2006 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Quebec 4 – Slovakia 3

QUEBEC HOLDS OFF LATE SLOVAK CHARGE

By Keith Borkowsky

REGINA — Quebec faced a late challenge, but managed defeat Slovakia 4-3 in Balgonie Friday at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

Slovakia’s Marek Baiz, Milan Kytnar made it a 4-2 game. Matej Misura added a power-play goal with 19 seconds left in the game, but the Slovaks could not complete the comeback.

Angelo Esposito opened the scoring late in the opening period with his second shorthanded goal of the tournament. Michael Stinziani assisted at the 16:15 mark.

Esposito added a power-play goal in the second period, as Quebec padded its lead to 4-0.

Other goals came from Kevin Marshall and Maxime Cliché.

For the second-straight game, Quebec’s goaltender picked up a player of the game honour. Friday, it went to Nicola Riopel. Slovakia’s award also went to a goaltender, Zdenko Kotvan

Quebec plays Team West Saturday in Moose Jaw at 5 p.m. Slovakia meets the United States Saturday in Milestone, also at 5 p.m.


Game Information/Renseignements sur le match
Game #/No. de match 08 Round/Ronde Preliminary
Arena/Aréna Balgonie Centre Location/Lieu Balgonie, Sask., Canada
Date Fri. Dec. 30, 2005 Time/Heure 19:00

 

Box Score/Compte 1 2 3 Final
QUE 1 3 0 4
SVK 0 0 3 3

 

Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités
First Period/Première période

Goals/Buts :
16:15 QUE 12 Angelo Esposito (11 Michael Stinziani) SH

Penalties/Pénaltés :
00:44 SVK 4 Martin Bača (Tripping)
03:14 QUE 7 Mathieu Tousignant (Cross Checking)
04:53 SVK 4 Martin Bača (Interference)
06:19 QUE 11 Michael Stinziani (Holding Opp. Stick)
09:37 SVK 16 Juraj Valach (High Sticking)
10:50 SVK 21 Branislav Horváth (Interference)
14:20 QUE 20 Francis Filion (Charging)
17:52 SVK 24 Adam Bezák (Interference)
Second Period/Deuxieme Période

Goals/Buts :
09:39 QUE 21 Kevin Marshall (17 Philippe Cornet, 22 Kevin Veilleux)
10:40 QUE Esposito (5 Marc-Antoine Desnoyers, 11 Michael Stinziani) PP
12:23 QUE Cliche (22 Kevin Veilleux, 5 Marc-Antoine Desnoyers)

Penalties/Pénaltés :
00:40 QUE 18 Alexander Killorn (Interference)
03:30 QUE 18 Alexander Killorn (Hooking)
07:15 QUE 15 Keven Guérette-Charland (Slashing)
07:38 SVK 3 Karol Zachar (Cross Checking)
10:24 SVK (Too Many Men)
13:24 SVK 19 Lukas Vartovnik (Interference)
14:45 SVK 4 Martin Bača (Elbowing)
19:00 QUE 3 Keven Dupont (Holding Opp. Stick)
Third Period/Troisième Période

Goals/Buts :
07:21 SVK 6 Marek Baiz (16 Juraj Valach, 24 Adam Bezák) PP
08:10 SVK 17 Matej Mišura (14 Milan Grman, 15 Martin Štepan)
19:41 SVK 10 Milan Kytnár (7 Marek Ďaloga, 16 Juraj Valach) PP

Penalties/Pénaltés :
03:30 QUE 15 Keven Guérette-Charland (Interference)
05:30 QUE 8 Yann Sauvé (Roughing)
10:10 SVK 12 Marek Mertel (Interference)
10:50 SVK 4 Martin Bača (Cross Checking)
15:08 SVK 7 Marek Ďaloga (Hooking)
17:40 SVK 4 Martin Bača (Major-Cross Checking)
17:40 SVK 4 Martin Bača (Game Misconduct)
17:48 QUE 8 Yann Sauvé (Holding)
17:55 QUE 3 Keven Dupont (Roughing)

 

Goaltenders/Gardien(ne)s de but
QUE 1 Nicola Riopel
SVK 1 Jaroslav Janus

 

Shots on Goal/Tirs au but 1 2 3 Total
QUE 9 15 12 36
SVK 13 11 14 38

 

Players of the Game/Joueur(se) du match
QUE 1 Nicola Riopel
SVK 2 Zdenko Kotvan