2016-17 National Junior Team

2016 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp
Game #3
Ex/Hc
Final
December 14, 2016 7:00 pm EST
Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau
Boisbriand, QC

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
3
2
3
8
0
0
0
0

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
12
11
10
33
5
4
10
19

Statistics

PP
PIM
0 / 3
2
0 / 1
16

Game Story

JUNIORS END SELECTION CAMP BY BLANKING CZECHS

DAVID BRIEN

BOISBRIAND, Que. – Mathew Barzal (Coquitlam, B.C./Seattle, WHL) had a goal and two assists, Mitchell Stephens (Peterborough, Ont./Saginaw, OHL) had two goals and a helper, and Canada’s National Junior Team hopefuls rolled to an 8-0 win over the Czech Republic on Wednesday night.

The third game in three days at camp was the last chance to impress for the 27 players remaining; Hockey Canada will release two forwards, two defencemen and one goaltender to get down to the final 22-player roster.

Connor Ingram (Imperial, Sask./Kamloops, WHL) got the start in goal and stopped all five shots he faced in 30 minutes of work before Michael McNiven (Georgetown, Ont./Owen Sound, OHL) was perfect on the 14 shots sent his way.

Taylor Raddysh (Caledon, Ont./Erie, OHL) had a two-goal outing for the Canadians, and Julien Gauthier (Pointe-aux-Trembles, Que./Val-d’Or, QMJHL), Dillon Dubé (Cochrane, Alta./Kelowna, WHL) and Anthony Cirelli (Woodbrige, Ont./Oshawa, OHL) also found the back of the net.

It took Gauthier only 86 seconds after the puck dropped to get Canada on the scoreboard, outskating the Czech defender before cutting towards the net and finishing off a beautiful individual effort with a forehand-to-backhand deke.

Raddysh doubled the lead at 10:06, putting the finishing touch on a tic-tac-toe play between himself, Barzal and Mathieu Joseph (Chambly, Que./Saint John, QMJHL), and Dubé tallied 1:26 later off a set-up from Stephens for a 3-0 lead after one period.

After outshooting the Czech Republic 12-5 in the opening frame, Canada held an 11-4 advantage in the second period and added two goals to its total.

Joseph made a pretty cross-ice feed to Stephens to make it 4-0 at 6:29, and it was Sam Steel (Sherwood Park, Alta./Regina, WHL) who followed up with a pass to Cirelli just 14 seconds later for the fifth goal.

With the game well in hand Canada put up three more goals in the final period. It took just 1:42 for Stephens to net his second of the game, snapping a shot over the glove of Czech netminder Jakub Skarek.

Just under five minutes later, Raddysh got his second off a give-and-go with Barzal.

Canada rounded out the scoring late; Skarek skated out of his net to play a loose puck, collided with his own defender and left a loose puck for Barzal to bank in for goal No. 8.

The Canadians were goalless on three power-play opportunities while giving the Czechs just one unsuccessful chance with the man advantage.

Play by Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Julien Gauthier

01:26
PENALTY
Penalty: Adam Musil
Holding (2:00)
06:29
GOAL
Goal: Taylor Raddysh

Assists: Mathieu Joseph, Mathew Barzal
10:06
GOAL
Goal: Dillon Dubé

Assists: Mitchell Stephens, Michael McLeod
11:26
PENALTY
Penalty: Filip Chlapik
Hit to the Head (2:00)
18:04
PENALTY
Penalty: Jakub Zboril
Hit to the Head - Misconduct (10:00)
18:04
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: Mitchell Stephens

Assists: Mathieu Joseph
06:29
GOAL
Goal: Anthony Cirelli

Assists: Sam Steel, Zach Senyshyn
06:43
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Jakub Skarek

06:43
GOALTENDER CHANGE
Goaltender Change: Michael McNiven

11:04
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Mitchell Stephens

Assists: Dillon Dubé
01:42
GOAL
Goal: Taylor Raddysh

Assists: Mathew Barzal, Zach Senyshyn
06:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Filip Hronek
Interference (2:00)
10:43
GOAL
Goal: Mathew Barzal

14:32
PENALTY
Penalty: Mathieu Joseph
High-Sticking (2:00)
15:11

Goaltender Leaders

Name Team Mins Shots Saves GA SV%
Connor Ingram CAN 31 5 5 0 1.000
Michael McNiven CAN 28 14 14 0 1.000
Daniel Vladar CZE 26 15 10 5 0.667
Jakub Skarek CZE 33 18 15 3 0.833

Game Leaders

GA 0 - SV - 5 - SAV% - 1.000
GA 5 - SV - 10 - SAV% - 0.667
Goals 2 - Assists 1 - Points 3
G 2 - A 1 - PTS 3
Goals 1 - Assists 2 - Points 3
G 1 - A 2 - PTS 3

Previous Games

8 - 0 W @ Czech RepublicCZE
Dec 14, 2016
0 - 8 L v CanadaCAN
Dec 14, 2016
3 - 0 W @ U SportsUSP
Dec 13, 2016
5 - 3 W @ U SportsUSP
Dec 12, 2016
Videos
Photos
2016-17 NMT: CAN 5 – HCL 2 (Championship)
Three second-period goals helped Canada to its 14th Spengler Cup.
2016-17 NMT: CAN 3 – MIN 2 (Semifinal)
Marc-Antoine Pouliot had three points, and Canada advanced to the Spengler Cup championship game.
2016-17 NMT: CAN 5 – MHK 1 (Quarter-Final)
Raymond, Gormley and Ebbett had 1G 2A each, and Canada advanced.
2016-17 NMT - CAN 4 – HCD 3 (Preliminary)
Ebbett scored the winner, and Canada edged the Spengler Cup hosts.
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