[Amanda]

This is Team Canada's final game in the preliminary round. With their win against Germany it automatically advanced them to the quarterfinals!

ROSTERS


Team Canada

Goaltenders

Leland Irving
Carey Price

Defence

Karl Alzner
Luc Bourdon
Cody Franson
Kristopher Letang
Ryan Parent
Kris Russell
Marc Staal

Forwards

Daniel Bertram
Marc-Andre Cliche
Andrew Cogliano
Steve Downie
Sam Gagner
Darren Helm
Bryan Little
Brad Marchand
Kenndal McArdle
James Neal
Ryan O'Marra
Tom Pyatt
Jonathan Toews


Team Slovakia

Goaltenders

Tomas Hiadlovsky
Branislav Konrad
Vladimir Kovac
Jakub Macek

Defence

Adam Bena
Tomas Brnak
Matej Cunik
Martin Grundling
Matej Hamrak
Martin Klucar
Michal Korenko
Tomas Magusin
Vladimir Mihalik
Juraj Mikus
Juraj Valach

Forwards

Marek Bartanus
Mario Bliznak
David Buc
Jakub Drabek
Marcel Hascak
Michal Klejna
Tomas Marcinko
Juraj Mikus
Jakub Rumpel
Julius Sinkovic
David Skokan
Andrej Themar
Tomas Zaborsky
Ondrej Mikula
**Slovakia's roster might be a little messed up**

Game aired on TSN starting at 6:30am EST time.

Let's Go Canada!

 

[Amanda]

Everyone should wake up early and join in on this game thread. Nothing is better then waking up early on a Sunday morning to watch Team Canada! lol

 

[panoo]

Just so you know, the game doesn't actually start until 7:00am.

 

[Canuck]

I try and wake up Amanda. Should be a decent game, hopefully a decent challenge for team canada

 

[Amanda]

Just so you know, the game doesn't actually start until 7:00am.

yup...TSN just has pre-game at 6:30 so I thought I would just put 6:30am. But thanks for posting that incase no one knew and were expecting the game at 6:30 lol.

 

[Amanda]

"thanks for waking up with us, unless your Bob McKenzie and have been clubing all night then thanks for staying up with us" --James Duthie (pre-game)


Thought I would post that because I found that hilarious lol



GAME UNDERWAY!

Lets go Canada!

 

[Amanda]

Tomas Brnak of Team Slovakia seems to have been injured.


Team Slovakia penalty to Michal Korenko for interference at :41.

 

[Amanda]

Team Canada penalty to Brian Little for high sticking at 2:30.

 

[Amanda]

Starting Goaltenders:

Carey Price
Branislav Konrad

 

[Amanda]

Kris Russell scores!!!!! 1-0 Canada at 5:36

 

[Amanda]

Assists: Karl Alzner and Steve Downie.

 

[Amanda]

Team Slovakia penalty to Jakub Drabek for holding at 6:24.

 

[Amanda]

Team Canada penalty to Kris Letang for hooking at 6:44

 

[Amanda]

Team Slovakia penalty to Juraj Valach for interference at7:51.

 

[Amanda]

Team Slovakia penalty to Adam Bena for slashing at 8:03.

 

[Amanda]

Kris Russell scores his 2nd of the gameand on the 2 man advantage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-0 for Canada at 8:53

That is also Kris Russell's 4th goal in the past 2 games.

 

[Amanda]

Assist to Kris Russells goal: Luc Bourdon


Kris Russell just hit the post, almost had a natural hat trick in the first period.

 

[Amanda]

Russia currently leads Finland 2-0 in the 1st period



Team Slovakia penalty to Adam Bena for high sticking at 12:41

 

[Amanda]

Team Slovakia penalty to Jakub Rumpel for interference at 18:17

 

[Amanda]

Team Canada penalty to Steve Downie for interference at 19:45.