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Jan Marek Memorial Cup (U18)

Okanagan Hockey Academy – ZSC Lions

1:5

final (1:2, 0:1, 0:2)

10.04.2015, 09:30 • Prague • Derek OBrien (@@Djob76)

With the win, Zurich now lead this group with 6 points, while Okanagan still look for their first. Up next is Sparta vs Minsk. Sparta will try to join Zurich at the top of the group, while Minsk will try to get their first points. (11:25:09)
Players of the Game:

Okanagan – Jan Bluml
Zurich – Dominik Hardmeier

60:00

Game over.

59:48

Nicolas Muller led a Zurich rush up ice, Wehrhal stops his shot and covers one last time.

59:39

Zumbuhl makes a save and one more penalty called, Dominik Hardmeier for interference. It appears this game will finish 4 on 4, unless there are more penalties.

59:00

Now into the last minute of the game and Zurich are on the power play, but play in their zone.

57:59

Now Viliam Seliga is getting a cross-checking penalty, as this game is starting to turn nasty. He drives Jak Suter into the boards and the Zurich player stays down for a while, finally is helped off. It's only a minor penalty, however, and we'll play 4 on 4.

56:55

We had quite an exchange in the neutral zone with bodies flying everywhere. Zurich's Shane Matthew gets the initial penalty for interference and one player for each team is also getting roughing. Power play Okanagan.

56:11

Goal for Zürich!
From the right wing Puntus had the initial shot, Wehrhal knocked it down with his glove but couldn't corral the rebound and SHANE MATTHEW put it in with the goalie down.
Assist: Jason Puntus.

55:00

Yannic Noll with a low wrister, pad save Wehrhal.

53:30

Okanagan 2 on 1, Koudelka shoots but Robin Zumbuhl with the stick robs him.

52:48

Play is now stopped in the Okanagan zone as there's an injured Zurich player at the side of the net, Jason Puntus, after he collided with another player. Faceoff outside.

51:50

Icing Okanagan.

50:55

Zurich 2 on 1, Zigrist does a great job to avoid a check and finds Tschudi streaking to the net, but Maximilian Wehrhal slides to his right and makes a great save, pads stacked.

50:25

Icing Zurich.

49:33

A long Zurich pass attempts goes off the stick of the intended target and slides to Wehrhal, who covers. A few words are exchanged after a stick hits the goalie's glove after the whistle, but nothing more.

48:40

Icing Okanagan.

48:13

The puck now hits the low ceiling in the smaller rink here, faceoff at centre ice.

45:50

Now Muller tries to go upstairs from in close, hits Wehrhal in the shoulder.

45:00

Jason Puntus almost gets in alone for Zurich but Kele Steffler makes a great diving defensive play to knock the puck off his stick.

44:02

Intentional offside called against Okanagan, as the puck is shot on goal with a player trapped inside.

43:08

Big slapper from Muller, blocker save by Wehrhal, finally he covers.

41:23

Goal for Zürich!
From the left wing, DOMINIK HARDMEIER's wrister hits a stick and slides through the legs of Wehrhal for a power play goal.
Assist: Luca Muller.

40:38

Okanagan's Rene Trothan is getting a penalty for tripping, Zurich to the power play.

40:01

Start of 3rd period.
The players are on the ice and the 3rd period will start shortly.
A huge advantage for Zurich in that second period, both territorially and in puck possession, but they missed the net on so many of their shot attempts. Finally Jak Suter converted on a late 2-on-1 to give them a two-goal lead after two periods.

3rd period starts at 10:52 CET.

40:00

2nd period finished.

39:42

Now back the other way, another save for Wehrhal and he covers.

38:30

Now a great chance for Okanagan, a scramble in the crease, Bluml with a shot but he can't get it past a fallen Zumbuhl, play continues.

37:30

Goal for Zürich!
They finally cash in on one of their chances. JAK SUTER led a 2-on-1 rush and he elected to shoot himself, going upstairs on the backhand.
Assist: Luca Muller

35:35

Offside Okanagan.

35:20

Wrister from Hardmeier, stick save Wehrhal.

34:10

Back the other way, puck bounces to Wehrhal and he covers it again.

33:39

Rosenberger with a long wrister, caught and held by Zumbuhl. That's Okanagan's first shot in quite a long time.

32:24

And now a breakaway for Jak Suter and heh shoots high! Finally the puck comes to Wehrhal and he covers. Zurich might come to regret all these missed opportunities.

32:20

Another chance for Zurich, Noll tips it right on Wehrhal, play continues.

31:32

A long pass appears to put Zurich in 2-on-0 but the play is whistled offside. It was Noll with the puck and he had Hardmeier with him. Faceoff back to the Zurich line.

30:10

Low wrister from Degonda, stick save Wehrhal and he covers again.

29:25

Shot from the point off the draw by Andersson, save Wehrhal, they dig away at the rebound and finally the whistle goes and we get some pushing and shoving. No penalties.

29:17

Icing Okanagan, who are under all sorts of pressure right now.

28:45

Zurich rush, Simon Wettstein rings a wrister off the goalpost.

28:07

Zurich buzzing in the Okanagan zone but not hitting the net with their shots, finally one comes to Wehrhal and he covers.

26:33

Shane Matthew spins with the puck in the slot and fires it wide, then Wehrhal covers the rebound off the end boards.

26:00

Zurich move the puck into the Okanagan zone and kill off the rest of the penalty.

25:13

Okanagan moving the puck around the zone, but not managing to land any shots on goal, finally Zurich clear it.

24:00

Now a Zurich penalty as Yannic Noll takes a player down behind his own net and is called for hooking. Okanagan to the power play, 1/1 today.

23:04

Another shot blocked and they clear the zone again, Okanagan back at full strength.

22:45

Wehrhral makes a save and then Okanagan ice the puck.

22:15

Degonda with a blast from the point, blocked in front.

20:53

Now an Okanagan penalty, Ruslan Atamanchuk for tripping. Zurich to the power play, they're 0/2.

20:20

A quick start for Zurich again and a little looper of a shot from the point from Cohen hits Wehrhal in the pads, then is loose in the crease and there's a big scramble but he finally covers it.

20:01

Start of 2nd period.
Zurich had a fast start to the game and scored an early goal, but Okanagan got a lift when they killed off a 2-man disadvantage and then tied the game on the power play. However, Luca Muller put Zurich back on top with just :02 to go, so they lead 2-1 after one period.

2nd period starts at 10:13 CET.

20:00

1st period finished.

19:58

Goal for Zürich!
A beautiful three-way passing play finishes with LUCA MULLER alone in front, and he puts a beautiful backhander upstairs with just :02 left in the period. No chance for Wehrhal.
Assists: Jak Suter, Ramon Hauser.

19:25

Now Wehrhal covers a loose puck in the Okanagan zone.

17:41

Goal for Okanagan!
They get a few more attempts and finally a goal. It's INIAZ STEYART that puts it in from the side of the net for a power-play goal.
Assist: Viliam Seliga.

17:20

A couple of quick shots on the PP for Okanagan, Zumbuhl stops them both.

17:07

Jak Suter is getting Zurich's first penalty for kneeing, so Okanagan to the power play.

16:40

Okanagan now back at full strength as Zurich regroups again in their own zone.

16:00

Zurich move the puck around the zone but a bad pass goes outside the line and they have to regroup.

15:25

Now Fabio Cohen with a one-time slapper, glove save Wehrhal. :48 left in the 5 on 3.

15:08

Breiter with a slapper, right on Wehrhal holds it with 1:05 left in the 5-on-3.

14:13

Now Okanagan's going to be 2 men short as Yuri Alekseev is called for interference in front of the net. Zurich will be 5 on 3 for 1:37.

14:13

After a delayed call, Okanagan's Rene Trothan is getting the game's first penalty for roughing. Zurich to the power play.

13:38

Icing Okanagan.

13:13

Mischa Breiter with a long wrister from the point, Wehrhal makes a glove save through traffic and holds on.

12:30

Nico Alena leads a Zurich rush, he's forced wide and attempts a wraparound, but doesn't get a shot on goal.

11:59

Offside Zurich.

11:41

Viliam Seliga attempts a wraparound for Okanagan, Zumbuhl denies him and covers.

11:01

Zurich 2 on 2 rush, Noll passes to Matthew, and Wehrhal makes a glove save and holds it.

09:20

Play in the Okanagan zone, Oeggeli of Zurich rips a shot high off the end glass.

06:05

Standbolis with a long wrister, stick save Zumbuhl.

05:28

Okanagan trying to mount some pressure now, they get their first two shots on that sequence and Robin Zumbuhl covers the puck.

04:09

Goal for Zürich!
On their second shot, the Lions open the scoring. On a 2 on 1, DOMINIK HARDMEIER elected to shoot, going upstairs and putting the puck under the crossbar with a beautiful wrist shot.
Assist: Shane Matthew.

03:51

Icing Okanagan ... shots on goal still only 1-0 Zurich.

03:00

Steffler tries a shot from the point for Okanagan, hits his own player in front, Zurich clears the zone.

02:11

Wettstein with the game's first shot for Zurich, blocker save Wehrhal, then the puck goes out of play. Faceoff in the Okanagan zone.

01:44

Okanagan goalie Wehrhal covers a loose puck for the first stoppage. Still no shots in the game for either team.

01:00

Hardmeier with the first shot attempt for Zurich, his wrister goes wide.

00:01

Game started.
The warmup is now over and the opening faceoff is moments away.
The teams are now on the ice for pre-game warm-ups. Okanagan Academy is designated as the home team and wearing navy blue Buffalo Sabres-style uniforms with yellow and silver trim. ZSC Lions Zurich are designated as the visiting team and are wearing white uniforms with royal blue and red trim.
Starting lineups:

Okanagan Hockey Academy: Wehrhal (Kresny) – Blüml, De Schepper, Steffler, Fuchs, Alexejev, Rosenberger, Koudelka, Kuchinski, Trothan, Seliga, Galaguzov, Bretschneider – Andrjušenko, Steyaert, Stanbolidis, Stupak, Atamančuk

ZSC Lions Zurich: Zumbühl (Meier) – Hauser, Andersson, Vonbun, Degonda, Widmer, Breiter, Cohen – Hardmeier, Suter, L. Müller, Alena, Wettstein, Puntus, Oeggerli, Mathew, N, Müller, Pfister, Tschudi, Noll, Sigrist.
In their first games yesterday, Zurich defeated Minsk 5-2, while Okanagan fell to Sparta 4-1.
Welcome. This game starts at 09:30 CET.

Okanagan Hockey Academy – ZSC Lions

1:5

final (1:2, 0:1, 0:2)

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Goals and assists: 18. Steyaert (Seliga) – 5. Hardmeier (Matthew), 20. Muller (Suter, Hauser), 38. Suter (Muller), 42. Hardmeier (Muller), 57. Matthew (Puntus)

Okanagan Hockey Academy: Wehrhal (Kresny) – Blüml, De Schepper, Steffler, Fuchs, Alexejev, Rosenberger, Koudelka, Kuchinski, Trothan, Seliga, Galaguzov, Bretschneider – Andrjušenko, Steyaert, Stanbolidis, Stupak, Atamančuk

ZSC Lions: Zumbühl (Meier) – Hauser, Andersson, Vonbun, Degonda, Widmer, Breiter, Cohen – Hardmeier, Suter, L. Müller, Alena, Wettstein, Puntus, Oeggerli, Mathew, N, Müller, Pfister, Tschudi, Noll, Sigrist

Match log
1st period
04:09
14:13
14:13
17:07
17:41
19:58
1st intermission
2nd period
20:53
24:00
37:30
2nd intermission
3rd period
40:38
41:23
56:11
56:55
57:59
59:39
Final