Team Canada and the Czech Republic met for the opening tilt of the World Junior Championship for a boxing day prime time match. Already pegged to win their 5th consecutive gold medal under the coaching of Pat Quinn, the Canadian squad silenced any critics with an 8-1 victory over their opponents, with 2 goals from Jon Tavares, as well as goals from Tyler Ennis, Ryan Ellis, Zach Boychuk, Alex Pietrangelo, Chris Didomenico, and Angelo Esposito. The win extends Canada's streak over the Czech Republic, in which the Czechs have never beat Canada in the tournament, since they were known as Czecheslovakia.
Our SK boys did quite well in the victory, with Jordan Eberle
leading the way with 2 assists, as he proved that he is extremely comfortable playing on the top line with Cody Hodgson and Zach Boychuck. Keith Aulie also saw considerable time with defensive partner Tyler Myers, both considered the "shut-down" defensemen of the Canadian squad, at 6"6 and 6"7 respectively.Dustin Tokarski received the start in net, and although he was not t
ested often in the game, he looked good in the saves that he did make, and the 1 goal he did let in was a preventable goal that he may want back. It was an overall solid performance that allowed Canada to score the victory and manage a slight edge in Goals For differential over the United States who earned a fellow Group A victory this afternoon with an 8-2 win over Germany. Chet Pickard, who the PrairiePuck thought would be the starting goaltender for the tournament, will get the start against Kazahkstan on Sunday afternoon, but many are foreseeing the game to be an untested blowout, so we may see Watson, SK native Dustin Tokarski emerge as the #1 goaltender for the New Years Eve game vs the United States.
ested often in the game, he looked good in the saves that he did make, and the 1 goal he did let in was a preventable goal that he may want back. It was an overall solid performance that allowed Canada to score the victory and manage a slight edge in Goals For differential over the United States who earned a fellow Group A victory this afternoon with an 8-2 win over Germany. Chet Pickard, who the PrairiePuck thought would be the starting goaltender for the tournament, will get the start against Kazahkstan on Sunday afternoon, but many are foreseeing the game to be an untested blowout, so we may see Watson, SK native Dustin Tokarski emerge as the #1 goaltender for the New Years Eve game vs the United States.Overall a solid effort from the SK boys, as well as the rest of the squad at ScotiaBank Place in Ottawa, and we'll all be looking forward to the next game!
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