Canada West 4 - Russia 3 (OT)
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STECHER SCORES OVERTIME WINNER TO SEND CANADA WEST TO SEMIFINALS YARMOUTH, N.S. – Troy Stecher (Richmond, B.C./Penticton, BCHL) was the overtime hero, scoring on a power play 1:22 into the extra period to give Canada West a 4-3 win over Russia on Wednesday and send the defending gold medallists to Friday’s semifinals at the 2012 World Junior A Challenge. It’s a complete reversal of fortune for the Canadians, who went winless in the preliminary round last year in Langley, B.C., before catching fire in the medal round. Wade Murphy (Victoria, B.C./Penticton, BCHL), Seb Lloyd (Prince George, B.C./West Kelowna, BCHL) and Aaron Hadley (Castlegar, B.C./Vernon, BCHL) were the scorers in regulation time for Canada West, which got all four of its goals from B.C. Hockey League skaters. Murphy added two assists for a three-point game, while Alex Kerfoot (West Vancouver, B.C./Coquitlam, BCHL) had two helpers, giving him five points in two games. Jonah Imoo (Surrey, B.C./Powell River, BCHL) was spectacular between the pipes for Canada West, making 37 saves as the Canadians were outshot 40-19. Vladislav Gavrikov, Nikita Setdikov and Sergei Stetsenko scored the goals for the Russians, who will play the loser of Wednesday night’s preliminary round finale between Canada East and Switzerland in a Thursday quarter-final. Igor Shestyorkin took the loss in the Russian goal, finishing with 15 saves. It’s the sixth time the Canadians and Russians have met at the World Junior A Challenge, with Canada West holding a 4-2 advantage. Wednesday’s game was the first meeting to go into overtime. |
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Game Information | |||
Game Number | 05 | Round | Preliminary |
Arena | Mariners Centre | City, Country | Yarmouth, N.S. |
Month / Day / Year | 11/07/2012 | Time | 04:00 PM AT |
Attendance | 1402 | Game Status | Final |
Box Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | Total |
Canada West (CAN W) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Goals/Penalties |
First Period |
Goals:
None
Penalties:
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Second Period |
Goals:
03:34 CAN W 21 Wade Murphy (14 Alex Kerfoot, 9 Dylan Richard) PP 05:29 RUS 25 Vladislav Gavrikov (17 Konstantin Okulov) 07:29 RUS 21 Nikita Setdikov (8 Nikolai Glukhov, 9 Igor Rudenkov) 19:45 CAN W 8 Seb Lloyd (21 Wade Murphy, 14 Alex Kerfoot) PP
Penalties:
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Third Period |
Goals:
02:00 CAN W 15 Aaron Hadley (24 Evan Tironese, 25 James De Haas) 14:09 RUS 14 Sergei Stetsenko (2 Rushan Rafikov, 21 Nikita Setdikov) PP
Penalties:
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Overtime |
Goals:
01:22 CAN W 2 Troy Stecher (21 Wade Murphy) PP
Penalties:
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Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | Total |
Canada West | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
Russia | 13 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 40 |
Player of the Game | |
Canada West | 2 Troy Stecher |
Russia | 16 Arkhip Nekolenko |
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