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GAME SUMMARY
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SLOVAKS GRAB FOURTH IN GROUP AFTER WIN OVER FINNS
PORT ALBERNI, BC – It took four games, but Slovakia is on the board at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey
Challenge.
Tomas Jurco scored twice as the Slovaks recorded their first win of this year’s U17 tournament, defeating
Finland 7-4 in the final preliminary round game for both. The victory means Slovakia will play in the
seventh-place game for the first time since 2005.
Michal Murcek, David Bondra, Dominik Simcak, Matej Bene and Lukas Cingel also scored for the Slovakians,
who recorded just their second win in their last 12 preliminary round games. Bene added three assists in the
win, while Bondra, Cingel and Jurco had two helpers apiece.
Finland, who finished winless in the prelims for the first time since 2002, got two goals from Pyry Niemi
and one apiece from Markus Nikander and Riku Vakiparta in the loss. The Finns will play for ninth place on
Saturday.
Both teams will travel to Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo for the final games of their tournament. Slovakia
will face Russia for seventh place, while the Finns will meet Atlantic in the ninth-place game. Check the
event schedule for Saturday’s game times. |
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| Game Information |
| Game Number |
17 |
Round |
Preliminary |
| Arena |
Alberni Valley Multiplex |
City, Country |
Port Alberni, B.C., Canada |
| Month / Day / Year |
01/02/2009 |
Time (local) |
02:00 PM PT |
| Attendance |
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Game Status |
Final |
| Box Score |
1 |
2 |
3 | Total |
| Slovakia (SVK) |
4 |
1 |
2 | 7 | | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Goals/Penalties |
| First Period |
Goals:
01:32 SVK 23 Michal Murcek (10 Dávid Bondra, 26 Lukás Cingel) PP
05:23 FIN 5 Marcus Nikander (22 Teemu Pulkkinen, 27 Eetu Koski) PP
07:54 SVK 10 Dávid Bondra (23 Michal Murcek, 26 Lukás Cingel)
16:43 SVK 19 Dominik Simcák (8 Matej Bene, 9 Tomás Jurco)
19:19 SVK 8 Matej Bene (19 Dominik Simcák, 9 Tomás Jurco)
Penalties:
00:28 FIN 25 Teemu Rautiainen (Tripping)
04:34 SVK 29 Dominik Kubica (Tripping)
08:33 SVK 24 Denis Mihálik (Holding)
12:05 SVK 8 Matej Bene (Tripping)
19:48 SVK 10 Dávid Bondra (Slashing)
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| Second Period |
Goals:
02:28 FIN 19 Pyry Niemi (15 Mikael Salmivirta)
14:09 FIN 9 Riku Vakiparta (15 Mikael Salmivirta, 13 Petteri Halinen)
16:50 SVK 9 Tomás Jurco (19 Dominik Simcák, 8 Matej Bene)
Penalties:
03:45 FIN 3 Santeri Arousva (Slashing)
06:22 FIN 5 Marcus Nikander (Roughing)
| | Third Period |
Goals:
06:49 SVK 9 Tomás Jurco (18 Michal Toman, 8 Matej Bene)
09:53 FIN 19 Pyry Niemi
10:24 SVK 26 Lukás Cingel (28 Michal Cajkovský, 10 Dávid Bondra)
Penalties:
00:58 SVK 21 Martin Marincin (Holding)
14:03 SVK 10 Dávid Bondra (Tripping)
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| Goaltenders |
| Slovakia |
| 1 Juraj Simboch |
On 1/00:00 |
Off 3/20:00 |
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| Finland |
| 1 Sami Aittokallio |
On 1/00:00 |
Off 3/20:00 |
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| Shots on Goal |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Slovakia | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| Finland | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
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| Player of Game |
| Slovakia |
9 Tomás Jurco |
| Finland |
19 Pyry Niemi |
| Officials |
| Referee |
TJ Luxmore |
| Lines People |
Andy Fleck, Scott Edwards |
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