2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Atlantic 4 - Germany 3

COOPER GETS WINNER AS ATLANTIC EARNS FIRST WIN

LASALLE, Ont. – Oliver Cooper (Fredericton, N.B./Saint John, QMJHL) scored the game-winner with just over six minutes to go, helping Atlantic to its first victory of the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, 4-3 over Germany on Saturday night.

It’s the fourth time in five years Atlantic (1-1) has beaten the Germans in the preliminary round – it won 7-2 last year in Winnipeg, Man., 6-5 in overtime in 2009 in Port Alberni, B.C., and 3-2 in 2008 in London, Ont. Germany did not take part in the 2010 tournament in Timmins, Ont.

Atlantic captain Nathan MacKinnon (Cole Harbour, N.S./Halifax, QMJHL) added a goal and an assist in the victory, scoring his first of the tournament and setting up Cooper’s winner. Mike Lyle (Florence, N.S./Acadie-Bathurst, QMJHL) and Thomas Stavert (Kensington, P.E.I./Notre Dame, SMAAAHL) had the other Atlantic goals, while Andrew Mergl (Quispamsis, N.B./Saint John, NBPEIMMHL) made 39 saves.

Janick Moeser opened the scoring for Germany (0-3) just 36 seconds in, the first goal scored by the Germans in the tournament, and Fabio Wagner and Marc Schmidpeter scored to momentarily bring the European side even at 3-3 after Atlantic had taken a two-goal lead.

Atlantic is right back on the ice Sunday night, taking on undefeated Ontario in LaSalle (7 p.m. ET), while the Germans have a short turnaround, facing Sweden on Sunday afternoon in Tecumseh (2 p.m. ET).


Game Information
Game Number 11
Round Preliminary
Arena Vollmer Culture & Rec Complex
City, Country LaSalle, Ont.
Month / Day / Year 12/31/2011
Time 72:00 PM ET
Attendance 238
Game Status Final

Box Score   1     2     3   Total
Atlantic (ATL)
4
2 1 7
Quebec (QUE)
1 0 2 3

Goals/Penalties
First Period
Goals:
   00:36 GER 18 Janick Moeser (29 Leon Draisaitl, 23 Dominik Kahun)
   15:02 ATL 7 Mike Lyle 
   18:30 ATL 16 Thomas Stavert (14 Kelly Bent, 6 Jacob Arsenault)

Penalties:
   07:48 GER 24 Max Vollmayer (Interference)

Second Period
Goals:
   02:43 ATL 22 Nathan MacKinnon (8 Brett McNeil, 2 Matthew Murphy) PP
   19:07 GER 4 Fabio Wagner (16 Markus Eisenschmid)

Penalties:
   00:15 ATL 2 Matthew Murphy (Cross Checking)
   02:30 GER 24 Max Vollmayer (Hooking)
   09:59 GER 3 Tim Bender (Holding)
   17:14 ATL 12 Noah Zilbert (Roughing)
   17:14 GER 9 Andreas Schwarz (Roughing)
   19:22 GER 4 Fabio Wagner (Slashing)

Third Period
Goals:
   01:37 GER 22 Marc Schmidpeter (29 Leon Draisaitl)
   13:24 ATL 19 Oliver Cooper (22 Nathan MacKinnon)

Penalties:
   03:10 ATL 8 Brett McNeil (Slashing)
   08:58 ATL 19 Oliver Cooper (Tripping)
   14:06 GER 21 Fabio Pfohl (Roughing)
   14:15 GER 14 Parker Tuomie (Tripping)
   14:55 ATL 16 Thomas Stavert (Roughing)



Goaltenders
Atlantic
1 Andrew Mergl
On 1/00:00
Off 3/20:00
Germany
 1 Kevin Reich
 On 1/00:00
 Off 3/20:00

Shots on Goal   1     2     3   Total
Atlantic
11
18 7 36
Germany
19 13 10 42

Player of the Game
Atlantic
22 Nathan MacKinnon
Germany
3 Tim Bender
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