2012 WJC Day Six: Canada goes undefeated as robin round ends
by Alexander Calloway on Jan 1, 2012 1:14 PM EST
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Happy new year everyone, hope you're starting 2012 off on a good note. The final day of 2011 featured three games in the World Juniors with Panthers prospects.
Yaroslav Kosov scored his second goal of the tournament in Russia's 4-3 loss to Sweden in overtime. Kosov finished the game with only one shot on goal and neutral plus-minus. With the loss in over time, Sweden advances to the semifinals with a bye, while Russia faces the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals on January 2 at 5:00 pm EST. Winner faces Canada at 9:00 pm EST on January 3.
Speaking of the Czech Republic, they ended the robin round with a 4-0 defeat by Finland. Joonas Donskoi scored his first goal of the World Juniors, ending the game with five shots on net and a plus-one. Finland advances to semifinals, where they will face Slovakia on January 2 at 9:00 pm EST. Winner will face Sweden on January 3 at 5:00 pm EST.
Last but not least, the United States lost to Canada, 3-2. Jonathan Huberdeau had an assist, finishing the night with three shots on net and a plus-one. Quinton Howden was scoreless, with one shot on net and a plus-one. Nick Bjugstad, Connor Brickley, and Kyle Rau were all scoreless in the game. Canada advances to the semifinals on a bye, while the United States advances to the relegation round where they hope to stay in top division for next year's World Juniors. They face Latvia on January 3 at 2:00 pm EST.
Click the jump for standings and stats for Florida's prospects in the tournament.
| Player | Nation | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | Canada | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Yaroslav Kosov | Russia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Joonas Donskoi | Finland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Quinton Howden | Canada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Kyle Rau | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Nick Bjugstad | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Connor Brickley | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS | Advanced to |
| Sweden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 10 | Semifinals |
| Russia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 4 | Relegation round |
| Latvia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 0 | Relegation round |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS | Advanced to |
| Canada |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 12 | Semifinals |
| Finland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 3 | Relegation Round |
| Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | Relegation Round |
Relegation round
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Note: Wins in regulation are worth three points, overtime wins are two points and over-time losses are worth one point.
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Good for Dooooonskoi
I’m putting here for reflection later on in the season…. #14 Tomas [Fleischmann] is getting a 40G season. FLASH COUNT: 15G/19A
by RPC on Sep 17, 2011 5:20 PM MDT
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