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31.12.2019
Team Canada faces Trinec today (12:10 p.m.) in the Spengler Cup final
Ice Hockey ” The final of the 93rd Spengler Cup will pit Team Canada against the Czechs in Trinec today at 12:10 pm Ambri-Piotta folded in the semifinals against Trinec (2-3 ap). This time, despite an audience once again won over to his cause, an open score and a good Manzato in front of the cage, the Leventins fell on stronger than them. However, thanks to a goal from Dal Pian in the 5th minute, the Ticinese ran the race until 46 ’’ from the end of the second period when Ondrej Kovarcik cheated on the future goalkeeper of Genève-Servette. It was a bit cruel for Ambri-Piotta as Trisconi and Douay arrived alone in front of the Czech goalkeeper without being able to beat him in the first two periods.
Ocelari Trinec took the advantage in the 46th minute on a backhand shot from Dravecky. But a deflection of Flynn on a shipment of Jelovac (52nd) allowed the Leventins to return to the score. In overtime, the Czechs largely dominated and found the fault by Stransky after 1’46 ’’ of extra time. They put an end to the wonderful adventure of Leventine, which undoubtedly revived the Grison tournament. Ocelari Trinec will therefore find Team Canada in the final. In the preliminary round, the Czechs lost 1-4 to the Canadians.
Record hunt
Team Canada easily qualified for the Spengler Cup final. The Maple Leaf players defeated the TPS Turku Finns 6-0. Today, Team Canada will be looking to win their sixteenth trophy, making them the all-time record winner in the Grison tournament ahead of HC Davos.
During their game against Turku, the Canadians wandered. Rapperswil-Jona forward Kevin Clark opened the scoring in the 5th minute 5 against 4. He will also score 6-0 for his sixth goal in the tournament. Lugano defender Paul Postma scored 2-0 with a well placed shot (16th). The piece of choice came from the probable future Friborg-Gottéron striker, Chris DiDomenico, who scored with a millimeter shot in the dormer of the goalkeeper Tirronen (34th) in numerical superiority. The difference was made after two periods. The rest was just filling. ats
Team Canada – TPS Turku 6-0 (2-0 1-0 3-0)
6,300 spectators (sold out). Referees: Stricker / Wiegand (SUI / SUI), Kovacs / Schlegel (SUI / SUI). goals: 5th Clark (Jeffrey, Noreau / 5 against 4) 1-0. 16th Postma (Danforth, Faille) 2-0. 34th DiDomenico (Postma, Fehr / 5 against 4) 3-0. 43rd Rift (DiDomenico, MacDonald) 4-0. 45th Versteeg (Clark, Jeffrey) 5-0. 58th Clark (Jeffrey, Upshall) 6-0. penalties: 5 x 2 ’against Team Canada, 6 x 2’, 1 x 10 ’(Anttalainen) against TPS Turku.
Team Canada: Fucale; Noreau, MacDonald; Postma, Wiercioch; Mitchell, Maione; Ross; Jooris, Fehr, Boychuk; Clark, Jeffrey, Versteeg; Danforth, Faille, DiDomenico; Riley, Tambellini, Upshall; Knelsen.
TPS Turku: Tirronen (48th Pohjanoksa); Olsson, Piskula; Larsson, Anttalainen; Sund, Salonen; Windlert; Budish, Filppula, Korpikoski; Pyythia, Wirtanen, Janatuinen; Pajuniemi, Parssinenm, Nurmi; Suoranta, Karvonen, Lehtinen; Kuru.
Notes: 52nd shot on the post of Pajuniemi.
Ambri-Piotta – Ocelari Trinec 2-3 ap (1-0 0-1 1-1 0-1)
6300 spectators (sold out). Referees: Hebeisen / Salonen (SUI / FIN), Progin / Schischlo (SUI / RUS). goals: 5th Dal Pian (Incir, Douay) 1-0. 40th Ondrej Kovarcik (Martynek, Michal Kovarcik) 1-1. 46th Dravecky (Garnet, Stransky) 1-2. 52nd Flynn (Jelovac) 2-2. 62. Stransky (Martynek, Musil) 2-3. penalties: 2 x 2 ’against Ambri-Piotta, 4 x 2’ against Trinec.
Ambri-Piotta Manzato; Fora, Dotti; Plastino, Jelovac; Ngoy, Pinana; Fohrler; Trisconi, Goi, Egli; Flynn, D’Agostini, Wolski; Miranda, Müller, Zwerger; Dal Pian, Sabolic, Douay; İncir.
Trinec: Kvaca; Doudera, Gernat; Hrachovsky, Musil; Adamek, Zahradnicek; Haman; Stransky, Marcinko, Dravecky; Ondrej Kovarcik, Michal Kovarcik; Martynek; Chmielewski, Polansky, Adamsky; Novotny, Mikulik, Hrna; Szturc.
Notes: Ambri without Bianchi, Conz, Hofer, Kneubühler, Kostner, Novotny and Rohrbach (injured).
Final, today
Team Canada – Ocelari Trinec 12:10 p.m.
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