Team Canada opened up the 2005 Winter Universiade Games men's hockey action in Austria with a 21-1 win over China Thursday night in Telfs, Austria. Canada outshot China 80-6 in the game. Joel Scherban of the Lakehead Thunderwolves had a monster game with 2 goals and 4 assists while Western's Ryan Held also had a super game notching three goals and an assist. Lakehead's Jeff Richards also joined in on the points parade with 2 goals and 3 assists.
Lakehead's Erik Lodge led the defensive corps with 2 goals and1 assist. Western's Craig Kennedy and Lakehead's Peter Cava had 2 goals apiece. York's Shane Nash had a goal and 2 assists. Team Canada singles came from UQTR's Jean-Phillippe Glaude, Western's Shawn Thompson, Western's Michael Rice, Brock's Corey Sabourin, York's Phil Knapp, Laurier's Matt Grennier, and McGill's Benoit Martin. Lakehead's Murray Magill had an assist for the winners. China's lone goal came from Liu Wu Bin.
Next up for Team Canada is a much stronger Czech Republic side on Saturday.
SCORING SUMMARY
First Period:
1. Canada - Jeff Richards (Jamie Chamberlain) 3:16 pp
2. Canada - Matt Grennier (unassisted) 5:09
3. Canada - Shawn Thompson (Phil Knapp) 7:08 pp
4. Canada - Benoit Martin (Erik Lodge) 8:27
5. Canada - JP Glaude (Jeff Richards, Joel Scherban) 18:55 pp
PENALTIES
Canada Peter Cava (tripping) 1:01; China Liang Ying (Interference) 1:18; China Hong Xun Liu (Interference) 5:38; Canada Jamie Chamberlain (Charging) 11:10; China Lei Jin (tripping) 17:52
Second Period:
6. Canada - Craig Kennedy (JP Glaude) 6:09
7. China - Wu Bin Liu (Xing Guo Su, Xiao Nan Wang) 8:52 pp
8. Canada - Peter Cava (Murray Magill) 11:19
9. Canada - Ryan Held (unassisted) 14:50 sh
PENALTIES:
Canada Peter Cava (tripping) 1:25; Canada Corey Sabourin (kneeing) 8:15; Canada Craig Kennedy (elbowing) 13:44; Canada Shane Nash (interference) 17:50
Third Period:
10. Canada - Joel Scherban (unassisted) 1:45 pp
11. Canada - Erik Lodge (Joel Scherban) 2:02 pp
12. Canada - Ryan Held (Jamie Chamberlain) 2:21
13. Canada - Joel Scherban (Jeff Richards) 3:38
14. Canada - Erik Lodge (Shane Nash) 5:45 pp
15. Canada - Ryan Held (Jamie Chamberlain, Shane Nash) 11:29
16. Canada - Craig Kennedy (Jeff Richards) 12:59 pp
17. Canada - Mike Rice (unassisted) 13:16
18. Canada - Phil Knapp (Benoit Martin, Matt Grennier) 15:31
19. Canada - Corey Sabourin (Joel Scherban) 15:49
20. Canada - Jeff Richards (Joel Scherban) 16:15
21. Canada - Peter Cava (Steve Chabbert) 17:19
22. Canada - Shane Nash (Ryan Held) 19:32
PENALTIES:
China Xing Guo Su (cross Check) 0:41; China Zhen Yu Dong (interference) 1:32; China Xiao Nan Wang (tripping) 4:31; Canada Corey Sabourin (high stick) 8:51; China Kai Wang (cross check) 12:23; Canada Jamie Chamberlain (charging) 17:55
GOALTENDERS
Canada: Mike D'Alessandro (W, 6 shots, 5 saves, 60:00)
China: Long Hai Cao (L, 80 shots, 59 saves, 60:00)
POWER PLAY
Canada: 7/7
China: 1/8
SHOTS BY PERIOD:
Canada: 25 29 26 - 80
China: 2 3 1 - 6
GOALS BY PERIOD
Canada: 5 3 13 - 21
China: 0 1 0 - 1
Fans wishing to follow events as they happen can check in at the official Innsbruck website here or the Team Canada site here.