HOCKEY CANADA
2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
Atlantic 4 - Germany 3
COOPER GETS WINNER AS ATLANTIC EARNS FIRST WIN
LASALLE, Ont. – Oliver Cooper (Fredericton, N.B./Saint John, QMJHL) scored the game-winner with just over six minutes to go, helping Atlantic to its first victory of the 2012 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, 4-3 over Germany on Saturday night.
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It’s the fourth time in five years Atlantic (1-1) has beaten the Germans in the preliminary round – it won 7-2 last year in Winnipeg, Man., 6-5 in overtime in 2009 in Port Alberni, B.C., and 3-2 in 2008 in London, Ont. Germany did not take part in the 2010 tournament in Timmins, Ont.
Atlantic captain Nathan MacKinnon (Cole Harbour, N.S./Halifax, QMJHL) added a goal and an assist in the victory, scoring his first of the tournament and setting up Cooper’s winner. Mike Lyle (Florence, N.S./Acadie-Bathurst, QMJHL) and Thomas Stavert (Kensington, P.E.I./Notre Dame, SMAAAHL) had the other Atlantic goals, while Andrew Mergl (Quispamsis, N.B./Saint John, NBPEIMMHL) made 39 saves.
Janick Moeser opened the scoring for Germany (0-3) just 36 seconds in, the first goal scored by the Germans in the tournament, and Fabio Wagner and Marc Schmidpeter scored to momentarily bring the European side even at 3-3 after Atlantic had taken a two-goal lead.
Atlantic is right back on the ice Sunday night, taking on undefeated Ontario in LaSalle (7 p.m. ET), while the Germans have a short turnaround, facing Sweden on Sunday afternoon in Tecumseh (2 p.m. ET).
| Game Information | |||
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| Game Number | 11 |
Round | Preliminary |
| Arena | Vollmer Culture & Rec Complex |
City, Country | LaSalle, Ont. |
| Month / Day / Year | 12/31/2011 |
Time | 72:00 PM ET |
| Attendance | 238 |
Game Status | Final |
| Box Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic (ATL) |
4 |
2 | 1 | 7 |
| Quebec (QUE) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Goals/Penalties |
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| First Period |
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Goals:
00:36 GER 18 Janick Moeser (29 Leon Draisaitl, 23 Dominik Kahun) 15:02 ATL 7 Mike Lyle 18:30 ATL 16 Thomas Stavert (14 Kelly Bent, 6 Jacob Arsenault)
Penalties:
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| Second Period |
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Goals:
02:43 ATL 22 Nathan MacKinnon (8 Brett McNeil, 2 Matthew Murphy) PP 19:07 GER 4 Fabio Wagner (16 Markus Eisenschmid)
Penalties:
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| Third Period |
| Goals:
01:37 GER 22 Marc Schmidpeter (29 Leon Draisaitl) 13:24 ATL 19 Oliver Cooper (22 Nathan MacKinnon)
Penalties:
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| Atlantic |
1 Andrew Mergl |
On 1/00:00 |
Off 3/20:00 |
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| Germany |
1 Kevin Reich |
On 1/00:00 |
Off 3/20:00 |
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| Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
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| Atlantic |
11 |
18 | 7 | 36 |
| Germany |
19 | 13 | 10 | 42 |
| Player of the Game |
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| Atlantic |
22 Nathan MacKinnon |
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| Germany |
3 Tim Bender |
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