In front of a packed-house at the Capital News Center team Canada opened the 2007 World Sledge Hockey Challenge with a tilt against the Americans.
After a score-less opening frame the Canadians ran into some penalty trouble and dodged a bullet holding the Americans off the score sheet after taking three straight penalties. Canada finally gave the home-town crowd something to cheer about with just 21 seconds remaining in the second stanza Bradley Bowden picked up a loose biscuit in a goal-mouth scramble and deposited the puck past US goaltender Steve Cash who was down and out.
Canada made it 2-0 at 3:14 of the final stanza when Marc Dorion found the back of the net on a one timer that beat American goaltender Steve Cash. The Americans then got on the board at the 13:08 mark of the third thanks to a Corbin Beu tally, however just 11 seconds later the Canadians put the game on ice courtesey of an un-assisted goal from Greg Westlake.
The Canadians now get set to host the Norwegians tomorrow night at 19:00 while the Americans will tackle the Germans at 16:30, both tilts are at the Capital News Center in Kelowna, B.C..
Game Information | |||
Game Number | 2 | Round | Preliminary |
Arena | Capital News Centre | City, Country | Kelowna, B.C., Canada |
Month / Day / Year | 03/13/2007 | Time (local) | 07:00 PM PT |
Attendance | Game Status | Final |
Box Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Goals/Penalties |
First Period |
Goals:
Penalties:
|
Second Period |
Goals:
14:39 CAN 27 Bradley Bowden (18 Billy Bridges, 12 Greg Westlake) PP Penalties:
|
Third Period |
Goals:
03:14 CAN 7 Marc Dorion (3 Hervé Lord, 11 Adam Dixon) 13:08 USA 8 Corbin Beu (3 Tim Jones) 13:19 CAN 12 Greg Westlake Penalties:
|
Goaltenders | |||||||||||||
United States |
|
||||||||||||
Canada |
|
Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
United States | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Canada | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
Player of Game | |
United States | |
Canada | |
Officials | |
Referee | Tom Henetruk |
Lines People | Gord Hynes, James Jenkins |