2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

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2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Game #2
Pre
Final
October 27, 2016 4:00 pm EST
Essar Centre
Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Scoring

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

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
6
7
9
22
16
7
12
35

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 5
12
1 / 4
12

Game Story

SVECHNIKOV LEADS RUSSIA PAST CANADA WHITE

JASON LA ROSE

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Andrey Svechnikov scored twice and added two assists to pace the offence, and Russia held off a late comeback attempt to beat Canada White 5-3 in pre-tournament play Thursday ahead of the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

The Canadians got within a goal twice in the third period, but couldn’t find the game-tying marker.

Newly-minted captain Jett Woo (Winnipeg, Man./Moose Jaw, WHL) had a goal and an assist to spearhead the Canadian comeback effort in the final 10 minutes, and Carson Focht (Regina, Sask./Tri-City, WHL) added two helpers.

Canada White jumped out to the early lead when Koby Morrisseau (Grandview, Man./Spokane, WHL) danced around a Russian defender and roofed a backhand over goaltender Daniil Isaev just 4:57 in, but Grigorii Nesvetaev buried a long rebound past Canadian netminder Olivier Rodrigue (Chicoutimi, Que./Drummondville, QMJHL) just 71 seconds later to tie the game.

Grigorii Denisenko put the Russians ahead at 10:48, taking a feed from behind the net from Svechnikov and snapping a quick shot to the far side on Rodrigue for a 2-1 advantage after 20 minutes.

Svechnikov had the lone goal of the second period, taking a stretch pass from Aleksandr Khovanov and beating Rodrigue to push the Russian advantage to 3-1 through two.

The Canadians carried a man advantage into the third period, and Woo cut the deficit to 3-2 with a goal just seconds after the man advantage had ended, getting a point shot through traffic and past Isaev.

Khovanov restored the two-goal lead at 13:41, blasting a one-timer past Marshall Frappier (Nepean, Ont./Nepean, CCHL) – who replaced Rodrigue midway through the second period – but Woo set up Samuel Houde (Blainville, Que./Chicoutimi, QMJHL) for a power-play marker less than two minutes later to make it 4-3.

A slashing call against Tristen Nielsen (Fort St. John, B.C./Calgary, WHL) just eight seconds after the Houde goal proved to be the final nail in the Canadian coffin, as Svechnikov wired a wrist shot over the shoulder of Frappier on the man advantage to cap the scoring.

Canada White sees the ice next in its tournament opener Sunday afternoon against Canada Black (4 p.m. ET), while the Russians will take on Sweden in their curtain-raiser (6 p.m. ET).

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Jared McIsaac
Slashing (2:00)
02:50
GOAL
Goal: Koby Morrisseau

Assists: Jared McIsaac, Jackson Shepard
04:57
GOAL
Goal: Grigorii Nesvetaev

Assists: Aleksei Drobin
06:08
PENALTY
Penalty: Jonny Tychonick
Slashing (2:00)
06:18
GOAL
Goal: Grigorii Denisenko

Assists: Andrey Svechnikov
10:48
PENALTY
Penalty: Andrey Svechnikov
Charging (2:00)
13:00
PENALTY
Penalty: Carson Focht
Tripping (2:00)
16:46
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Grigorii Denisenko
High-Sticking (2:00)
00:37
GOAL
Goal: Andrey Svechnikov

Assists: Aleksandr Khovanov
07:04
PENALTY
Penalty: Danila Galenuk
Roughing (2:00)
10:44
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Marshall Frappier

10:44
PENALTY
Penalty: Elijah Brown
Roughing (2:00)
18:54
PENALTY
Penalty: Roman Kalinichenko
Boarding (2:00)
18:54
PENALTY
Penalty: Andrey Svechnikov
Roughing (2:00)
19:21
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Jett Woo

Assists: Carson Focht, Akil Thomas
01:27
GOAL
Goal: Aleksandr Khovanov

Assists: Grigorii Denisenko, Andrey Svechnikov
13:41
PENALTY
Penalty: Bogdan Zhilyakov
Roughing (2:00)
15:20
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Samuel Houde

Assists: Jett Woo, Carson Focht
15:39
PENALTY
Penalty: Tristen Nielsen
Slashing (2:00)
15:47
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Andrey Svechnikov

Assists: Aleksandr Khovanov, Grigorii Denisenko
16:16
PENALTY
Penalty: Samuel Houde
Slashing (2:00)
19:45

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Olivier Rodrigue CAN-W 30 20 17 3 0.850
Marshall Frappier CAN-W 29 15 13 2 0.867
Daniil Isaev RUS 60 22 19 3 0.864

Game Leaders

Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2
Goals 2 - Assists 2 - Points 4
G 2 - A 2 - P 4
Goals 0 - Assists 2 - Points 2
G 0 - A 2 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 2 - Points 3
G 1 - A 2 - P 3
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 2 - Points 3
G 1 - A 2 - P 3

Previous Games

1 - 6 L @ RussiaRUS
Nov 5, 2016
6 - 1 W vs. Canada WhiteCAN-W
Nov 5, 2016
2 - 3 L @ SwedenSWE
Nov 4, 2016
2 - 3 L @ Canada BlackCAN-B
Nov 4, 2016
3 - 2 W @ Canada RedCAN-R
Nov 3, 2016
3 - 1 W vs. Czech RepublicCZE
Nov 3, 2016
Videos
Photos
2014 WJAC: USA 3 – DEN 2 (OT) (Gold)
Bergh tied it with 1:43 left and Novak scored the winner on an OT power play to give the Americans another WJAC gold.
2014 WJAC: RUS 2 – CAN-E 0 (Bronze)
Samsonov set a WJAC record with a 46-save shutout, Kaprizov and Guryanov scored, and the Russians won bronze.
2014 WJAC: SUI 3 – CAN-W 2 (Fifth Place)
Forrer and Kessler scored the GTG and GWG 50 seconds apart in the third period, leading the Swiss to fifth place.
2014 WJAC: DEN 5 – RUS 1 (Semifinal)
Bjorkstrand scored twice, Aagaard and Ehlers had two assists, and the Danes advanced to the gold medal game.
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