2008 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Finland 8 - Québec 5

BIG THIRD PERIOD LIFTS FINLAND TO WIN

Lucan, ON – Team Finland overcame a 4-3 deficit after two periods and beat Team Canada Quebec 8-5 on Saturday afternoon at the 2008 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

Louis Leblanc (Kirkland, QC/Lac St-Louis, midget AAA) led Quebec with two goals. Etienne Brodeur (Varenne, QC/Antoine, midget AAA), Mathieu Gingras (Ile Bazard, QC/Lac St-Louis, midget AAA) and Gleason Fournier (St-Fabien, QC/Rimouski, QMJHL) also scored for Quebec, which led 1-0 after the first period.

Finland was led by Teemu Pulkkinen's hat trick. Toni Rajala added a pair for the Finns, and singles went to Jere Laaksonen, Tommi Kivisto and Erik Haula.

Finland outshot Quebec 57-48.

More than 600 people took in the action in Lucan.

Game Information/Renseignements sur le match
Game #/No. de match 2
Round/Ronde Preliminary
Arena/Aréna Lucan Memorial Centre
Location/Lieu Lucan, Ont., Canada
Date Sat. Dec. 29, 2007
Time/Heure 03:00 PM ET
Attendance/Assistance
750
 Game Status/Statut de jeu
 Final

Box Score/Compte 1 2 3 Final
FIN
0
3 5 8
QUE
1 3 1 5

Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités
First Period/Première période
Goals/Buts :
06:30 QUE 17 Louis Leblanc (6 Gleason Fournier, 4 Ryan Kavanagh)

Penalties/Pénaltés :
03:01 FIN 8 Rasmus Rissanen (Holding)
03:07 QUE 12 Alex Emond (Hooking)
03:59 FIN 18 Joonas Nattinen (Too Many Men)
06:29 FIN 8 Rasmus Rissanen (Interference)
09:49 QUE 17 Louis Leblanc (Elbowing)
12:10 FIN 8 Rasmus Rissanen (Interference)
16:29 QUE 8 Mikael Tam (Roughing)
19:57 QUE 17 Louis Leblanc (Holding)

Second Period/Deuxieme Période
Goals/Buts :
00:47 FIN 4 Tommi Kivisto (16 Jere Laaksonen, 12 Erik Haula) PP
05:20 QUE 23 Etienne Brodeur
07:24 FIN 12 Erik Haula (4 Tommi Kivisto)
08:03 FIN 20 Teemu Pulkkinen (2 Mikael Aaltonen, 11 Mikael Granlund)
16:50 QUE 11 Mathieu Gingras (4 Ryan Kavanagh, 6 Gleason Fournier)
18:53 QUE 7 Charles-Olivier Roussel (4 Ryan Kavanagh, 11 Mathieu Gingras)


Penalties/Pénaltés :
03:00 QUE 3 Hubert Labrie (Hooking)
05:36 QUE 3 Hubert Labrie (Hooking)
06:56 QUE 5 Charles Landry (Delay of Game)
12:44 QUE 11 Mathieu Gingras (Tripping)
13:04 QUE 18 Olivier Hinse (Slashing)
16:25 QUE 22 Philippe Lefebvre (Roughing)
16:25 FIN 19 Harri Palve (Roughing)
16:25 FIN 2 Mikael Aaltonen (Holding)
16:25 FIN 25 Joonas Lansisalmi (Illegal Equipment)

Third Period/Troisième Période
Goals/Buts :
05:50 FIN 21 Toni Rajala (12 Erik Haula, 6 Nico Manelius)
07:13 FIN 20 Teemu Pulkkinen (2 Mikael Aaltonen)
08:18 FIN 21 Toni Rajala (8 Rasmus Rissanen)
13:39 FIN 16 Jere Laaksonen (2 Mikael Aaltonen)
14:34 QUE 17 Louis Leblanc (11 Mathieu Gingras, 4 Ryan Kavanagh)
19:33 FIN 20 Teemu Pulkkinen (13 Joni Karjalainen, 16 Jere Laaksonen)


Penalties/Pénaltés :
00:28 FIN 4 Tommi Kivisto (Interference)
00:28 QUE 12 Alex Emond (Holding)
05:18 QUE 2 Simon Després-Bellavance (Delay of Game)
09:05 FIN 8 Rasmus Rissanen (Holding)
10:12 FIN 20 Teemu Pulkkinen (Illegal Equipment)
11:10 QUE 11 Mathieu Gingras (Unsportsmanlike Cnd.)
11:49 QUE 16 David Gilbert (Hooking)
14:05 FIN 8 Rasmus Rissanen (High Sticking)
15:29 FIN 20 Teemu Pulkkinen (Tripping)
16:26 FIN 21 Toni Rajala (Tripping)

 
Goaltenders/Gardien(ne)s de but
FIN
30 Erno Suomalainen
On 1/00:00 Off 3/20:00
QUE
31 Maxime Clermont
On 1/00:00 Off 3/20:00

Shots on Goal/Tirs au but 1 2 3 Total
FIN
16
13 20 49
QUE
9 18 16 43

Players of the Game/Joueur(se) du match
FIN
21 Toni Rajala
QUE
17 Louis Leblanc

Officials/Officiels
Referee/Arbitre
Ben Buxton
Lines People/Juges de lignes
Nicolas Leduc, Jarret Gelowitz
Goal Judge/Juges de but
Brian Noyes, Mike Thompson
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