Sam Steel gets Canada's first of the night. #LetsGoDucks pic.twitter.com/iZJXAFLUdm
— Janik Beichler (@JanikBeichler) December 28, 2017
Jake Bean's skate catches Marian Studenic in his face as the two fly into the boards. pic.twitter.com/HwH5zpgPIj
— Janik Beichler (@JanikBeichler) December 28, 2017
Better angle – what a release. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/8q57xjtmJz
— Janik Beichler (@JanikBeichler) December 28, 2017
I love the World Juniors for many reasons, not the least of which is seeing others discover just how great some of these kids are. This year, it’s the Jordan Kyrou coming out party. #WJC18
— /Cam Robinson/ (@CrazyJoeDavola3) December 28, 2017
Gadjovich tucks in Makar's rebound to make it 3-0. #Canucks pic.twitter.com/r3IADRTcaf
— Janik Beichler (@JanikBeichler) December 28, 2017
?? 5v5 Primary Shot Contributions Vs. ??#Canucks prospect and Team ?? forward Jonah Gadjovich with an impressive game tonight, him and Kyrou were the best forwards on the ice.#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/TDpU9O8PSS
— Darryl Keeping (@dkeeping) December 28, 2017
Steel (#letsgoducks) to Kyrou (#stlblues) to Raddysh (#gobolts). 4-0 Canada on the power play. pic.twitter.com/DeX2SQtqE5
— Janik Beichler (@JanikBeichler) December 28, 2017
Jordan. Kyrou. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/Scrnzgt8At
— Janik Beichler (@JanikBeichler) December 28, 2017
Maxime Comtois with a beautiful backhand shot, makes it 5-0. #LetsGoDucks pic.twitter.com/L6mLtcT9w4
— Janik Beichler (@JanikBeichler) December 28, 2017
Gadjovich gets his second of the night, makes it 6-0 Canada with a perfect tip. #Canucks pic.twitter.com/xyq6RUtn2K
— Janik Beichler (@JanikBeichler) December 28, 2017
Jonah Gadjovich named Player of the Game for Team Canada https://t.co/vMnSxGqpqd
— CanucksArmy (@CanucksArmy) December 28, 2017
- A well-deserved shout out to the Slovak goalie, Hrenak who made 46 saves tonight. Without him, this game could have easily been 10-0.
- Kyrou was dominant today, finishing with 11, 5v5 primary shot contributions and easily a few more on the powerplay. Kyrou can fly, has vision and is defensively responsible. It appears the St. Louis Blues found a gem in the second round in 2016. It’s easy to see why he’s scored 58 points in only 30 games played this year in Sarnia.
- Right-handed defencemen Callan Foote notably struggled today in transition out of the d-zone. It’s concerning once you start considering his quality of competition and quality of teammates. Once this tournament ramps up, I can see this becoming a potential problem for the 2017 14th overall pick to Tampa Bay. We’ll keep an eye on it.
- A tune-up game, no doubt, but it’s still nice to see Gadjovich contributing on the offensive side of the puck to a point where he’s winning player of the game awards. Here’s a guy who wasn’t expected to make the team last month, he’s come a long way in short amount of time.
- As always, as the data compiles it’s going to become a lot more interesting. We’ll be bringing the Canucks Army faithful some new data soon. I’m also very much looking forward to bringing some Juolevi and Pettersson data to the table once TSN decides broadcasting team Sweden is a good idea.
?? Vs. ?? 5v5 Zone Entries
Kyrou, Gadjovich and Formenton leading the way ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Not much red on the chart tonight! pic.twitter.com/afDfzRLRM1
— Darryl Keeping (@dkeeping) December 28, 2017
?? Vs. ?? 5v5 Zone Exits
Mete and Makar had the most touches by far in the defensive end tonight.
Disclaimer: Fabbro was nearly perfect, yes, but had very limited touches with only 6. pic.twitter.com/4ZEArWgVPz
— Darryl Keeping (@dkeeping) December 28, 2017