Switzerland tops Austria 5-2 in Prince Albert

December 21, 2009

Switzerland tops Austria 5-2 in Prince Albert
Prince Albert played host to the pre-competition game between the two teams on Monday night at the Art Hauser Centre …

(PRINCE ALBERT, SK) – Prince Albert welcomed two world junior hockey teams to the city and they did not disappoint with an exciting game. Switzerland came out on top in a rough 5-2 hockey game.

Team Austria would get on the board first after killing off a Switzerland power-play when Dominique Heinrich drifted to the slot from the left boards wristing a shot passed the glove of Suisse starting netminder Sandro Zurkirchen.

Lorenz Hirn played a sharp first period for team Austria which included multiple saves from in close. A point shot from Alain Berger would slip past Hirn late in the first and Nino Niederreiter would poke it in to tie the game at 1-1.

In the second period special teams were the difference as Austria would go out to a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal from Heinrich as he deked blocker side and beat Zurkirchen. Following the goal Zurkirchen was replaced by Matthias Mischler.

Switzerland would tie things at two when an Austrian defender coughed up the puck at his own blue line allowing Alain Berger to break in alone and beat Hirn.

Switzerland would put things away in the third as they scored three times including an empty netter for a 5-2 victory. Lukas Stoop fired a slapshot from the faceoff dot in the Austrian zone for the game winner.

SCORING SUMMARY

First Period

1. AUS D. Heinrich (1) (Scholz, Kristler) 5:42

1. SUI N. Niederreiter (1) (Berger) 17:25

Second Period

 

2. AUS D. Heinrich (2) (Maier, Scholz) 5:38 PP

2. SUI A. Berger (1) (unassisted) 18:54 SH

 

Third Period

 

3. SUI L. Stoop (1) (Fuglister, Jorg) 3:19

4. SUI J. Fuglister (1) (Niederreiter) 12:30

5. SUI R. Mcgregor (1) (Jorg, Josi) 19:27