize the all-Canadian match-up was going to be a typical Canadian game – high tempo and very physical.

In the end, it was Ontario earning a 5-1 victory to remain unbeaten and keep pace with the United States atop Group B, although it was the 2,000-plus fans in Sydney who went home as winners.

Graham Knott (Holland Landing, Ont./Niagara, OHL) led the way with two goals for Ontario, while Dylan Strome (Mississauga, Ont./Erie, OHL), with a goal and an assist, and Blake Speers (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./Sault Ste. Marie, OHL), with two helpers, also had multiple-point nights.

Knott got the scoring started just 4:25, and Ontario looked set to pull away early with back-to-back five-on-three power plays midway through the opening period, but the Atlantic penalty kill got the job done, holding Ontario to just three shots.

Atlantic was strong while shorthanded all night, holding Ontario’s lethal five-man unit without a goal in eight chances, thanks in large part to goaltender Blade Mann-Dixon (Antigonish, N.S./Valley, MHL), was the early hero for the hosts.

Strome doubled the Ontario lead midway through the second period with a beautiful goal, winning a defensive zone face-off before streaking around an Atlantic defender and squeezing a wrist shot past Mann-Dixon.
Knott’s second of the game made it 3-0 after two periods.

Travis Konecny (Clachan, Ont./Ottawa, OHL) added his first goal of the tournament less than two minutes into the third period for a 4-0 lead before Colby Tower (Troy, N.S./Valley, MHL) set up Nicholas Welsh (Halifax, N.S./Shawinigan, LHJMQ), uncovered in the slot, with a terrific cross-crease backhand pass to get Atlantic on the board on the power play.

Hayden McCool (Whitby, Ont./Niagara, OHL) added the final Ontario goal in the last minute.

Atlantic is back at it Tuesday night (7 p.m. AT) for a New Year’s Eve showdown with the U.S., in Sydney, while Ontario won’t play again until 2014; it faces Russia on Wednesday night (7 p.m. AT) at Centre 200.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Graham Knott

Assists: Blake Speers, Dylan Strome
04:25
PENALTY
Penalty: Matthew Spencer
(auto) Charging minor (2:00)
05:15
PENALTY
Penalty: Lane Cormier
(auto) Elbowing minor (2:00)
07:39
PENALTY
Penalty: Colby Tower
Slashing minor (2:00)
09:03
PENALTY
Penalty: William Bower
Roughing minor (2:00)
10:06
PENALTY
Penalty: Jakob Chychrun
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
17:27
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Mitchel Vande Sompel
(auto) Holding minor (2:00)
01:19
PENALTY
Penalty: Hayden McCool
Tripping minor (2:00)
04:42
GOAL
Goal: Dylan Strome

Assists: Sean Day, Blake Speers
09:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Will Thompson
(auto) Interference minor (2:00)
10:44
GOAL
Goal: Graham Knott

Assists: Jakob Chychrun, Garrett McFadden
17:44
PENALTY
Penalty: Will Thompson
(auto) Delay of Game minor (2:00)
19:01
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Travis Konecny

Assists: Lawson Crouse
01:54
PENALTY
Penalty: Lane Cormier
(auto) Elbowing minor (2:00)
02:31
PENALTY
Penalty: Riley Scott
(auto) Cross-Checking minor (2:00)
03:05
PENALTY
Penalty: Jesse Barwell
(auto) High-Sticking minor (2:00)
06:52
PENALTY
Penalty: Mitchell Marner
(auto) Delay of Game minor (2:00)
13:44
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Nicholas Welsh

Assists: Nathan Noel, Colby Tower
14:00
PENALTY
Penalty: Alexandre Jacob
Tripping minor (2:00)
15:48
GOAL
Goal: Hayden McCool

19:27

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Troy Timpano ONT 60 23 22 1 0.957
Blade Mann-Dixon ATL 60 32 27 5 0.844

Game Leaders

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

Previous Games

6 - 3 W vs. SwedenSWE
Jan 3, 2014
2 - 3 L @ Czech RepublicCZE
Jan 4, 2014
2 - 6 L vs. United StatesUSA
Jan 2, 2014
3 - 5 L @ RussiaRUS
Jan 2, 2014
5 - 5 L vs. RussiaRUS
Jan 1, 2014
4 - 3 W vs. GermanyGER
Jan 1, 2014
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