Thursday, November 20, 2008

The Russians have their revenge on Canada-Russia Challenge


QMJHL - The Russians have their revenge on Canada-Russia Challenge The guard Jake Allen in action during a match in Verdun earlier this season.Russian hopes took their revenge on the stars of the League of Quebec Major Junior Hockey tonight at Saint John, by defeating 4 to 3. Pavel Chernov was the best in the camp victorious with a harvest of two goals and an assist. The visitors were simply more efficient than their opponents during most of the 60 minutes of play must confess, however, that fatigue took hold of most players in the QMJHL, which in some cases disputed fifth match in six night. Allen did the job Jake Allen, the guardian of the Montreal Junior who is approached to carve out a position with Team Canada for the upcoming World Junior Championships, was closely monitored by the leaders of this team. The young man from New Brunswick has done well by blocking 29 of 33 shots directed towards him, even if it seemed a bit low on the 3rd goal of the Russians. Russian players have taken the initiative of the match by registering the first to score. Pavel Chernov was a superb individual effort at 14:21 of the first third to lead 1-0 in his country. The Russian took the puck in its own territory, déculotté defender Yann Sauvé to the opposing blue line with a superb feint from inside to outside and beat Jake Allen with a powerful shooting in the window. Guy Boucher, the coach of the stars of the QMJHL, had to wait until the beginning of the second period to see his men create equality. Maxime Sauvé, of Val-d'Or Foreurs, took advantage of a beautiful pass by Maxime Macenauer to register his first goal of the Canada-Russia Challenge. At just 1 minute and 47 seconds later, Pavel Chernov has benefited from a reversal of Steven Anthony to record his second match of the net while his teammates are defending him and with one player less. Jake Allen had obstructed the view on the game and had no chance to make the stop. At 6:46 of the median, the defender Mikhail Pashnin doubled the advance of Russian hopes on a shot from the point which has remained within a few inches of ice. Chernov, who won his 3rd point of the evening on the sequence, handed the disc directly on the palette Pashnin winning a game in enemy territory. Fruitless efforts of the QMJHL Representatives of the QMJHL have tightened the mark less than two minutes later when Luke Adam did flicker red light showing a nice concentrations. The door colors Montreal Junior was able to slide the puck behind goaltender Sergey Gayduchenko even if an opponent did stumble in the hanging near the net. Evgeny Dadonov came wearing a heavy blow to the representatives of Quebec at 16:01 of the engagement by taking a return run to bring the mark to 4-2 for the Russians. Representatives from eastern Canada did not let them impose. As soon as next Thursday, Paul Byron, Gatineau Olympiques, took the disc and beat Gayduchenko with a start at the top of the net. The local club had a golden opportunity to create equality at the end of the match when he was awarded a power play with 51 seconds remaining, but could not take advantage and had to overcome Is. Russia hopes to lead now in Ontario to compete in two events similar deal with stars Ontario, before doing the same in the west. Regarding the QMJHL players, they join their respective teams to resume the regular schedule from Wednesday.

No comments: