Canada Earns Decisive 5-0 Win Over Czech Republic
December 28, 2011 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Niagara IceDogs News Release
Scott Wedgewood (Plymouth, OHL) made 26 saves to record a shutout as Canada cruised to a 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic on Wednesday night.
Canada scored the lone goal of the first period, as Mark Stone (Brandon, WHL) buried his fourth goal of the tournament. Linemates Jonathan Huberdeau (Saint John, QMJHL) and Ryan Strome (Niagara, OHL) each recorded assists on the goal to continue their hot play from the previous game.
Wedgewood, getting his first start of the tournament, stopped ten shots in the period to preserve the 1-0 lead.
Most of the second period was scoreless until Strome scored on the powerplay at 16:14 of the middle frame to give Canada the 2-0 edge. Niagara teammate Freddie Hamilton and Wedgewood registered assists on the goal.
Canada continued to put pressure on the Czech team, scoring another goal at 18:14, this time on a Brett Connolly (Tampa Bay, NHL) marker. Quinton Howden (Moose Jaw, WHL) and Michael Bournival (Shawinigan, QMJHL) tallied their first points of the tournament with assists on the goal.
Mark Scheifele (Barrie, OHL) extended the Canadian lead to 4-0 with a goal in the third period, his first point of the tournament. Barrie teammate Tanner Pearson received the only assist on the scoring play.
Scheifele would add his second goal of the game at 14:40 of the third period, a powerplay marker to increase the lead to five goals. Pearson and Brandon Gormley (Moncton, QMJHL) recorded the assists on the final Canada goal.
Canada's next game is Thursday night as they square off with Denmark at 8:00pm ET.
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