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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:12 pm
4/22/07
U.S. Edged by Russia; Settles for Silver
Alexey Cherepanov, whose last-second goal in the semis sent Russia to today’s gold medal game, came up with another big goal today, breaking a 4-4 tie at 11:52 of the third period to lead Russia past the U.S., 6-5, in the gold medal game of the 2007 IIHF Under-18 World Championship in Tampere, Finland.
After Cherepanov’s game-winner, Russia added another as Egor Averin beat U.S. goaltender Josh Unice 5-hole to go up 6-4 at the 17:45 mark.
Unice was pulled with 40 seconds on the clock and, with six seconds remaining, Colin Wilson scored to pull the U.S. within one. Too little, too late, though.
The U.S. had the early lead in this one, going up 2-0 on goals by C.J. Severyn and Vinny Saponari, the latter shorthanded. After Saponari’s goal, at 6:13, Russian goalie Alexander Pechurskiy – who’d only faced three shots -- was pulled and replaced by Vadim Zhelobnyuk.
The goaltending on both sides was subpar in the first, as a total of five goals were scored on 14 shots – seven for each team.
Russia came back from the 2-0 deficit to tie it with goals at 7:44 and 11:33 of the first. The U.S. went ahead 3-2 on a Colin Wilson goal at 18:27, and that’s how the first period ended.
In the second, Russia regained the lead with a pair of goals in the first eight minutes to make it 4-3. The second goal came on a strange sequence of events, as the U.S. thought they had scored at one end, but hadn’t. Meanwhile, the Russians carried the play back up ice -- and scored. The play was reviewed and upheld, as it was ruled that the U.S. did not score – and Russia did. The U.S. would get the next goal, though, tying it up at 4-4 when James vanRiemsdyk beat Zhelobnyuk at the 10:37 mark.
It would stay a 4-4 game for over twenty minutes, but the U.S. would get no closer. Finally, Cherepanov, Russia’s top scorer here and a sure-fire first round NHL draft pick in June, put Russia ahead for good.
The U.S. outshot Russia in the game, 36-24. The shots were tied at 7-7 after the first. In the second, the U.S. outshot Russia, 13-9, and in the third the U.S. held a 16-8 edge in shots.
Unice stopped 18 of 24 shots in the U.S. net. Zhelobnyuk did a good job for Russia, coming in in relief and stopped 30 of 33 in 52 minutes plus playing time.
U.S. scorers: Colin Wilson (2g,1a); James vanRiemsdyk (1g,2a); Jordan Schroeder (2a), C.J. Severyn (1g), Vinny Saponari (1g), Matt Rust (1a), Brennan Vargas (1a), and Cade Fairchild (1a).
U.S. Edged by Russia; Settles for Silver
Alexey Cherepanov, whose last-second goal in the semis sent Russia to today’s gold medal game, came up with another big goal today, breaking a 4-4 tie at 11:52 of the third period to lead Russia past the U.S., 6-5, in the gold medal game of the 2007 IIHF Under-18 World Championship in Tampere, Finland.
After Cherepanov’s game-winner, Russia added another as Egor Averin beat U.S. goaltender Josh Unice 5-hole to go up 6-4 at the 17:45 mark.
Unice was pulled with 40 seconds on the clock and, with six seconds remaining, Colin Wilson scored to pull the U.S. within one. Too little, too late, though.
The U.S. had the early lead in this one, going up 2-0 on goals by C.J. Severyn and Vinny Saponari, the latter shorthanded. After Saponari’s goal, at 6:13, Russian goalie Alexander Pechurskiy – who’d only faced three shots -- was pulled and replaced by Vadim Zhelobnyuk.
The goaltending on both sides was subpar in the first, as a total of five goals were scored on 14 shots – seven for each team.
Russia came back from the 2-0 deficit to tie it with goals at 7:44 and 11:33 of the first. The U.S. went ahead 3-2 on a Colin Wilson goal at 18:27, and that’s how the first period ended.
In the second, Russia regained the lead with a pair of goals in the first eight minutes to make it 4-3. The second goal came on a strange sequence of events, as the U.S. thought they had scored at one end, but hadn’t. Meanwhile, the Russians carried the play back up ice -- and scored. The play was reviewed and upheld, as it was ruled that the U.S. did not score – and Russia did. The U.S. would get the next goal, though, tying it up at 4-4 when James vanRiemsdyk beat Zhelobnyuk at the 10:37 mark.
It would stay a 4-4 game for over twenty minutes, but the U.S. would get no closer. Finally, Cherepanov, Russia’s top scorer here and a sure-fire first round NHL draft pick in June, put Russia ahead for good.
The U.S. outshot Russia in the game, 36-24. The shots were tied at 7-7 after the first. In the second, the U.S. outshot Russia, 13-9, and in the third the U.S. held a 16-8 edge in shots.
Unice stopped 18 of 24 shots in the U.S. net. Zhelobnyuk did a good job for Russia, coming in in relief and stopped 30 of 33 in 52 minutes plus playing time.
U.S. scorers: Colin Wilson (2g,1a); James vanRiemsdyk (1g,2a); Jordan Schroeder (2a), C.J. Severyn (1g), Vinny Saponari (1g), Matt Rust (1a), Brennan Vargas (1a), and Cade Fairchild (1a).
