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GAME SUMMARY
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CONNOLLY’S LAST-SECOND GOAL GIVES PACIFIC WIN
PORT ALBERNI, BC – In a game with a number of thrilling moments, Brett Connolly saved the best for
last.
Connolly scored with just 16.6 seconds remaining, capping off a wild final five minutes and giving Pacific
a 6-5 win over Russia at the Alberni Valley Multiplex in the opening game for both at the 2009 World Under-17
Hockey Challenge.
After coming back four times from one-goal deficits, Brendan Gallagher gave Pacific its first lead at 5-4
with 4:59 to go, scoring just 36 seconds after Max Reinhart had tied the game for the Canadian side, only to
see the Russians tie it up 37 seconds after that, setting up Connolly’s late heroics.
Brendan Ranford, Brad Ross and Troy Rutkowski also scored for Pacific, while two goals from Ivan Telegin
and singles from Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vladislav Namestnikov and Artem Gareev provided the offence for
Russia.
Pacific will be back on the ice at the Multiplex on Tuesday night taking on Germany (7 p.m. PST), while
Russia will play in the late game at Strathcona Gardens in Campbell River, facing Atlantic (7 p.m. PST). |
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| Game Information |
| Game Number |
4 |
Round |
Preliminary |
| Arena |
Alberni Valley Multiplex |
City, Country |
Port Alberni, BC, Canada |
| Month / Day / Year |
12/29/2008 |
Time (local) |
07:30 PM PST |
| Attendance |
1854 |
Game Status |
Final |
| Box Score |
1 |
2 |
3 | Total |
| Pacific (PAC) |
1 |
2 |
3 | 6 | | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Goals/Penalties |
| First Period |
Goals:
03:30 RUS 25 Evgeny Kuznetsov
16:48 PAC 20 Brendan Ranford (12 Brett Connolly, 21 Jordan Weal) PP
19:42 RUS 24 Ivan Telegin (18 Evgeny Grigorenko, 25 Evgeny Kuznetsov) PP
Penalties:
06:13 RUS 29 Ildar Isangulov (Cross Checking)
08:18 PAC 21 Jordan Weal (Charging)
11:14 RUS 8 Vladislav Namestnikov (Slashing)
13:09 PAC 18 Brad Ross (Charging)
13:09 PAC 22 Ryan Harrison (Tripping)
13:09 RUS 5 Alexey Marchenko (Unsportsmanlike Cnd.)
13:28 PAC 9 Kevin Sundher (Roughing)
15:58 RUS 7 Sergey Ilminskiy (Slashing)
19:06 PAC 20 Brendan Ranford (Delay of Game)
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| Second Period |
Goals:
08:35 PAC 18 Brad Ross (15 Brendan Gallagher, 3 Mark Pysyk) 4/4
09:02 RUS 8 Vladislav Namestnikov (21 Vitaly Zotov, 23 Sergey Barbashev) 4/4
10:43 PAC 2 Troy Rutkowski (22 Ryan Harrison, 15 Brendan Gallagher) PP 4/3
16:56 RUS 24 Ivan Telegin (8 Vladislav Namestnikov)
Penalties:
01:48 RUS 24 Ivan Telegin (Delay of Game)
04:18 RUS 8 Vladislav Namestnikov (Holding)
08:28 PAC 22 Ryan Harrison (Illegal Equipment)
08:28 RUS 5 Alexey Marchenko (Interference)
10:04 RUS 24 Ivan Telegin (Hooking)
11:10 PAC 17 Nathan MacMaster (Boarding)
13:50 RUS 17 Aleksander Gogolev (Slashing)
18:39 RUS 5 Alexey Marchenko (Tripping)
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Goals:
14:25 PAC 11 Max Reinhart (14 Josh Nicholls) PP
15:01 PAC 15 Brendan Gallagher (22 Ryan Harrison, 18 Brad Ross)
15:38 RUS 22 Artem Gareev (8 Vladislav Namestnikov, 23 Sergey Barbashev)
19:43 PAC 12 Brett Connolly
Penalties:
01:55 PAC 6 Alex Petrovic (Tripping)
06:12 PAC 10 Blake Gal (Hooking)
10:51 PAC 14 Josh Nicholls (High Sticking)
13:58 RUS 14 Daniil Apalkov (Hooking)
16:28 PAC 7 Austin Madaisky (Checking from Behind)
16:28 PAC 7 Austin Madaisky (10-Minute Misconduct)
17:22 PAC 2 Troy Rutkowski (Slashing)
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| Goaltenders |
| Pacific |
| 30 Kent Simpson |
On 1/00:00 |
Off 3/20:00 |
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| Russia |
| 30 Pavel Suchkov |
On 1/00:00 |
Off 3/20:00 |
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| Shots on Goal |
1 |
2 |
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Total |
| Pacific | 12 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| Russia | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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| Player of Game |
| Pacific |
18 Brad Ross |
| Russia |
25 Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| Officials |
| Referee |
T.J. Luxmore |
| Lines People |
Scott Edwards, Joe Monette |
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