๐ซ๐ฎ Finland 4-1ย Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
World Junior Championship Preliminary Round
Zimnรญ stadion Hradec Krรกlovรฉ, Hradec Krรกlovรฉ ๐จ๐ฟ
Sunday, 30 December 2001
Jared Aulin opened the scoring for Canada early in the first period, but Finland responded with four unanswered goals to notch a 4-1 victory at the 2002 World Junior Hockey Championship in the Czech Republic on Sunday.
Aulin scored on the power play early in the first period when he bounced the puck in off Finnish goalkeeper Kari Lehtonen. Finland scored two goals in the third period that made the difference as Canada tasted defeat for the first time at this year’s tournament. Canada’s record now stands at 3-1 in the World Juniors and will now play Sweden on 01 January 2002. Tuomo Ruutu, Jarkko Immonen, Mikko Koivu and Toni Koivisto scored the goals for Finland.
With the win, Finland wins Group B, and Canada finishes in second place in Group B. Finland will now face the host Czech Republic when the quarterfinals get underway on New Year’s Day.
Ruutu then put Finland back on even terms on the power play when he took a feed from Koivu and beat Olivier Michaud with a slapshot from the faceoff circle midway through the frame. In the final minute of the opening period, Immonen put the Finns in front, once again on the power play when he banged home a loose puck in front of the Canadian net. Canada very nearly fell behind 3-1 in the second period but Nathan Paetsch managed to swat away a loose puck that was headed over Michaud and into the Canadian net. Early in the third period, Koivu gave Finland a commanding 3-1 lead when he converted on a 3-on-1 deep in the Canadian zone and then Koivisto put a bow on the win with a goal midway through the final stanza.
Canadian defenceman Dan Hamhuis missed the game with a shoulder injury he suffered in Saturday’s win over Russia. In other Group B action, Russia defeated Switzerland by the score of 4-0 in an ugly affair.
In Group A, Slovakia battled to a 4-4 draw with the United States to finish atop the standings while Sweden’s game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory was scored into an empty net as the Czech Republic needed a win to move up in the standings. As the medal round begins, Canada now will face Sweden in the quarter-finals on Tuesday, 01 January in Pardubice.
BOXSCORE
1st Period
03:16 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Ruutu, interference
07:09 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Ruutu, charging
07:48 – ๐จ๐ฆย PP GOAL – Aulin (Boyes)
08:11 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Immonen, hooking
12:00 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Sutherby, kneeing
12:40 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PP GOAL – Ruutu (Koivu)
18:10 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – McClement, holding
19:49 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PP GOAL – Immonen (Koivisto, Jokinen)
2nd Period
22:20 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Seikola, checking from behind minor + misconduct
28:26 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Ruutu, hooking
11:39 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Murray, 10 min. misconduct
16:46 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Ott, elbowing
18:52 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Hirschovits, elbowing
3rd Period
41:27 – ๐ซ๐ฎย GOAL – Koivu (Kaanpaara, Marttinen)
48:54 – ๐ซ๐ฎย GOAL – Koivisto (Jokinen)
52:28 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Koivisto, interference
53:32 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Weiss, unsportsmanlike conduct
56:41 – ๐ซ๐ฎย PEN – Hirschovits, cross checking
59:35 – ๐จ๐ฆย PEN – Spezza, elbowing
GOALTENDERS
W: ๐ซ๐ฎย Lehtonen (42-43)
L: ๐จ๐ฆย Michaud (24-28)
SHOTS ON GOAL
๐ซ๐ฎ 9+12+7 = 28
๐จ๐ฆ 16+11+16 = 43
ROSTERS
๐ซ๐ฎ Goaltenders: Juha Kuokkanen, Kari Lehtonen. Defence: Topi Jaakola, Olli Malmivaara, Jyri Marttinen, Tero Mรครคttรค, Joni Pitkรคnen, Markus Seikola, Mikko Viitanen. Forwards: Sean Bergenheim, Kim Hirschovits, Jarkko Immonen, Janne Jokila, Jussi Jokinen, Mikko Kankaanperรค, Toni Koivisto, Mikko Koivu, Tomi Mรคki, Tuomas Pihlman, Tuomo Ruutu, Pekka Saarenheimo, Joni Yli-Torkko.
๐จ๐ฆ Goaltenders: Pascal Leclaire, Olivier Michaud. Defence: Jay Bouwmeester, Carlo Colaiacovo, Dan Hamhuis, Jay Harrison, Nathan Paetsch, Mark Popovic, Nick Schultz. Forwards: Jared Aulin, Brad Boyes, Mike Cammalleri, Chuck Kobasew, Jay McClement, Garth Murray, Rick Nash, Steve Ott, Jason Spezza, Jarret Stoll, Brian Sutherby, Scottie Upshall, Stephen Weiss.
๐ซ๐ฎ FINLAND | vs. | CANADA (C) ๐จ๐ฆ |
new champion (previous 05 Jan 2001) |
Last Title | reign ends (since 27 Dec 2001) |
43 | All-Time Wins |
45 |
6 wins | Head-To-Head (+ 5 ties) |
7 wins |
First IHLC Meeting (FIN vs. CAN) ๐ซ๐ฎ FIN 5-0 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 22 Dec 1978 โ EX โ Savonlinna ๐ซ๐ฎ |
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Previous IHLC Meeting (FIN vs. CAN) ๐ซ๐ฎ FIN 5-2 CAN ๐จ๐ฆ โ 03 Jan 2001 โ WJC โ Moscow ๐ท๐บ |
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Last IHLC Game ๐จ๐ฆ CAN 5-2 RUS ๐ท๐บ โ 29 Dec 2001 โ WJC โ Hradec Krรกlovรฉ ๐จ๐ฟ |
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Next IHLC Game ๐ซ๐ฎ FIN 3-1 CZE ๐จ๐ฟ โ 01 Jan 2002 โ WJC โ Pardubice ๐จ๐ฟ |
Article Credit: Hockey Canada