2011 Winter Universiade: Men's hockey: Canada stunned by Belarus in SO
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ERZURUM, Turkey (CIS) - Canada's men's hockey team suffered a heart-breaking 3-2 shootout loss to Belarus in its second of three preliminary round games at the Winter Universiade tournament, Saturday night, at Cemal Gursel Arena.
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IIHF game summary:
Team Canada website:
2011 Winter Universiade website:
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The red-and-white squad comprised of all-stars from the Ontario University Athletics conference drops to 1-1 in round-robin action good for second place in Pool B, after opening the competition with a 9-0 shutout of Slovenia on Thursday. Belarus crushed South Korea 8-1 on Friday and leads Pool B with a perfect 2-0 record.
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Belarus has already secured a spot in the next round with one game left against Slovenia, while the Canadians would do the same with a win in their final round-robin duel versus Korea (0-1) Monday at 8 p.m. local time (1 p.m. ET).
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With the score tied 1-1 late in regulation, Carleton University forward Brandon MacLean of Burlington, Ont., gave Canada its first lead of the game, with 4:17 remaining, when he netted his team-leading fourth goal of the tournament during a two-man advantage.
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But Belarus refused to go down without a fight and Pavel Razvadouski sent the affair to extra time when he beat Western Ontario netminder Anthony Grieco with only 49 seconds left.
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After a scoreless five-minute overtime period, a shootout session was necessary and Belarus was good on three of six attempts, while MacLean scored Canada's only two goals, also on six opportunities.
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"They played a tight checking game. There wasn't a lot of room to move," said MacLean, who unfortunately missed high on his third attempt in the shootout. "We competed hard but couldn't capitalize on our chances."
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"We're proud of the effort of all 22 players," commented Canadian head coach Clarke Singer from Western Ontario. "The team battled hard and unfortunately didn't get the result that we wanted."
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Grieco stopped 34 of 36 shots in regulation and overtime, while Canada peppered Stepan Goryachevskikh with 44 pucks, including a 19-9 edge in the opening frame.
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Despite the lopsided shot count in the first 20 minutes, it was Belarus who opened the scoring at the 4:56 mark when Artsiom Demkov completed a play initiated by Razvadouski while their team was playing a man down.
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Canada tied it at 1-1 midway through the second stanza thanks to Wilfrid Laurier forward Jean-Michel Rizk of Mississauga, Ont., who potted his second of the tourney during a power play.
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The Canadians capitalized on two of nine power-play chances in the match and were perfect on five penalty kills.
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After scoring Belarus' two goals in regulation, Demkov and Razvadouski were also the heroes in the shootout for the winners.
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Demkov lost the puck on his first attempts but scored on his next two, including the game-winner, while Razvadouski beat Grieco once on two tries.
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SCORING SUMMARY
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Belarus 3, Canada 2 (3-2 in shootout)
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FIRST PERIOD
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SCORING:
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1. BLR Artsiom Demkov (2) (Pavel Razvadouski), 4:56 SH
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PENALTIES:
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Aliaksandr Kachan (BLR) interference, 3:55;
Ilya Kaznadzei (BLR) boarding, 5:54;
Marc-Andr茅 Dorion (CAN) tripping, 10:09;
Aliaksandr Kitarau (BLR) hooking, 14:27.
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SECOND PERIOD
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SCORING:
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2. CAN Jean-Michel Rizk (2) (Keaton Turkiewicz, Kyle Sonnenburg), 9:09 PP
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PENALTIES:
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Maxime Langelier-Parent (CAN) tripping, 0:58;
Ilia Shinkevitch (BLR) interference, 2:03;
Pavel Razvadouski (BLR) hooking, 7:18;
Maxime Langelier-Parent (CAN) charging, 12:32;
Team (BLR) too many men, 15:43.
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THIRD PERIOD
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SCORING:
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3. CAN Brandon MacLean (4) (Matt Caria, Kevin Baker), 15:43 PP2
4. BLR Pavel Razvadouski (2) (Artsiom Demkov), 19:11
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PENALTIES:
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Maxime Langelier-Parent (CAN) slashing, 1:19;
Rustam Azimau (BLR) 7:45, hooking;
Keaton Turkiewiz (CAN) high sticking, 12:13;
Aliaksandr Siomachkin (BLR) holding, 14:13;
Mikhail Kharamanda (BLR) cross-checking, 14:36;
Jean-Michel Rizk (CAN) roughing, 18:08;
Aliaksandr Paulovich (BLR) roughing, 18:08.
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OVERTIME (5 minutes)
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SCORING:
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No scoring
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PENALTIES:
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No penalties
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SHOOTOUT
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1. BLR Artsiom Demkov: lost the puck
2. CAN Brandon MacLean: GOAL
3. BLR Pavel Razvadouski: GOAL
4. CAN Kevin Baker: saved
5. BLR Aliaksandr Siomachkin: missed
6. CAN Chris Ray: missed
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7. CAN Brandon MacLean: GOAL
8. BLR Artsiom Demkov: GOAL
9. CAN Brandon MacLean: missed
10. BLR Pavel Razvadouski: missed
11. CAN Jean-Michel Rizk: missed
12. BLR Artsiom Demkov: GOAL
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GOALS (by period)
BLR: 1-0-1-0: 3
CAN: 0-1-1-0: 2
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SHOTS ON GOAL (by period)
BLR: 9-14-11-2: 36
CAN: 19-7-14-4: 44
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POWER PLAY:
BLR: 0-5
CAN: 2-9
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GOALTENDERS
BLR - Stepan Goryachevskikh (W, 1-0, 44 shots, 42 saves, 2 GA, 65:00)
CAN - Anthony Grieco (L, 1-1, 36 shots, 34 saves, 2 GA, 65:00)
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REFEREE: Martin Gasparik (SVK)
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LINESMEN: Michal Orolin (SVK), Masi Puolakka (FIN)
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ATTENDANCE: 1200
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START: 20:00
END: 22:40
LENGTH: 2:40
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POOL STANDINGS (preliminary round: each team plays 3 games)
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Pool A
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GP听听听听听听 W听听听听听听听听 L听听听听听听听听听 GF听听听听听听 GA听听听听听听 PTS
1. Russia听听听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 8听听听听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听 4
2. Japan听听听听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 20听听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听 2
3. Czech Rep.听 2听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 17听听听听听听听 5听听听听听听听听听 2
4. Turkey听听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 34听听听听听听听 0
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Pool B
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1. Belarus听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 10听听听听听听听 3听听听听听听听听听 4
2. Canada听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 11听听听听听听听 2听听听听听听听听听 2
3. Korea听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 8听听听听听听听听听 0
4. Slovenia听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 9听听听听听听听听听 0
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Pool C
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1. Slovakia听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 8听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 2
2. Kazakhstan听 1听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 5听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 2
3. USA听听听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 5听听听听听听听听听 0
4. Spain听听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 0听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 1听听听听听听听听听 8听听听听听听听听听 0
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TEAM CANADA SCHEDULE & RESULTS (local time)
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Thursday, Jan. 27: Canada 9, Slovenia 0
Saturday, Jan. 29, 20:00: Belarus 3, Canada 2 (3-2 in shootout)
Monday, Jan. 31, 20:00: Canada vs. Korea
Thursday, Feb. 3, TBD: Quarter-finals
Saturday, Feb. 5, 16:30: Semifinal #1
Saturday, Feb. 5, 20:00: Semifinal #2
Sunday, Feb. 6, 11:30: Bronze
Sunday, Feb. 6, 15:00: Final
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-CIS-
For more information contact:
Ari Grossman (on site in Turkey)
Communications Officer
Team Canada
2011 Winter Universiade
Cell (in Turkey): 011-90-537-704-91-13
agrossman [at] wlu.ca
Michel B茅langer
Manager, Communications & Media Relations
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Off: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: (613) 447-6334
belanger [at] universitysport.ca
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