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TEAM CANADA MOVES TO 2-0 WITH WIN OVER LATVIA AT U18 WORLDS
NOKIA, Finland – Team Canada spread the scoring around during a 9-1 victory over Latvia on Saturday at the
World Under-18 Hockey Championship. Dion Knelsen (Three Hills, AB/Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks, NCAA) was named
Canada’s player of the game after scoring two goals and adding a pair of assists. Logan Couture (London,
OHL/Ottawa, OHL) also had two goals and two assists and Steven Stamkos (Unionville, ON/Sarnia, OHL) finished
with three assists.
Canada started the scoring early, as Kyle Turris (New Westminster, BC/Burnaby, BCHL) one-timed a pass from
Couture and beat Latvian goaltender Nauris Enkuzens at 1:13 of the first period. Luke Schenn (Saskatoon,
SK/Kelowna, WHL) made it 2-0 on a hard wrist shot at the top corner. At 11:51, Canada’s top line went to
work.Stamkos passed the puck to Zachary Boychuk (Airdrie, AB/Lethbridge, WHL) behind the net and Boychuk sent
it to Jamie Arniel (Kingston, ON/Guelph, OHL) in front of the net. Arniel didn’t waste any time in firing it
home.
Less than 30 seconds later, Knelsen scored his first goal of the tournament by chipping in a loose puck.
Latvia made a goaltending change at the 13:09 mark, replacing Enkuzens with Dainis Vasiljevs. Canada led 4-0
after one.
Canada added two goals in the second period. Couture took a snap shot from the slot that went in and out
of the net in an instant. Referee Aleksi Rantala initially waved it off but he went to video review, which
showed it was a goal. Knelsen added his second goal of the game at 17:57. Defenceman Mark Katic (Porcupine,
ON/Sarnia, OHL) streaked into the Latvian zone and made a nice pass to Knelsen, whose backhander found the
back of the net. Yves Bastien (Dowling, ON/Peterborough, OHL) Couture and Turris scored for Canada in the
third period.
Trevor Cann (Oakville, ON/Peterborough, OHL) stopped 20 of 21 shots for the win.
Team Canada is 2-0 and returns to the ice on Sunday, when it faces the U.S.A. On Tuesday, Canada will
complete its preliminary round with a game against Russia. That game will be televised on TSN starting at
12:30 p.m. ET.
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| Game Information |
| Game Number |
10 |
Round |
Preliminary |
| Arena |
Rauma Ice Hall |
City, Country |
Rauma, Finland |
| Month / Day / Year |
04/14/2007 |
Time (local) |
04:00 PM EET |
| Attendance |
1156 |
Game Status |
Final |
| Box Score |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Latvia (LAT) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Canada (CAN) |
4 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
| Goals/Penalties |
| First Period |
Goals:
01:13 CAN 10 Kyle Turris (24 Logan Couture, 25 Zack Torquato)
07:15 CAN 5 Luke Schenn (19 Steven Stamkos, 11 Jamie Arniel)
11:51 CAN 11 Jamie Arniel (14 Zach Boychuk, 19 Steven Stamkos)
12:20 CAN 21 Dion Knelsen (15 Colton Gillies, 9 Angelo Esposito)
Penalties:
08:54 CAN 15 Colton Gillies (Roughing)
18:05 CAN 3 Yann Sauvé (Holding)
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| Second Period |
Goals:
09:17 CAN 24 Logan Couture (10 Kyle Turris, 25 Zack Torquato)
17:57 CAN 21 Dion Knelsen (17 Mark Katic, 19 Steven Stamkos)
Penalties:
11:14 CAN 15 Colton Gillies (Kneeing)
15:37 CAN 14 Zach Boychuk (Tripping)
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| Third Period |
Goals:
03:42 CAN 16 Yves Bastien (29 Oliver Fortier)
14:29 LAT 19 Janis Straupe (3 Alberts Ilisko)
18:44 CAN 24 Logan Couture (10 Kyle Turris, 21 Dion Knelsen)
19:07 CAN 10 Kyle Turris (21 Dion Knelsen, 24 Logan Couture)
Penalties:
15:07 LAT 16 Edgars Lipsbergs (Tripping)
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| Goaltenders |
| Latvia |
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| Canada |
| 30 Trevor Cann |
On 1/00:00 |
Off 3/20:00 |
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| Shots on Goal |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Latvia |
6 |
7 |
8 |
21 |
| Canada |
4 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
| Player of Game |
| Latvia |
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| Canada |
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