GDT: Dec. 30 • Group A • Canada 5, Slovakia 3

[Systemfel]

2014 World Junior Championship
Group A • December 28, 2013
17:30 CET • 11:30 AM ET

Malmö Isstadion
Malmö, Sweden

Canada
Official lineup.

10 Charles Hudon — 27 Jonathan Drouin

— 28 Anthony Mantha
17 Connor McDavid — 11 Bo Horvat — 23 Sam Reinhart
16 Kerby Rychel — 19 Nic Petan — 26 Curtis Lazar
21 Scott Laughton

— 22 Frédérik Gauthier — 25 Josh Anderson
14 Taylor Leier

15 Derrick Pouliot — 5 Aaron Ekblad
2 Adam Pelech — 24 Matt Dumba

7 Josh Morrissey — 3 Chris Bigras

31 Zachary Fucale (start)
1 Jake Paterson

Suspended
D 8 Griffin Reinhart

Slovakia
Official lineup.

12 David Gríger — 9 Milan Kolena

— 10 Martin Réway

15 Mario Lunter — 20 Marko Daňo

— 22 Peter Cehlárik
21 Stanislav Horanský — 26 Filip Mlynčár — 18 David Minárik
28 Pavol Skalický — 17 Eduard Šimun — 25 Jozef Tibenský

4 Patrik Luža — 7 Jakub Predajniansky
13 Tomáš Rusina — 19 Daniel Gachulinec
5 Michal Valjent — 14 Erik Černák
27 Lubomir Dinda — 6 Martin Kečkeš

1 Samuel Baroš (start)
30 Richard Sabol

Scratched
G 2 Dennis Godla

Game Officials

René Hradil

Yevgeniy Romasko

Andreas Kowert

Eduard Metalnikov​

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[Laurent]

Ref from Japan? Woah. Would love to see Fucale start as well. If he does well, Roll him for the tournament. If he fumbles, give it to Patterson permanently. (Barring any major horrible performances)

 

[Alerion]

Fucale's starting per TSN.

Those lines are messed up, they may be from last game but the Drouin line is our 1st and the Horvat line is our 2nd.

 

[chaosrevolver]

I think Canada comes to play tomorrow.

 

[Systemfel]

Those lines are messed up, they may be from last game but the Drouin line is our 1st and the Horvat line is our 2nd.

Tell that to whoever is in charge of filling out your official lineup chart. I'm not having this discussion again.

 

[Tyson]

Canada will win but the Slovaks are a pesky bunch. Won't be as easy as some think.

 

[Boreal01]

Canada will win but the Slovaks are a pesky bunch. Won't be as easy as some think.

Dano could single handedly win it for them, like he almost did last year.

 

[canucksfan]

Slovaks win, it is pretty much a guarantee that Canada would play either Russia or Sweden in the quarter finals.

 

[DekeLikeYouMeanIt]

Fucale starting barring injury. Hudon with Drouin and Leier rotates with McDavid (god help us)

 

[sjci]

5-3 Canada, but it'll be closer than it looks

 

[KevinBXA]

6-4 Canada. McDavid scores and Fucale plays OK, but not great

 

[Kamzik]

This article from the New York Times, a classic match-up between these two countries:

JUNIOR HOCKEY: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Battle of the Goalies Ends in Scoreless Tie
Published: December 28, 1998

Goaltender Roberto Luongo played an outstanding third period, helping Canada tie Slovakia, 0-0, yesterday at the World Junior Championships in Brandon, Manitoba.

Luongo brought the crowd of 6,000 packed into the Keystone Center to its feet, and stopped 36 shots over all for his shutout in Canada's first game of the tournament.

The Slovak goaltender Jan Lasak stopped 31 shots from Canada, which gained its first scoreless tie in tournament history.

Canada, which is attempting to improve on its eighth-place finish in Helsinki in January, takes 1 point into Monday night's game against the defending champion Finland in Winnipeg.

Luongo made two stellar glove saves on Slovak defenseman Peter Smrek from the blue line during a Slovak power play in the third period. Luongo then stopped Martin Cibak on a breakaway.

 

[canucksfan]

This article from the New York Times, a classic match-up between these two countries:

JUNIOR HOCKEY: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; Battle of the Goalies Ends in Scoreless Tie
Published: December 28, 1998

Goaltender Roberto Luongo played an outstanding third period, helping Canada tie Slovakia, 0-0, yesterday at the World Junior Championships in Brandon, Manitoba.

Luongo brought the crowd of 6,000 packed into the Keystone Center to its feet, and stopped 36 shots over all for his shutout in Canada's first game of the tournament.

The Slovak goaltender Jan Lasak stopped 31 shots from Canada, which gained its first scoreless tie in tournament history.

Canada, which is attempting to improve on its eighth-place finish in Helsinki in January, takes 1 point into Monday night's game against the defending champion Finland in Winnipeg.

Luongo made two stellar glove saves on Slovak defenseman Peter Smrek from the blue line during a Slovak power play in the third period. Luongo then stopped Martin Cibak on a breakaway.

Thanks. That was a tough pool because Canada finished 8th the previous year. Slovakia, Canada, Finland, Czechs and the US. Slovakia won the pool and won Bronze.

 

[David Strorm]

Looking forward to seeing Skalicky play. Interested in his potential.

Big day for Hudon tomorrow. Calling two goals his way.

 

[Atas2000]

Intrigued to see what comes out of this after the performance by the Slovaks so far.

 

[Kamzik]

Looking forward to seeing Skalicky play. Interested in his potential.

Big day for Hudon tomorrow. Calling two goals his way.

What I like about our Slovak team this year, it is not often people are excited to see one of our 4th liners play. The team usually has two lines and then pray for a TV timeout.

 

[Kamzik]

Some more game fun facts:

The only Slovak on the roster to have scored a goal on Canadian goaltender Zachary Fucale is Martin Reway. It was his second career goal in the QMJHL, scored on September 28th 2012.

Canadians Kerby Rychel and Scott Laughton have one goal apiece against Slovak goaltender Richard Sabol - both scored in December of 2010 at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada.

 

[Royal Canuck]

Canada needs this win to regain their confidence.

Slovakia won't go down easier, and they're a much tougher team than the Czechs IMO.

Going to need a much better effort today.

 

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I hope Sutter gives McDavid a chance to gain back some confidence tomorrow. Sutter handled McDavid like a five year old with a grenade in the game against the Czechs.

 

[Bure]

Canada comes out strong, 5-1 Canada

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Slovaks win, it is pretty much a guarantee that Canada would play either Russia or Sweden in the quarter finals.

I would go so far as to say that of the Slovaks win, Canada has bigger things to worry about than Sweden and Russia. If they lose, they have to beat the Americans to even qualify.

 

[canucksfan]

I would go so far as to say that of the Slovaks win, Canada has bigger things to worry about than Sweden and Russia. If they lose, they have to beat the Americans to even qualify.

Only one team doesn't make the quarter finals so Germany. Changes the format.

 

[Kamzik]

I would go so far as to say that of the Slovaks win, Canada has bigger things to worry about than Sweden and Russia. If they lose, they have to beat the Americans to even qualify.

Negative. Germany cannot mathematically catch Canada. Canada has qualified for the QF already.

 

[Chara-3]

Samuel Baroš should start between the pipes, from what I heard in news. I don't like it at all.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Negative. Germany cannot mathematically catch Canada. Canada has qualified for the QF already.

Ah, thanks for the correction, I have not kept in tune with the changes.

Well then, carry on.