2016 World Junior A Challenge

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2016 World Junior A Challenge
Game #11
5th/5e
Final
December 16, 2016 3:30 pm MST
R.J. Lalonde Arena
Bonnyville, Alta.

Scoring

Teams
1st
2nd
3rd
Final
Teams
1
2
3
F
1
1
1
3
3
0
2
5

Shots on Goal

1st
2nd
3rd
Final
1
2
3
F
6
7
7
20
8
13
7
28

Statistics

PP
PIM
1 / 6
14
1 / 6
14

Game Story

CANADA WEST BEATS SWISS TO FINISH FIFTH AT WJAC

JASON LA ROSE

BONNYVILLE, Alta. – Jordan Kawaguchi (Abbotsford, B.C./Chilliwack, BCHL) capped an impressive tournament with a goal and three assists, leading Canada West to a 5-3 win over Switzerland in the fifth-place game Friday at the 2016 World Junior A Challenge.

Kawaguchi recorded multiple points in three of four games, and with the bronze and gold medal games to go he finds himself atop the tournament scoring race with nine points (three goals, six assists) in four games.

Joseph Nardi (Edmonton, Alta./Whitecourt, AJHL) added an goal and two assists, and Carter Turnbull (Nanaimo, B.C./Powell River, BCHL) chipped in with a goal and a helper.

After killing an early penalty the Swiss struck first at the four-minute mark when Roman Tanner threw a centering pass towards the net that hit a skate in front and beat Canadian goaltender Logan Drackett (Calgary, Alta./Calgary Canucks, AJHL).

But West took control of the first period from there, scoring three times in less than eight minutes.

Jeff Stewart (Surrey, B.C./Surrey, BCHL) tied the game 93 seconds after the Tanner goal, jamming in a loose puck at the top of the Swiss crease, and Kawaguchi jumped on a turnover in the neutral zone and went to the backhand to beat netminder Beat Trudel at 12:47 to give the Canadians the lead for good.

Twenty-nine seconds later, Turnbull finished off a tic-tac-toe passing play with Nardi and Kawaguchi, giving Canada West a 3-1 lead heading to the first intermission.

Switzerland had the lone goal of the second period, a redirect from Justin Sigrist just shy of the four-minute mark of the middle frame, and Trudel stopped all 13 shots he faced to keep it a one-goal game after two.

But Cale Makar (Calgary, Alta./Brooks, AJHL) restored the two-goal advantage with a power-play goal just 13 seconds into the third period, and Nardi roofed a backhand at 4:52 to give the Canadians their largest lead of the game at 5-2.

The Makar goal gave the Canada West captain eight points in the tournament, tying U.S. blue-liner Ian Brady (2012) for most points by a defenceman in one year.

Jan Petrig snuck a backhand through Drackett at 10:52 to cap the scoring.

Switzerland finished without a win for the second year in a row, and has lost eight straight at the tournament; its last victory was a 3-2 triumph over Canada West in the fifth-place game in Kindersley, Sask., in 2014.

Play-by-Play

Team
Description
Time
1st Period
PENALTY
Penalty: (Served by Robin Nyffeler)
Bench Minor (2:00)
01:12
GOAL
Goal: Ramon Tanner

Assists: Justin Sigrist, Gianluca Burger
04:00
GOAL
Goal: Jeff Stewart

Assists: Desi Burgart, Kyle Johnson
05:33
GOAL
Goal: Jordan Kawaguchi

Assists: Carter Turnbull
12:47
GOAL
Goal: Carter Turnbull

Assists: Joseph Nardi, Jordan Kawaguchi
13:16
PENALTY
Penalty: Ian Mitchell
Delay of Game (2:00)
13:29
PENALTY
Penalty: Jeff Stewart
Hooking (2:00)
15:27
2nd Period
PENALTY
Penalty: Carter Turnbull
Tripping (2:00)
02:09
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Justin Sigrist

Assists: Gianluca Burger
03:52
PENALTY
Penalty: Jeff Stewart
Boarding (2:00)
14:50
PENALTY
Penalty: Justin Sigrist
Slashing (2:00)
19:17
3rd Period
GOAL (POWER PLAY)
Goal: Cale Makar

Assists: Joseph Nardi, Jordan Kawaguchi
00:13
PENALTY
Penalty:
Bench Minor (2:00)
02:49
GOAL
Goal: Joseph Nardi

Assists: Jordan Kawaguchi, Darby Gula
04:56
PENALTY
Penalty: Jeff Stewart
Holding (2:00)
09:02
PENALTY
Penalty: Nils Seiler
Roughing (2:00)
09:20
PENALTY
Penalty: Blake Hayward
Roughing (2:00)
09:20
GOAL
Goal: Jan Petrig

Assists: Arnaud Riat, Justin Sigrist
10:42
PENALTY
Penalty: Justin Sigrist
Hooking (2:00)
12:47
PENALTY
Penalty: Jonny Tychonick
Delay of Game (2:00)
16:30
PENALTY
Penalty: Mick Schüpbach
High-Sticking (2:00)
16:36
PENALTY
Penalty: Lucas Matewa
Hooking (2:00)
19:20

Goaltenders

Name Team Mins SA SVS GA SV%
Beat Trudel SUI 58 28 23 5 0.821
Logan Drackett CAN-W 60 20 17 3 0.850

Game Leaders

Goals 1 - Assists 2 - Points 3
G 1 - A 2 - P 3
Goals 1 - Assists 3 - Points 4
G 1 - A 3 - P 4
Goals 0 - Assists 2 - Points 2
G 0 - A 2 - P 2
Goals 1 - Assists 2 - Points 3
G 1 - A 2 - P 3
Goals 1 - Assists 0 - Points 1
G 1 - A 0 - P 1
Goals 1 - Assists 1 - Points 2
G 1 - A 1 - P 2

Previous Games

3 - 5 L @ Canada WestCAN-W
Dec 16, 2016
5 - 3 W vs. SwitzerlandSUI
Dec 16, 2016
0 - 9 L @ United StatesUSA
Dec 14, 2016
3 - 4 L vs. Czech RepublicCZE
Dec 14, 2016
5 - 6 L vs. RussiaRUS
Dec 13, 2016
3 - 5 L @ RussiaRUS
Dec 12, 2016
Videos
Photos
2016 WJAC: USA 4 – CAN-E 0 (Gold Medal)
Primeau made 14 saves, backstopping the Americans to a gold medal.
2016 WJAC - WJAC: CAN-W 5 – SUI 3 (5th Place)
Kawaguchi had a goal and three assists to help West to fifth place.
2016 WJAC - RUS 6 – CZE 3 (Bronze Medal)
Svechnikov scored a hat trick to lead Russia to its fourth bronze.
2016 WJAC: USA 4 – RUS 2 (Semifinal)
The U.S. scored three PP goals to advance to the gold medal game.
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