2013-14 National Men's Under-18 Team

Russia 1 - Canada 3

CANADA BEATS RUSSIA 3-1 IN SEMIFINAL AT MEMORIAL OF IVAN HLINKA TOURNAMENT



PIESTANY, Slovakia - Canada has a chance to win its sixth straight gold medal at the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka under-18 men's hockey tournament.

Spencer Watson and Sam Bennett scored first-period goals and Clark Bishop added an empty-netter as Canada defeated Russia 3-1 in Friday's semifinal.

Canadian head coach Dale Hunter praised his penalty killers for preventing the Russians from scoring with a 5-on-3 man advantage in the third period.

"They played very well and killed it off and that was the difference in the game," Hunter said.

Watson beat Russian netminder Sergei Korobov just 39 seconds into the game. Later in the frame, Watson found Bennett for a tap-in power-play goal to give Canada a two-goal edge.

Russia's Damir Sharipzyanov cut into the lead with a power-play goal in the second period. Bishop iced the victory with 62 seconds left in the third.

The United States defeated the Czech Republic 5-3 in the late semifinal. The final is scheduled for Saturday.

Hunter said his team has displayed plenty of character throughout the tournament and he's confident they'll be ready for the championship game.

"They're sacrificing," Hunter said. "I put some kids into certain roles and they're all buying in."

Canada was first in the Group A standings despite finishing tied with the Swiss and Czech Republic with five points apiece. The Canadians beat the Czechs and Switzerland during the preliminary round.

Canada claimed a semifinal berth with a 4-3 shootout win over Switzerland on Wednesday.

Game Information
Game Number 15
Round Semifinal
Arena EASTON Arena
City, Country Piestany, SVK
Date Fri. Aug. 9, 2013
Time 11:30 ET

 

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

 

Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités
First Period/Première période
Goals/Buts:
00:39 CAN Spencer Watson (Brayden Point, Daniel Audette)
19:20 CAN Sam Bennett (Spencer Watson, Michael Dal Colle) PP/AN

Penalties/Pénalités:
04:21 CAN Sam Bennett (Slashing/Coup de bâton)
07:42 CAN Haydn Fleury (Interference/Obstruction)
10:30 CAN Alexandre Carrier (Delay of Game/Retarder le match)
14:52 RUS Kirill Pilipenko (Hooking/Accrocher)
18:40 RUS Daniil Vovchenko (Tripping/Faire trébucher)
Second Period/Deuxième période
Goals/Buts:
15:01 RUS Damir Sharipzyanov (Radel Fazleyev)

Penalties/Pénalités:
03:45 RUS Yevgeni Svechnikov (Interference/Obstruction)
05:43 CAN Aaron Ekblad (Tripping/Faire trébucher)
14:10 CAN Roland McKeown (Tripping/Faire trébucher)
16:51 RUS Yevgeni Nazarkin (Interference/Obstruction)
Third Period/Troisième période
Goals/Buts:
18:58 CAN Clark Bishop EN/FD

Penalties/Pénalités:
CAN Joe Hicketts (Interference/Obstruction)
CAN Brendan Lemieux (Holding/Retenir)
RUS Ilya Devuk (Hooking/Accrocher)

 

Goaltenders/Gardiens de but
CAN Julio Billia
RUS Sergei Korobov

 

Shots on Goal/Tirs au but 1 2 3 Total
CAN 10 15 8 33
RUS 5 5 3 13

 

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