Cuylle sent a sharp-angle shot in off Pasche 4:30 into the second. And that’s all that matters.”Ī pass from Olen Zellweger to Cuylle down low set up Canada's fifth goal. “Things didn’t really go our way some of the game," Seeley said. Trying to clear the puck from behind the net, Garand sent the puck to Donovan Sebrango along the boards and the defenceman sent the puck up ice.īiasca picked off the pass and snapped a shot past the Canadian goalie to make it 5-3 at the 7:51 mark. Some sloppy play created trouble for Canada midway through the second period. "And give them credit - they came at us and they made it interesting. “It’s the dreaded quarterfinal game where you’re playing a team that has absolutely nothing to lose," Canadian coach Dave Cameron said of the pressure.
Instead, Stankoven scored into the empty net with 69 seconds left on the game clock. Switzerland made a late push Wednesday, pulling goalie Kevin Pasche with 3:15 to go in favour of an extra attacker but couldn't make up the two-goal deficit. and Carter Mazur briefly brought his team to within one 11:31 into the second.Ĭzech goalie Tomas Suchanek stopped 19-of-20 shots and Kaidan Mbereko made 15 saves for the Americans. Logan Cooley opened the scoring for the U.S. Jan Mysak, Petr Hauser and Matyas Sapovaliv also had goals for the Czechs, who have not won a medal at the world juniors in 15 years. Jiri Kulich helped out with two assists before scoring into the empty net to dash the hopes of the reigning champion Americans with less than two minutes on the clock. (4-1-0) in the final quarterfinal game on Wednesday, leaping out to a 3-1 lead midway through the second period and held on for the win. The Czechs gritted out a massive 4-2 upset over the U.S. The other semifinal will pit Sweden (4-1-0) against Finland (4-1-0). The victory means Canada will face Czechia (2-2-1) - the country commonly known as the Czech Republic - in Friday's semifinals. "I think we did a good job of sticking with it and finding a way. “We definitely didn’t want to take these guys lightly but they played really strong and kind of caught us by surprise a little bit," said goalie Dylan Garand, who made 23 saves.
Jack Thompson, Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle all added goals for Canada (5-0-0) and Ronan Seeley chipped in with a pair of assists.Īttilio Biasca scored twice for Switzerland (1-4-0) and captain Simon Knak also found the back of the net.Īfter exploding for four goals in the first period, the Canadians struggled at times Wednesday, giving up prime scoring opportunities on sloppy play. Stankoven also notched an assist, while Tyson Foerster scored and contributed two helpers. Tonight I thought I was able to create a few more chances and the puck was going in the net. I’ve had chances, but not as much as I’d like. "It's harder than I thought, for sure," said Stankoven, a Kamloops Blazers forward who was named the Canadian Hockey League's player of the year in June. He buried a pair of chances on Wednesday, though, helping Canada to a 6-3 quarterfinals win over Switzerland. EDMONTON - Canada's Logan Stankoven is used to putting pucks in the back of the net, but scoring hasn't come easily at the world junior hockey championship.
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