Canada 3 - Russia 4
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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 |
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2
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3
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Final
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CAN |
2
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2
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0
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4
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RUS |
1
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1
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1
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3
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Goals/Penalties - Buts/Pénalités |
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Second Period/Deuxième période |
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Third Period/Troisième période |
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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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