2018 Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup

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2018 Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup
Game #1
Preliminary
Final
December 2, 2018 7:00 pm EST
Western Fair Sports Centre
London, Ont.

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
7

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
0
1
0
1
7
8
15
30

Statistics

PP
PIM
0 / 3
4
0 / 2
6

Game Story

CANADA BLANKS KOREA TO OPEN PARA CUP

JESSICA GOWANS

LONDON, Ont. – Tyler McGregor (Forest, Ont.) scored a goal in every period to complete the hat trick, and added an assist to help lead Canada to a 7-0 shutout victory over Korea in the opening game Sunday at the 2018 Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup.

James Dunn (Wallacetown, Ont.) also had a four-point night (one goal, three assists). In all, 11 Canadians hit the score sheet.

The first goal from McGregor was also the opening goal of the game, and the only goal in the first period. Corbyn Smith (Monkton, Ont.) fed him the puck from the corner and he made no mistake, firing it top shelf from the left face-off dot to beat goaltender Jae Woong Lee.

Dunn stretched the lead to two 55 seconds into the second period. With Canada on the man advantage, he corralled the rebound off a shot from Billy Bridges (Summerside, P.E.I.), and poked it past Lee.

McGregor’s second of the game was a shorthanded tally. Dunn forced a turnover at the blue-line to spring himself on a breakaway. His initial shot was stopped, but McGregor flipped in the rebound to make it 3-0.

Canada got a third goal in the frame from Smith, who finished off a pretty passing play in front of the net from Dunn and Liam Hickey (St. John’s, N.L.).

McGregor capped off the hat trick midway through the third period. With Korea hemmed in its own zone, McGregor’s shot found a seam through a mass of bodies in front of the Korean net.

Thirteen seconds later it was Micah Kovacevich (Edmonton, Alta.) who buried a cross-ice pass from Bridges for his first international goal.

Cody Dolan (Calgary, Alta.) had the final goal of the night, finishing off a tic-tac-toe set-up from Zach Lavin (Okotoks, Alta.) and Anton Jacobs-Webb (Gatineau, Que.).

Canada was dominant, outshooting Korea 7-0 in the first period and finishing the contest with a 30-1 advantage. Dominic Larocque (Quebec City, Que.) needed to make just a single save for the shutout.

Preliminary-round play continues Monday when the Canadians take on the United States (7 p.m. ET).

Play by Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
GOAL
Goal: Tyler McGregor

Assists: Corbyn Smith
08:56
PENALTY
Penalty: Billy Bridges
Charging (2:00)
10:57
PENALTY
Penalty: Dong Shin Jang
Teeing (2:00)
14:01
2nd Period
GOAL
Goal: James Dunn

Assists: Billy Bridges, Tyler McGregor
00:55
PENALTY
Penalty: Corbyn Smith
Elbowing (2:00)
04:06
GOAL (SHORT HANDED)
Goal: Tyler McGregor

Assists: James Dunn
04:36
PENALTY
Penalty: Young Sung Kim
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
05:42
GOAL
Goal: Corbyn Smith

Assists: James Dunn, Liam Hickey
10:39
PENALTY
Penalty: Zach Lavin
Roughing (2:00)
14:11
3rd Period
GOAL
Goal: Tyler McGregor

Assists: James Dunn, Anthony Culmone
06:34
GOAL
Goal: Micah Kovacevich

Assists: Billy Bridges
06:47
GOAL
Goal: Cody Dolan

Assists: Zach Lavin, Anton Jacobs-Webb
12:46

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins Shots Saves GA SV%
Jae Woong Lee KOR 45 30 23 7 0.767
Dominic Larocque CAN 45 1 1 0 1.000

Game Leaders

GA 7 - SV - 23 - SAV% - 0.767
GA 0 - SV - 1 - SAV% - 1.000
Goals 3 - Assists 1 - Points 4
G 3 - A 1 - P 4
Goals 1 - Assists 3 - Points 4
G 1 - A 3 - P 4

Previous Games

0 - 8 L v United StatesUSA
Dec 7, 2018
4 - 5 L @ United StatesUSA
Dec 8, 2018
0 - 4 L v CanadaCAN
Dec 5, 2018
1 - 4 L v United StatesUSA
Dec 6, 2018
0 - 9 L @ United StatesUSA
Dec 4, 2018
4 - 0 W @ KoreaKOR
Dec 5, 2018
Videos
Photos
2024 WPHC: CAN 2 – USA 1 (Gold Medal)
Kingsmill was sensational, backstopping Canada to a world title.
2024 WPHC: CAN 2 – CHN 1 (Semifinal)
Kovacevich and Cozzolino scored to send Canada to play for gold.
2024 WPHC: CAN 5 – CZE 1 (Preliminary)
Dunn and McGregor had 2G each as Canada capped a perfect prelims.
2024 WPHC: CAN 10 – ITA 0 (Preliminary)
McGregor scored four goals to help Canada to its second win.