OHL Windsor Spitfires

Ellis Captures Gold

Published on January 5, 2009 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Windsor Spitfires News Release


(Windsor) Windsor Spitfires defenseman Ryan Ellis helped Team Canada make it five Golds in a row at the World Junior Hockey Championships earlier tonight, as Canada scored a resounding 5-1 victory over team Sweden in front of over 20,000 fans at the SBP Centre in Ottawa, ON. Cody Hodgson (Brampton Battalion - OHL) paced the Canadian attack with two goals, while John Tavares (Oshawa Generals - OHL) and Jordan Eberle (Regina Pats - WHL) scored one goal and one assist respectively while Ellis recorded one assist in the contest. P.K Subban (Belleville Bulls - OHL) opened the scoring on the power play 38 seconds into the game, giving Team Canada a 1-0 lead which held into the first intermission.

Team Canada increased their lead to 2-0 as Angelo Esposito (Montreal Juniors - QMJHL) scored on a spectacular rush at 4:06 of the second period. Canadian goaltender Dustin Tokarski (Spokane Chiefs - WHL) stood tall, making 21 saves in the first two periods, as the Canadians took a 2-0 lead to the dressing room after 40 minutes of play. Just 33 second into the third frame, Cody Hodgson (Brampton Battalion - OHL) gave Team Canada a commanding 3-0 lead on the power play, converting on a feed from Ryan Ellis. Team Sweden then scored their first goal of the contest roughly eight minutes later at the 8:30 mark, as Joakim Andersson beat Dustin Tokarski on the high glove side. Team Sweden put the pressure on Canada for a good part of the third period, before Jordan Eberle (Regina Pats - WHL) and Cody Hodgson scored empty net goals at 18:07 and 19:28 respectively to give Team Canada its fifth consecutive World Junior Hockey Championship.

Ellis, an 18 year-old native of Freelton, Ontario now adds a World Junior Hockey Gold Medal, to an already impressive international junior hockey resume which includes Gold Medals as part of Team Ontario at the 2008 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in London, ON and with the Canadian National Men's Under-18 team at the 2008 IIHF World Under-18 Championship this past summer in Kazan, Russia.

The Windsor Spitfires congratulate Ryan on his outstanding achievement tonight and look forward to welcoming him back to Windsor!

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