HF Habs: 2021 U-18 Tournament (4-26 to 5/6): Thurs. May 6 | Canada wins Gold! Defeat Russia 5-3

[Number 57]

@MarkovsKnee great posting! Keep up the good work

 

[robert ethan]

Would prefer a forward over him.

That's probably more likely today than it was a couple days ago.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

So decided to turn on Canada-Latvia just to check score. It's 0-0 9 minutes in. Shocked actually.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Holy shit, Latvia just got a breakaway. Missed wide.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Stillman takes a tripping penalty in offensive zone. Latvia PP.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Pretty easily killed.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Now Latvia takes a penalty. High hit.

3rd PP for Canada.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Check to head called. 2 & 10.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Canada takes a hooking penalty. 4 on 4.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Latvia struggling getting the puck out of their zone. Good forechecking by Stillman. Draws a hook.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

PP Canada. 4th of 1st.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Bedard post!

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Bedard showed good patience on the shot, changed the angle too.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Canada keeps taking crease violations.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Offside now. PP not going well.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Guenther got the puck picked because of a good stick of Latvia player.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

So Canada has had a 5 on 3, three 5 on 4s, and 17 shots. The Latvia goalie is freaking solid. And has a great glove hand. Canada isn't scoring on the perimeter shots they got against Sweden.

Plus, their goalie is huge!

 

[MarkovsKnee]

0-0 after 1.

Checking Finland vs Czech Rep. In intermission too.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Czechs have a 2-1 lead. Koivunen scored for Finland. Pinkas & Szturc scored for Czechs. Both are 2022s, but with Fall birthdays.

Wish I saw the Koivunen goal.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

So the Latvia goalkeeper is Karlis Mezsargs, only 6'2 and another 2022.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Ok, Finland-Czech game has started 2nd period.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Finland PP. Delay of game (puck over glass) on Czechs.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Not a good PP.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Pinkas just threw a great hip check. Finnish player went flying.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Fins score 2-2. Beauty pass by Juusola into the slot.