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RECORD-SETTING THIRD PERIOD HELPS WEST TO WJAC GOLD MEDAL GAME
JASON LA ROSE
COBOURG, Ont. – Tyson Jost (Kelowna, B.C./Penticton, BCHL) tied a tournament record with four points in a wild third period, sparking Canada West to a back-and-forth 8-5 win over Canada East on Thursday night in semifinal action at the 2015 World Junior A Challenge.
The victory sends Canada West back to the gold medal game for the first time since 2012; the Canadians will face Russia in Saturday’s final (4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT on TSN), in search of their fourth gold medal.
Liam Finlay (Kelowna, B.C./Vernon, BCHL) had a goal and two assists, and Joseph Nardi (Edmonton, Alta./Whitecourt, AJHL) added a goal and a helper, all in the final 20 minutes; the two teams combined for a record-setting nine goals in the period, and Canada West became the fourth team to score six times in a single stanza.
Both teams started quickly; Brandon Biro (Sherwood Park, Alta./Spruce Grove, AJHL) poked in a loose puck on a Canada West power play to open the scoring at 2:48, but Owen Grant (Stittsville, Ont./Carleton Place, CCHL) knocked a rebound past Matthew Murray (St. Albert, Alta./Spruce Grove, AJHL) just 69 seconds later.
Adam Smith (Sharon, Ont./Newmarket, OJHL) jumped on another rebound to give Canada East its first lead at 11:08, but Bobby McMann (Bonnyville, Alta./Bonnyville, AJHL) replied 24 seconds later for West.
That would be it for scoring until the third period, and when it came, it came fast and furious.
Cale Makar (Calgary, Alta./Brooks, AJHL) snuck a change-up past Colton Point (North Bay, Ont./Carleton Place, CCHL) on a West power play at 3:38, and Finlay tapped in another goal with the man advantage at 6:14.
But Brett Murray (Bolton, Ont./Carleton Place, CCHL) scored right off the face-off at 7:23, and Luc Brown (Napanee, Ont./Wellington, OJHL) swept in shot at 11:23 to tie the game once again.
Jost restored the West lead 16 seconds later, shaking off an East defencemen before ripping a slap shot over Point’s glove, only to see Josh Kosack (Oakville, Ont./Oakville, OJHL) bat a rebound past Murray at 14:50.
Nardi finally gave West the lead for good at 16:51, going to the net to redirect a Finlay feed, and Tyler Busch (Lloydminster, Alta./Spruce Grove, AJHL) and Noah Bauld (Halifax, N.S./Lloydminster, AJHL) both hit the empty net in the final minute.
Canada East will be right back on the ice Friday night, returning to Whitby, Ont., where it played its preliminary round games and quarter-final, to face the United States in the bronze medal game (7 p.m. ET).
UN RECORD DE BUTS EN TROISIÈME PÉRIODE PROPULSE CANADA OUEST AU MATCH POUR LA MÉDAILLE D’OR DU DMJA
JASON LA ROSE
COBOURG, Ont. – Tyson Jost (Kelowna, C.-B./Penticton, BCHL) a égalé un record du tournoi en accumulant quatre points au cours d’une troisième période endiablée, menant Canada Ouest à une victoire enlevante de 8-5 sur Canada Est, jeudi soir, en demi-finale du Défi mondial junior A 2015.
Canada Ouest jouera donc au match pour la médaille d’or pour la première fois depuis 2012; il affrontera la Russie en finale samedi (16 h HE/13 h HP sur TSN), en quête d’une quatrième médaille d’or.
Liam Finlay (Kelowna, C.-B./Vernon, BCHL) a obtenu un but et deux aides et Joseph Nardi (Edmonton, Alb./Whitecourt, AJHL) a enregistré un but et une aide, le tout lors des 20 dernières minutes; les deux formations ont inscrit un total combiné record de neuf buts au cours de la période et Canada Ouest est devenu la quatrième équipe à toucher la cible six fois en une période.
Les deux troupes ont amorcé le match en lion; Brandon Biro (Sherwood Park, Alb./Spruce Grove, AJHL) a saisi un disque libre pour marquer lors d’un jeu de puissance de Canada Ouest à 2 min 48 s, mais Owen Grant (Stittsville, Ont./Carleton Place, CCHL) a compté sur un retour pour battre Matthew Murray (St. Albert, Alb./Spruce Grove, AJHL), seulement 1 min 09 s plus tard.
Adam Smith (Sharon, Ont./Newmarket, OJHL) s’est emparé d’un rebond pour procurer une première avance à Canada Est à 11 min 08 s, mais Bobby McMann (Bonnyville, Alb./Bonnyville, AJHL) a répliqué 24 secondes plus tard pour Canada Ouest.
Aucun autre but n’a été inscrit jusqu’en troisième période, alors que les valves se sont complètement ouvertes.
Cale Makar (Calgary, Alb./Brooks, AJHL) a trompé la vigilance de Colton Point (North Bay, Ont./Carleton Place, CCHL) lors d’un jeu de puissance de Canada Ouest à 3 min 38 s, et Finlay a inscrit un autre filet avec l’avantage d’un homme, à 6 min 14 s.
Cependant, Brett Murray (Bolton, Ont./Carleton Place, CCHL) a compté directement après la mise au jeu, à 7 min 23 s, et Luc Brown (Napanee, Ont./Wellington, OJHL) a décoché un tir à 11 min 23 s, qui a encore une fois nivelé la marque.
Jost a redonné l’avance à Canada Ouest 16 secondes plus tard, brassant un défenseur adverse avant de laisser aller un tir frappé par-dessus la mitaine de Point, puis Josh Kosack (Oakville, Ont./Oakville, OJHL) a saisi un rebond pour tromper Murray à 14 min 50 s.
Nardi a finalement donné l’avance à Canada Ouest, à 16 min 51, et l’équipe n’a jamais eu besoin de regarder derrière ensuite. Nardi a foncé au filet pour rediriger la passe de Finlay. Ensuite, Tyler Busch (Lloydminster, Alb./Spruce Grove, AJHL) et Noah Bauld (Halifax, N.-É./Lloydminster, AJHL) ont marqué dans une cage déserte lors de la dernière minute.
Canada Est reviendra sur la glace vendredi soir, retournant à Whitby, Ont., où il a disputé sa ronde préliminaire et son match quart de finale, pour y affronter les États-Unis au match pour la médaille de bronze (19 h HE).
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
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| Canada East | 10 | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| Canada West | 11 | 9 | 19 | 39 |
| Team | PP | PIM |
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| Canada East | 0-2 | 16 |
| Canada West | 3-8 | 6 |
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:48 | Canada West |
Brandon Biro
Goal (power play)
Assists: Bobby McMann , Tyler Maltby |
CAN-E 0 - CAN-W 1 |
| 3:57 | Canada East |
Noah Jordan
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Sam King , Owen Grant |
CAN-E 1 - CAN-W 1 |
| 11:08 | Canada East |
Adam Smith
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Ben Sokay , Grant Cooper |
CAN-E 2 - CAN-W 1 |
| 11:32 | Canada West |
Bobby McMann
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Brandon Biro , Tyler Maltby |
CAN-E 2 - CAN-W 2 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | |
| 0:50 | Canada East | Quinn Wichers: Cross-Checking - Minor (0:0) | |
| 8:22 | Canada West | Dante Fabbro: Holding - Minor (0:0) | |
| 11:57 | Canada East | Brett Murray: Hooking - Minor (0:0) | |
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | Score |
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| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | |
| 1:02 | Canada East | Adam Smith: Hooking - Minor (0:0) | |
| 18:07 | Canada East | Grant Cooper: Hooking - Minor (0:0) | |
| 19:43 | Canada West | Tyler Maltby: Slashing - Minor (0:0) | |
| 19:53 | Canada East | Owen Grant: Holding - Minor (0:0) | |
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:38 | Canada West |
Cale Makar
Goal (power play)
Assists: Liam Finlay , Tyson Jost |
CAN-E 2 - CAN-W 3 |
| 6:14 | Canada West |
Liam Finlay
Goal (power play)
Assists: Tyson Jost , Joseph Nardi |
CAN-E 2 - CAN-W 4 |
| 7:23 | Canada East |
Brett Murray
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Josh Dickinson |
CAN-E 3 - CAN-W 4 |
| 11:45 | Canada East |
Luc Brown
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Ben Sokay , Grant Cooper |
CAN-E 4 - CAN-W 4 |
| 12:01 | Canada West |
Tyson Jost
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Dennis Cholowski , Dante Fabbro |
CAN-E 4 - CAN-W 5 |
| 14:50 | Canada East |
Josh Kosack
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Lucas Batt |
CAN-E 5 - CAN-W 5 |
| 16:51 | Canada West |
Joseph Nardi
Goal (even strength)
Assists: Liam Finlay , Tyson Jost |
CAN-E 5 - CAN-W 6 |
| 19:12 | Canada West |
Tyler Busch
Goal (short handed, EN)
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CAN-E 5 - CAN-W 7 |
| 19:48 | Canada West |
Noah Bauld
Goal (short handed, EN)
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CAN-E 5 - CAN-W 8 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | |
| 2:14 | Canada East | (served by Josh Kosack): Too Many Men on the Ice - Minor (0:0) | |
| 4:14 | Canada East | Quinn Wichers: Cross-Checking - Minor (0:0) | |
| 4:21 | Canada East | Adam Smith: Interference - Minor (0:0) | |
| 18:28 | Canada West | Dante Fabbro: High-Sticking - Minor (0:0) | |
| # | Name | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Owen Grant | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Lucas Batt | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Adam Smith | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Derek Topatigh | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Luc Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Quinn Wichers | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Édouard Michaud | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Grant Cooper | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Sam Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Josh Dickinson | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Makail Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Brett Murray | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Tyler Rollo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Noah Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Matt Cairns | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Josh Kosack | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Sam King | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Geoff Lawson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Ben Sokay | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Maxime St. Pierre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| # | Name | Min | Sh | Sv | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colton Point | 57:44 | 37 | 31 | LOSS |
| 31 | Nicholas Latinovich | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 60:00 | 39 | 31 | 0 | |
| # | Name | Signature |
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| # | Name | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dean Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brett Orr | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Shane Bear | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brinson Pasichnuk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cale Makar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Dante Fabbro | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Dennis Cholowski | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Tyson Jost | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Liam Finlay | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Bobby McMann | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Justin Fregona | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Blake Hayward | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Brandon Biro | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Tyler Busch | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Carter Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tyler Maltby | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Troy Van Tetering | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Joseph Nardi | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Noah Bauld | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kyle Betts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 8 | 12 | 6 | |
| # | Name | Min | Sh | Sv | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bo Didur | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Matthew Murray | 60:00 | 29 | 24 | WIN |
| Totals: | 60:00 | 29 | 24 | 0 | |
| # | Name | Signature |
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