Canada East 0 - Canada West 1
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IMOO GETS SHUTOUT TO LEAD CANADA WEST TO GOLD MEDAL GAME YARMOUTH, N.S. – Jonah Imoo (Surrey, B.C./Powell River, BCHL) made 17 saves for the shutout, his second of the tournament, as Canada West advanced to the gold medal game at the 2012 World Junior A Challenge with a 1-0 win over Canada East on Friday night. It’s the fifth time in as many meetings West has beaten East, including gold medal game victories in 2006, 2007 and 2011, and a semifinal win in 2009. The victory means Canada West will face the United States for the gold medal on Sunday night (7:30 p.m. AT, TSN), the third time the two teams will meet for the top prize – the U.S. beat the Canadians in 2008 and 2009. Seb Lloyd (Prince George, B.C./West Kelowna, BCHL) scored the game’s only goal, tipping in a James de Haas (Mississauga, Ont./Penticton, BCHL) point shot just over three minutes into the second period, helping Canada West to only the second 1-0 win in tournament history – Sweden blanked the U.S. by the same score in 2011. Imoo was the story, becoming the first goaltender ever to record multiple shutouts at a single World Junior A Challenge; he also turned away every shot he faced in a preliminary round win over the Czech Republic on Tuesday night. His Canada East counterpart, Charlie Finn (North Vancouver, B.C./Kingston, OJHL), did his part to keep his team close by making 23 saves, including breakaway chances by Alex Kerfoot (West Vancouver, B.C./Coquitlam, BCHL) and Brandon Morley (Burnaby, B.C./Coquitlam, BCHL) in the third period. Canada East will play for bronze for just the second time when it takes on Switzerland in the third-place game on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. AT). The Canadian side lost to Russia in its only previous bronze medal game appearance in 2009. |
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Game Information | |||
Game Number | 10 | Round | Semifinal |
Arena | Mariners Centre | City, Country | Yarmouth, N.S. |
Month / Day / Year | 11/09/2012 | Time | 07:30 PM AT |
Attendance | 1444 | Game Status | Final |
Box Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
Canada East (CAN E) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Canada West (CAN W) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Goals/Penalties |
First Period |
Goals:
None
Penalties:
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Second Period |
Goals:
03:24 CAN W 8 Seb Lloyd (25 James De Haas, 21 Wade Murphy)
Penalties:
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Third Period |
Goals:
None
Penalties:
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Goaltenders | |||||||
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Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
Canada East | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
Canada West | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
Player of the Game | |
Canada West | 31 Jonah Imoo |
Canada East | 1 Charlie Finn |
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