Official 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge Thread

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Team Canada Roster:

Goalies: Malcolm Subban, Belleville, OHL (Boston Bruins); Laurent Brossoit, Edmonton, WHL (Calgary Flames); Maxime Lagace, P.E.I., QMJHL (Dallas Stars).

Defense: Mathew Dumba, Red Deer, WHL (Minnesota Wild); Cody Ceci, Ottawa, OHL (Ottawa Senators); Dougie Hamilton, Niagara, OHL (Boston Bruins); Morgan Rielly, Moose Jaw, WHL (Toronto Maple Leafs); Scott Harrington, London, OHL (Pittsburgh Penguins); Griffin Reinhart, Edmonton, WHL (New York Islanders); Xavier Ouellet, Blainville-Boisbriand, QMJHL (Detroit Red Wings); Ryan Murphy, Kitchener, OHL (Carolina Hurricanes); Ryan Murray, Everett, WHL (Columbus Blue Jackets); Adam Pelech, Erie, OHL (New York Islanders).

Forwards: Phillip Di Giuseppe, University of Michigan, CCHA (Carolina Hurricanes); Hunter Shinkaruk, Medicine Hat, WHL (2013 draft eligible); Charles Hudon, Chicoutimi, QMJHL (Montreal Candiens); Jonathan Huberdeau, Saint John, QMJHL (Florida Panthers); Thomas Wilson, Plymouth, OHL (Washington Capitals); Kevin Roy, Lincoln, USHL (Anaheim Ducks); Ryan Strome, Niagara, OHL (New York Islanders); Mark Scheifele, Barrie, OHL (Winnipeg Jets); Sean Monahan, Ottawa, OHL (2013 eligible); Phillip Danault, Victoriaville, QMJHL (Chicago Blackhawks); Boone Jenner, Oshawa, OHL (Columbus Blue Jackets); Lukas Sutter, Saskatoon, WHL (Winnipeg Jets); Ty Rattie, Portland, WHL (St. Louis Blues); Brendan Leipsic, Portland, WHL (Nashville Predators); Lucas Lessio, Oshawa, OHL (Phoenix Coyotes).


Team Russia Roster:

Goalies: Denis Perevozchikov, Ak Bars Kazan, MHL (2013 draft eligible); Andrei Makarov, Saskatoon, WHL (2013); Andrei Vasilevski, Tolpar Ufa, MHL (Tampa Bay Lightning).

Defense: Andrei Pedan, Guelph, OHL (New York Islanders); Artyom Sergeyev, Val-d'Or, QMJHL (2013); Alexei Vasilevski, Tolpar Ufa, MHL (2013); Albert Yarullin, Ak Bars Kazan, MHL (2013); Mikhail Naumenkov, CSKA Moscow, MHL (2013); Nikita Nesterov, Traktor Chelyabinsk, KHL (Tampa Bay Lightning); Ivan Kuznetsov, Khimik Voskresensk, MHL (2013); Kirill Diakov, Yugra Khanty-Mansisk, KHL (2013); Maxim Osipov, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, VHL (2013); Vsevolod Sorokin, Spartak Moscow, MHL (2013).

Forwards: Nikolai Prokhorkin, CSKA Moscow, KHL (Los Angeles Kings); Maxim Shalunov, Traktor Chelyabinsk, MHL (Chicago Blackhawks); Nail Yakupov, Sarnia, OHL (Edmonton Oilers); Anton Slepyshev, Metallurg Novokuznetsk, KHL (2013); Andrei Sigarev, Dizel Penza, VHL (2013); Alexander Kadeykin, Mytischi Atlanti, MHL (2013); Sergei Tverdokhlebov, Mytischi Atlanti, MHL (2013); Daniil Romantsev, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, VHL (2013); Anton Zlobin, Val-d'Or, QMJHL (Pittsburgh Penguins); Yaroslav Kosov, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL (Florida Panthers); Pavel Buchnevich, Almaz Cherepovets, MHL (2013); Kirill Kapustin, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, VHL (2013); Bulatov Khammatov, Tolpar Ufa, MHL (2013); Sergei Shmelev, Mytischi Atlanti, MHL (2013); Artem Fedorov, Khimik Voskresensk, MHL (2013); Mikhail Grigorenko, Quebec, QMJHL (Buffalo Sabres).

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Schedule:

Schedule/Results
# Time Game/Result Grp Round Venue Location
Thursday, August 9, 2012
1 11:00 AM ET CAN - RUS CRC Exhibition Arena 2000 Yaroslavl, RUS
Friday, August 10, 2012
2 10:00 AM ET CAN - RUS CRC Exhibition Arena 2000 Yaroslavl, RUS
Monday, August 13, 2012
3 07:00 PM ET RUS - CAN CRC Exhibition Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, N.S.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
4 07:00 PM ET RUS - CAN CRC Exhibition Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, N.S.

Game 1 – Thursday, Aug. 9
LIVE on TSN2 – 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT
TSN Mobile TV | TSN Radio 1050

Game 2 – Friday, Aug. 10
LIVE on TSN2 – 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT
TSN Mobile TV | TSN Radio 1050

Game 3 – Monday, Aug. 13
LIVE on TSN/RDS – 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT
TSN Mobile TV | TSN Radio 1050 | TSN Radio 1290 | TSN Radio 990

Game 4 – Tuesday, Aug. 14
LIVE on TSN/RDS – 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT
TSN Mobile TV | TSN Radio 1050 | TSN Radio 1290 | TSN Radio 990

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php...11/la_id/1.htm

Hope Dumba does well and of course Go Canada! But I'd like Yakupov to put up some points.

Let's hear your thoughts.

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Game time!

Starting Goaltenders:

Canada: Malcolm Subban

Russia: Andrei Vasilevski

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Scoreless after 20 minutes of play.

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PPG, Sean Monahan. 1-0 Canada.

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Scott Harrington, 2-0! Woot.

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Russia gets on the board. Anton Slepyshev, 2-1.

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Another PPG, Biiiig Dougie Hamilton. 3-1. :)

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Nail Yakupov cut Canada's lead to 1, 3-2. On a 2 man adv.

But Canada holds on a takes game 1, 3-2.

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Today's Goaltenders were:

Canada: Maxime Lagace

Russia: Andrey Makarov

The Scoring sorry went as so:

Scoreless after 20 Minutes.

2nd Period:

Russia PPG(19:44). Anton Zlobin, 1-0 Russia.

Russia PPG(15:55). Kirill Kapustin, 2-0 Russia.

Canada ESG(13:39). Ty Rattie, 2-1 Russia.

Russia SHG(4:28). Kirill Kapustin(2nd), 3-1 Russia.

3rd Period:

Canada ESG(13:05). Morgan Rielly, 3-2 Russia.

Russia ESG(10:58). Maxim Shalunov, 4-2 Russia.

Russia ESG(5:00). Kirill Kapustin(3rd), 5-2 Russia.

Canads ESG(4:06). Ryan Strome, 5-3 Russia.

Russia ENG(2:03). Maxim Shalunov, 6-3 Russia.

FS: 6-3 Russia.

Murray, Dumba, Huberdeau and a few other good players of ours were out of the game today as stractchs and Maxime Lagace started so it's obvious we're going to lose....

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Canada takes the ice tonight for game 3 of the Canada-Russia challenge, game time starts at 5:00 PM (Mountain) for me.

http://www.timetemperature.com/tzca/...ime_zone.shtml

Laurent Brossoit of the WHL Champion Edmonton Oil Kings starts in net for Canada today. And Andrey Makarov starts in net for Russia again.

Let's go Canada!