Vukojevic scores for Canada in overtime win over Bealrus
HOCKEY CANADA MEDIA RECAP – SUNDAY, APRIL 14
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship
Örnsköldsvik and Umeå, Sweden – April 18-28
VÄNNÄS, Sweden – Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team opened its pre-tournament schedule with a 6-5 overtime win over Belarus, scoring twice in the final eight minutes to force the extra period.
Highlights:
- Alex Newhook (St. John’s, N.L./Victoria, BCHL) scored a hat trick, including the overtime winner.
- Michael Vukojevic (Oakville, Ont./Kitchener, OHL), Peyton Krebs (Okotoks, Alta./Winnipeg, WHL) and Keean Washkurak (Waterloo, Ont./Mississauga, OHL) had the other Canadian goals, while Dylan Cozens (Whitehorse, Y.T./Lethbridge, WHL) added three assists.
- Canada outshot Belarus 29-25.
- Game stats and story can be found at ca.
Next game:
- Canada vs. Russia (pre-tournament) – Monday, April 15 (1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT)
Quotes:
“The game provided us an opportunity to grow as a team. We faced adversity and situations that were uncomfortable, which will allow us to draw on that later in the tournament. The preliminary games allow for teachable moments and tonight will be a game we can go back on to remind our group that we will get every country’s best and we need to be ready.”
- Head coach Brett Gibson (Gananoque, Ont.) on what his team can learn from the win
“We found a way to win, and that was important. The game had its ups and downs and that was expected. We have a number of players who haven’t played a game in over three weeks. We also have players to add and some work to do to finalize our tournament roster. In the end I thought the game provided us with a lot of teachable moments that will make us better when the tournament starts. Give Belarus credit, they worked hard and it was a competitive game.”
- POE management group member Alan Millar (Tottenham, Ont.)
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-Hockey Canada
