Team Canada battled back from 3-1 deficit in the second period to defeat Sweden 6-3 at the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka world under-18 hockey championships in Piestany, Slovakia today.
“We had a good start, we scored the first goal early but I think we ran into some lessons-to-be-learned,” said Canadian team coach George Burnett in a Hockey Canada press release. “We took seven stick penalties so we've got to tidy that up.
“Most of them were from being on the wrong side of the puck or trying to use your stick to check which doesn't work well in events like this, so they got some power-play goals. But we made some adjustments in the second period … and we got some good transition turnovers from some back pressure which was essential against a team that plays with the puck possession that these guys do and we turned some of those into goals.”
Daniel Catenacci scored twice while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Lucas Lessio, Brett Ritchie and Matt Puempel had goals for Canada. Tyson Teichmann stopped 37 shots in goal.
The only Saint John Sea Dog playing for Canada, Jonathan Huberdeau, was held pointless.
Canada outshot Sweden 43-40.
For a full recap, visit the Hockey Canada website.
“I think the kids would rather be playing than practicing right now,” said Burnett as Canada prepares for a date with the Swiss tomorrow. “The neat thing about this tournament is it happens so quickly and no team gets extra rest.
On Saturday, Canada defeated the Czech Republic 3-2 in overtime in their only pre-tournament contest. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Xavier Ouellet, and Daniel Catenacci scored for the red and white.
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