2012-Youth Olympic Winter Games

Game Summary

Canada 3 - Russia 4
 

GARDINER HAS GOAL, ASSIST AS CANADIANS FALL TO RUSSIA

INNSBRUCK, Austria – Reid Gardiner (Humboldt, Sask./Saskatoon Contacts, SMAAAHL) scored once and added an assist, but it wasn’t enough as Canada dropped a 4-3 decision to Russia in the opening game of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games on Friday.

Gardiner, added to the team as an injury replacement last month, pulled the Canadians to within a goal with three minutes to go, but that would be as close as they would get.

“We were with them the whole way, especially in the third period,” Canadian forward Eric Cornel (Kemptville, Ont./Upper Canada, OEMHL) told iihf.com. “It’s a tough game to lose but we look forward to coming back against the Americans.”

Ryan Pilon (Duck Lake, Sask./Beardy’s, SMAAAHL) scored in the first period to briefly make it a 1-1 game, while Adam Brooks (Winnipeg, Man./Winnipeg Thrashers, MMAAAHL) got Canada to within a goal at 3-2 in the second. Joe Hicketts (Kamloops, B.C./Okanagan Hockey Academy, Midget AAA) added two assists, while Keven Bouchard (Métabetchouan, Que./Jonquière, LHMAAAQ) made 25 saves in the Canadian goal.

Prior to the game, it was announced that Hicketts would wear the ‘C’ as Canada’s captain, while Cornel and Pilon will serve as alternates.

Canada gets back to action Sunday when it faces the United States (noon ET/10 a.m. PT).

 

Game Information/Renseignements sur le match
Event/Événement 2012 Youth Olympics Location/Emplacement Innsbruck, AUT
Date Fri. Jan. 13, 2012 Arena/Aréna Tyrolean Arena
Time/Heure 8:45 a.m. ET Attendance/Assistance -,---
Round/Ronde Preliminary Game #/No du match 02

 

Box Score/Compte
1
2
3
Final
CAN
2
2
0
4
RUS
1
1
1
3

 

Goals/Penalties - Buts/Pénalités
First Period/Première période

Goals/Buts : 
05:08 RUS Alexander Protapovich (Egor Tsvetkov)
05:33 CAN Ryan Pilon (Joseph Hicketts, Reid Gardiner)
11:56 RUS Egor Tsvetkov

Penalties/Pénalités : 
14:21 CAN Jarrett Crossman (Delay of Game/Retarder le match)

Second Period/Deuxième période

Goals/Buts : 
03:58 RUS Maxim Lazarev (Ivan Nikolishin) SH/DN
06:37 CAN Adam Brooks (Josh Carrick) 11:38 Daniil Vovchenko (Ivan Nikolishin)

Penalties/Pénalités : 
02:52 RUS Egor Orlov (Kneeing/Donner du genou)

Third Period/Troisième période

Goals/Buts : 
12:05 CAN Reid Gardiner (Joseph Hicketts)

Penalties/Pénalités : 
05:56 CAN Reid Gardiner (Tripping/Faire trébucher)

 

Goaltenders CAN Keven Bouchard
Gardien(ne)s de but RUS Sergey Korobov
Shots on Goal Team 1 p 2 p 3 p Ttl
Shots on Goal CAN 12 12 5 29
Tirs au but TBD 5 11 7 23
 
Referee/Arbitre ---
Linesmen/Juges des lignes ---
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