Stankoven Leads Canada To Victory Over Switzerland In World Junior Quarterfinals

He buried two chances Wednesday, though, helping Canada beat Switzerland 6-3 in the quarterfinals. “It’s harder than I thought, for sure,” said Stankoven, a Kamloops Blazers forward who was named the Canadian Hockey League player of the year in June. “The goals have not come easily. I had opportunities, but not as many as I would have liked. Tonight I thought I was able to create a few more chances and the pack was going to the net. So it was a good feeling.” Stankoven also had an assist, while Tyson Foerster scored and dished out two helpers. Jack Thompson, Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle added goals for Canada (5-0-0) and Ronan Seeley chipped in with two assists. Attilio Biasca scored twice for Switzerland (1-4-0) and captain Simon Knak also found the net. After exploding for four goals in the first period, the Canadiens struggled at times Wednesday, missing prime scoring opportunities in sloppy play. “We definitely didn’t want to take these guys lightly, but they played really hard and surprised us a little bit,” said goaltender Dylan Garand, who made 23 saves. “I think we did a good job of staying in it and finding a way. It wasn’t pretty, but we’re moving forward.” The win means Canada will play in Friday’s semifinals, but the host nation will have to wait for the outcome of the final quarterfinal — a battle between the U.S. (4-0-0) and the Czech Republic (1-2-1) — to find out her opponent. Switzerland made a late push Wednesday, pulling goaltender Kevin Pasche with 3:15 to go in favor of an extra attacker, but couldn’t make up a two-goal deficit. Instead, Stankoven scored into the empty net with 69 seconds left on the game clock. “It’s the dreaded quarterfinal game where you’re playing a team that has absolutely nothing to lose,” Canadian coach Dave Cameron said of the pressure. “And give them credit – they came to us and made it interesting. But we found a way.” Some sloppy play gave Canada problems midway through the second period. Trying to clear the puck behind the net, Garand sent the puck to Donovan Sebrango along the boards and the defenseman sent the puck up ice. Biasca took the pass and fired a shot past the Canadian goalie to make it 5-3 at 7:51. “Things didn’t go our way in some part of the game,” Seeley said. “We faced and found a way to win. And that’s all that matters.” A pass from Olen Zellweger to Cuylle set up Canada’s fifth goal. Cuylle sent a sharp-angled shot past Pasche 4:30 into the second. The Swiss cut their deficit to 4-2 with just 8.2 seconds left in the opening frame. Joshua Fahrni sent Biaska down the goal line and the Halifax Mooseheads forward fired a shot over Garand’s shoulder. Pasche took the Swiss net late in the first period after starter Noah Patenaude allowed four goals on nine shots. Patenaude denied Canada’s Elliot Desnoyers, but the puck was caught under his puck and Gaucher put it in for his first goal of the tournament 17:01 into the game. Pasche made 30 saves in relief. Stankoven gave Canada a 3-1 cushion with a clip 14:32 into the first. The Dallas Stars prospect picked off a pass to the Swiss bench and ran into the offensive zone alone. His initial shot went wide of the crossbar, so Stankoven collected the rebound and sent it into the open net for good measure. Seeley’s sneaky pass on the receiving end helped Canada retake the lead 12:31 into the first. Thompson collected the puck and with a quick shot past Patenaude made it 2-1. Switzerland’s first goal of the night came 2:21 into the game when Brian Zanetti uncorked a rocket from inside the blue line and Knak tipped it in for the equalizer. Canada opened the scoring just 74 seconds earlier when Stankoven sent a clean pass to Foerster in the faceoff circle and he scored his third goal of the tournament. Earlier on Wednesday, Emil Andrae scored the game-winner as Sweden won 2-1 over Latvia. Isak Rosen got Sweden on the board 16:44 into the first period and Gustavs Ozolins buried the equalizer for Latvia late in the second. Latvia’s Martins Lavins was ejected 89 seconds into the third for a head tackle, but his teammates killed a crucial five-minute penalty to keep the score at 1-1. Andrae broke the deadlock 9:49 into the third with a long shot in traffic. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 12 shots for Sweden (4-1-0) and Bruno Bruveris made 25 saves for Latvia (1-2-1). Four points from Roby Jarventie led Finland to a 5-2 win over Germany in another quarterfinal on Wednesday. Jarventie’s first goal at 14:48 of the first period gave Finland a 3-1 lead and they ended up victorious. After Germany’s Bennet Rossmy scored his second goal of the game in the second period to make it 3-2, Jarventie restored Finland’s lead 6:22 into the third on Yannick Proske’s layup. Roni Hirvonen and Joel Maatta also scored power-play goals as Finland went 4-6 with the man advantage. Finland’s power-play unit has been lethal throughout the tournament, shooting at a 59 percent clip (13-for-22). Kasper Simontaival opened the scoring for Finland with an even-strength goal 3:37 into the game. Leevi Merilainen made 19 saves for Finland (4-1-0) while Florian Bugl stopped 17 shots for Germany (2-3-0). Canada took silver at the 2021 tournament, which was held at Edmonton’s Rogers Place without fans due to COVID-19 restrictions. POKE CHECKS: Both Canada and Switzerland went 0-for-1 on the power play. Canadian forward Ridly Greig went to the locker room midway through the first period with an apparent shoulder injury and did not return. ? The groups for the 2023 World Juniors have been announced. Canada is in Group A with Sweden, the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria and will play their qualifying matches in Halifax. The USA, Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia and Latvia are in Group B and will open the tournament in Moncton.

title: “Stankoven Leads Canada To Victory Over Switzerland In World Junior Quarterfinals Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-15” author: “Yvette Thon”

He buried two chances Wednesday, though, helping Canada beat Switzerland 6-3 in the quarterfinals. “It’s harder than I thought, for sure,” said Stankoven, a Kamloops Blazers forward who was named the Canadian Hockey League player of the year in June. “The goals have not come easily. I had opportunities, but not as many as I would have liked. Tonight I thought I was able to create a few more chances and the pack was going to the net. So it was a good feeling.” Stankoven also had an assist, while Tyson Foerster scored and dished out two helpers. Jack Thompson, Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle added goals for Canada (5-0-0) and Ronan Seeley chipped in with two assists. Attilio Biasca scored twice for Switzerland (1-4-0) and captain Simon Knak also found the net. After exploding for four goals in the first period, the Canadiens struggled at times Wednesday, missing prime scoring opportunities in sloppy play. “We definitely didn’t want to take these guys lightly, but they played really hard and surprised us a little bit,” said goaltender Dylan Garand, who made 23 saves. “I think we did a good job of staying in it and finding a way. It wasn’t pretty, but we’re moving forward.” The win means Canada will play in Friday’s semifinals, but the host nation will have to wait for the outcome of the final quarterfinal — a battle between the U.S. (4-0-0) and the Czech Republic (1-2-1) — to find out her opponent. Switzerland made a late push Wednesday, pulling goaltender Kevin Pasche with 3:15 to go in favor of an extra attacker, but couldn’t make up a two-goal deficit. Instead, Stankoven scored into the empty net with 69 seconds left on the game clock. “It’s the dreaded quarterfinal game where you’re playing a team that has absolutely nothing to lose,” Canadian coach Dave Cameron said of the pressure. “And give them credit – they came to us and made it interesting. But we found a way.” Some sloppy play gave Canada problems midway through the second period. Trying to clear the puck behind the net, Garand sent the puck to Donovan Sebrango along the boards and the defenseman sent the puck up ice. Biasca took the pass and fired a shot past the Canadian goalie to make it 5-3 at 7:51. “Things didn’t go our way in some part of the game,” Seeley said. “We faced and found a way to win. And that’s all that matters.” A pass from Olen Zellweger to Cuylle set up Canada’s fifth goal. Cuylle sent a sharp-angled shot past Pasche 4:30 into the second. The Swiss cut their deficit to 4-2 with just 8.2 seconds left in the opening frame. Joshua Fahrni sent Biaska down the goal line and the Halifax Mooseheads forward fired a shot over Garand’s shoulder. Pasche took the Swiss net late in the first period after starter Noah Patenaude allowed four goals on nine shots. Patenaude denied Canada’s Elliot Desnoyers, but the puck was caught under his puck and Gaucher put it in for his first goal of the tournament 17:01 into the game. Pasche made 30 saves in relief. Stankoven gave Canada a 3-1 cushion with a clip 14:32 into the first. The Dallas Stars prospect picked off a pass to the Swiss bench and ran into the offensive zone alone. His initial shot went wide of the crossbar, so Stankoven collected the rebound and sent it into the open net for good measure. Seeley’s sneaky pass on the receiving end helped Canada retake the lead 12:31 into the first. Thompson collected the puck and with a quick shot past Patenaude made it 2-1. Switzerland’s first goal of the night came 2:21 into the game when Brian Zanetti uncorked a rocket from inside the blue line and Knak tipped it in for the equalizer. Canada opened the scoring just 74 seconds earlier when Stankoven sent a clean pass to Foerster in the faceoff circle and he scored his third goal of the tournament. Earlier on Wednesday, Emil Andrae scored the game-winner as Sweden won 2-1 over Latvia. Isak Rosen got Sweden on the board 16:44 into the first period and Gustavs Ozolins buried the equalizer for Latvia late in the second. Latvia’s Martins Lavins was ejected 89 seconds into the third for a head tackle, but his teammates killed a crucial five-minute penalty to keep the score at 1-1. Andrae broke the deadlock 9:49 into the third with a long shot in traffic. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 12 shots for Sweden (4-1-0) and Bruno Bruveris made 25 saves for Latvia (1-2-1). Four points from Roby Jarventie led Finland to a 5-2 win over Germany in another quarterfinal on Wednesday. Jarventie’s first goal at 14:48 of the first period gave Finland a 3-1 lead and they ended up victorious. After Germany’s Bennet Rossmy scored his second goal of the game in the second period to make it 3-2, Jarventie restored Finland’s lead 6:22 into the third on Yannick Proske’s layup. Roni Hirvonen and Joel Maatta also scored power-play goals as Finland went 4-6 with the man advantage. Finland’s power-play unit has been lethal throughout the tournament, shooting at a 59 percent clip (13-for-22). Kasper Simontaival opened the scoring for Finland with an even-strength goal 3:37 into the game. Leevi Merilainen made 19 saves for Finland (4-1-0) while Florian Bugl stopped 17 shots for Germany (2-3-0). Canada took silver at the 2021 tournament, which was held at Edmonton’s Rogers Place without fans due to COVID-19 restrictions. POKE CHECKS: Both Canada and Switzerland went 0-for-1 on the power play. Canadian forward Ridly Greig went to the locker room midway through the first period with an apparent shoulder injury and did not return. ? The groups for the 2023 World Juniors have been announced. Canada is in Group A with Sweden, the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria and will play their qualifying matches in Halifax. The USA, Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia and Latvia are in Group B and will open the tournament in Moncton.

title: “Stankoven Leads Canada To Victory Over Switzerland In World Junior Quarterfinals Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-06” author: “Lisa Mutter”

He buried two chances Wednesday, though, helping Canada beat Switzerland 6-3 in the quarterfinals. “It’s harder than I thought, for sure,” said Stankoven, a Kamloops Blazers forward who was named the Canadian Hockey League player of the year in June. “The goals have not come easily. I had opportunities, but not as many as I would have liked. Tonight I thought I was able to create a few more chances and the pack was going to the net. So it was a good feeling.” Stankoven also had an assist, while Tyson Foerster scored and dished out two helpers. Jack Thompson, Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle added goals for Canada (5-0-0) and Ronan Seeley chipped in with two assists. Attilio Biasca scored twice for Switzerland (1-4-0) and captain Simon Knak also found the net. After exploding for four goals in the first period, the Canadiens struggled at times Wednesday, missing prime scoring opportunities in sloppy play. “We definitely didn’t want to take these guys lightly, but they played really hard and surprised us a little bit,” said goaltender Dylan Garand, who made 23 saves. “I think we did a good job of staying in it and finding a way. It wasn’t pretty, but we’re moving forward.” The win means Canada will play in Friday’s semifinals, but the host nation will have to wait for the outcome of the final quarterfinal — a battle between the U.S. (4-0-0) and the Czech Republic (1-2-1) — to find out her opponent. Switzerland made a late push Wednesday, pulling goaltender Kevin Pasche with 3:15 to go in favor of an extra attacker, but couldn’t make up a two-goal deficit. Instead, Stankoven scored into the empty net with 69 seconds left on the game clock. “It’s the dreaded quarterfinal game where you’re playing a team that has absolutely nothing to lose,” Canadian coach Dave Cameron said of the pressure. “And give them credit – they came to us and made it interesting. But we found a way.” Some sloppy play gave Canada problems midway through the second period. Trying to clear the puck behind the net, Garand sent the puck to Donovan Sebrango along the boards and the defenseman sent the puck up ice. Biasca took the pass and fired a shot past the Canadian goalie to make it 5-3 at 7:51. “Things didn’t go our way in some part of the game,” Seeley said. “We faced and found a way to win. And that’s all that matters.” A pass from Olen Zellweger to Cuylle set up Canada’s fifth goal. Cuylle sent a sharp-angled shot past Pasche 4:30 into the second. The Swiss cut their deficit to 4-2 with just 8.2 seconds left in the opening frame. Joshua Fahrni sent Biaska down the goal line and the Halifax Mooseheads forward fired a shot over Garand’s shoulder. Pasche took the Swiss net late in the first period after starter Noah Patenaude allowed four goals on nine shots. Patenaude denied Canada’s Elliot Desnoyers, but the puck was caught under his puck and Gaucher put it in for his first goal of the tournament 17:01 into the game. Pasche made 30 saves in relief. Stankoven gave Canada a 3-1 cushion with a clip 14:32 into the first. The Dallas Stars prospect picked off a pass to the Swiss bench and ran into the offensive zone alone. His initial shot went wide of the crossbar, so Stankoven collected the rebound and sent it into the open net for good measure. Seeley’s sneaky pass on the receiving end helped Canada retake the lead 12:31 into the first. Thompson collected the puck and with a quick shot past Patenaude made it 2-1. Switzerland’s first goal of the night came 2:21 into the game when Brian Zanetti uncorked a rocket from inside the blue line and Knak tipped it in for the equalizer. Canada opened the scoring just 74 seconds earlier when Stankoven sent a clean pass to Foerster in the faceoff circle and he scored his third goal of the tournament. Earlier on Wednesday, Emil Andrae scored the game-winner as Sweden won 2-1 over Latvia. Isak Rosen got Sweden on the board 16:44 into the first period and Gustavs Ozolins buried the equalizer for Latvia late in the second. Latvia’s Martins Lavins was ejected 89 seconds into the third for a head tackle, but his teammates killed a crucial five-minute penalty to keep the score at 1-1. Andrae broke the deadlock 9:49 into the third with a long shot in traffic. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 12 shots for Sweden (4-1-0) and Bruno Bruveris made 25 saves for Latvia (1-2-1). Four points from Roby Jarventie led Finland to a 5-2 win over Germany in another quarterfinal on Wednesday. Jarventie’s first goal at 14:48 of the first period gave Finland a 3-1 lead and they ended up victorious. After Germany’s Bennet Rossmy scored his second goal of the game in the second period to make it 3-2, Jarventie restored Finland’s lead 6:22 into the third on Yannick Proske’s layup. Roni Hirvonen and Joel Maatta also scored power-play goals as Finland went 4-6 with the man advantage. Finland’s power-play unit has been lethal throughout the tournament, shooting at a 59 percent clip (13-for-22). Kasper Simontaival opened the scoring for Finland with an even-strength goal 3:37 into the game. Leevi Merilainen made 19 saves for Finland (4-1-0) while Florian Bugl stopped 17 shots for Germany (2-3-0). Canada took silver at the 2021 tournament, which was held at Edmonton’s Rogers Place without fans due to COVID-19 restrictions. POKE CHECKS: Both Canada and Switzerland went 0-for-1 on the power play. Canadian forward Ridly Greig went to the locker room midway through the first period with an apparent shoulder injury and did not return. ? The groups for the 2023 World Juniors have been announced. Canada is in Group A with Sweden, the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria and will play their qualifying matches in Halifax. The USA, Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia and Latvia are in Group B and will open the tournament in Moncton.

title: “Stankoven Leads Canada To Victory Over Switzerland In World Junior Quarterfinals Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “Mary Banks”

He buried two chances Wednesday, though, helping Canada beat Switzerland 6-3 in the quarterfinals. “It’s harder than I thought, for sure,” said Stankoven, a Kamloops Blazers forward who was named the Canadian Hockey League player of the year in June. “The goals have not come easily. I had opportunities, but not as many as I would have liked. Tonight I thought I was able to create a few more chances and the pack was going to the net. So it was a good feeling.” Stankoven also had an assist, while Tyson Foerster scored and dished out two helpers. Jack Thompson, Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle added goals for Canada (5-0-0) and Ronan Seeley chipped in with two assists. Attilio Biasca scored twice for Switzerland (1-4-0) and captain Simon Knak also found the net. After exploding for four goals in the first period, the Canadiens struggled at times Wednesday, missing prime scoring opportunities in sloppy play. “We definitely didn’t want to take these guys lightly, but they played really hard and surprised us a little bit,” said goaltender Dylan Garand, who made 23 saves. “I think we did a good job of staying in it and finding a way. It wasn’t pretty, but we’re moving forward.” The win means Canada will play in Friday’s semifinals, but the host nation will have to wait for the outcome of the final quarterfinal — a battle between the U.S. (4-0-0) and the Czech Republic (1-2-1) — to find out her opponent. Switzerland made a late push Wednesday, pulling goaltender Kevin Pasche with 3:15 to go in favor of an extra attacker, but couldn’t make up a two-goal deficit. Instead, Stankoven scored into the empty net with 69 seconds left on the game clock. “It’s the dreaded quarterfinal game where you’re playing a team that has absolutely nothing to lose,” Canadian coach Dave Cameron said of the pressure. “And give them credit – they came to us and made it interesting. But we found a way.” Some sloppy play gave Canada problems midway through the second period. Trying to clear the puck behind the net, Garand sent the puck to Donovan Sebrango along the boards and the defenseman sent the puck up ice. Biasca took the pass and fired a shot past the Canadian goalie to make it 5-3 at 7:51. “Things didn’t go our way in some part of the game,” Seeley said. “We faced and found a way to win. And that’s all that matters.” A pass from Olen Zellweger to Cuylle set up Canada’s fifth goal. Cuylle sent a sharp-angled shot past Pasche 4:30 into the second. The Swiss cut their deficit to 4-2 with just 8.2 seconds left in the opening frame. Joshua Fahrni sent Biaska down the goal line and the Halifax Mooseheads forward fired a shot over Garand’s shoulder. Pasche took the Swiss net late in the first period after starter Noah Patenaude allowed four goals on nine shots. Patenaude denied Canada’s Elliot Desnoyers, but the puck was caught under his puck and Gaucher put it in for his first goal of the tournament 17:01 into the game. Pasche made 30 saves in relief. Stankoven gave Canada a 3-1 cushion with a clip 14:32 into the first. The Dallas Stars prospect picked off a pass to the Swiss bench and ran into the offensive zone alone. His initial shot went wide of the crossbar, so Stankoven collected the rebound and sent it into the open net for good measure. Seeley’s sneaky pass on the receiving end helped Canada retake the lead 12:31 into the first. Thompson collected the puck and with a quick shot past Patenaude made it 2-1. Switzerland’s first goal of the night came 2:21 into the game when Brian Zanetti uncorked a rocket from inside the blue line and Knak tipped it in for the equalizer. Canada opened the scoring just 74 seconds earlier when Stankoven sent a clean pass to Foerster in the faceoff circle and he scored his third goal of the tournament. Earlier on Wednesday, Emil Andrae scored the game-winner as Sweden won 2-1 over Latvia. Isak Rosen got Sweden on the board 16:44 into the first period and Gustavs Ozolins buried the equalizer for Latvia late in the second. Latvia’s Martins Lavins was ejected 89 seconds into the third for a head tackle, but his teammates killed a crucial five-minute penalty to keep the score at 1-1. Andrae broke the deadlock 9:49 into the third with a long shot in traffic. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 12 shots for Sweden (4-1-0) and Bruno Bruveris made 25 saves for Latvia (1-2-1). Four points from Roby Jarventie led Finland to a 5-2 win over Germany in another quarterfinal on Wednesday. Jarventie’s first goal at 14:48 of the first period gave Finland a 3-1 lead and they ended up victorious. After Germany’s Bennet Rossmy scored his second goal of the game in the second period to make it 3-2, Jarventie restored Finland’s lead 6:22 into the third on Yannick Proske’s layup. Roni Hirvonen and Joel Maatta also scored power-play goals as Finland went 4-6 with the man advantage. Finland’s power-play unit has been lethal throughout the tournament, shooting at a 59 percent clip (13-for-22). Kasper Simontaival opened the scoring for Finland with an even-strength goal 3:37 into the game. Leevi Merilainen made 19 saves for Finland (4-1-0) while Florian Bugl stopped 17 shots for Germany (2-3-0). Canada took silver at the 2021 tournament, which was held at Edmonton’s Rogers Place without fans due to COVID-19 restrictions. POKE CHECKS: Both Canada and Switzerland went 0-for-1 on the power play. Canadian forward Ridly Greig went to the locker room midway through the first period with an apparent shoulder injury and did not return. ? The groups for the 2023 World Juniors have been announced. Canada is in Group A with Sweden, the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria and will play their qualifying matches in Halifax. The USA, Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia and Latvia are in Group B and will open the tournament in Moncton.

title: “Stankoven Leads Canada To Victory Over Switzerland In World Junior Quarterfinals Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-21” author: “Donald Reffett”

He buried two chances Wednesday, though, helping Canada beat Switzerland 6-3 in the quarterfinals. “It’s harder than I thought, for sure,” said Stankoven, a Kamloops Blazers forward who was named the Canadian Hockey League player of the year in June. “The goals have not come easily. I had opportunities, but not as many as I would have liked. Tonight I thought I was able to create a few more chances and the pack was going to the net. So it was a good feeling.” Stankoven also had an assist, while Tyson Foerster scored and dished out two helpers. Jack Thompson, Nathan Gaucher and Will Cuylle added goals for Canada (5-0-0) and Ronan Seeley chipped in with two assists. Attilio Biasca scored twice for Switzerland (1-4-0) and captain Simon Knak also found the net. After exploding for four goals in the first period, the Canadiens struggled at times Wednesday, missing prime scoring opportunities in sloppy play. “We definitely didn’t want to take these guys lightly, but they played really hard and surprised us a little bit,” said goaltender Dylan Garand, who made 23 saves. “I think we did a good job of staying in it and finding a way. It wasn’t pretty, but we’re moving forward.” The win means Canada will play in Friday’s semifinals, but the host nation will have to wait for the outcome of the final quarterfinal — a battle between the U.S. (4-0-0) and the Czech Republic (1-2-1) — to find out her opponent. Switzerland made a late push Wednesday, pulling goaltender Kevin Pasche with 3:15 to go in favor of an extra attacker, but couldn’t make up a two-goal deficit. Instead, Stankoven scored into the empty net with 69 seconds left on the game clock. “It’s the dreaded quarterfinal game where you’re playing a team that has absolutely nothing to lose,” Canadian coach Dave Cameron said of the pressure. “And give them credit – they came to us and made it interesting. But we found a way.” Some sloppy play gave Canada problems midway through the second period. Trying to clear the puck behind the net, Garand sent the puck to Donovan Sebrango along the boards and the defenseman sent the puck up ice. Biasca took the pass and fired a shot past the Canadian goalie to make it 5-3 at 7:51. “Things didn’t go our way in some part of the game,” Seeley said. “We faced and found a way to win. And that’s all that matters.” A pass from Olen Zellweger to Cuylle set up Canada’s fifth goal. Cuylle sent a sharp-angled shot past Pasche 4:30 into the second. The Swiss cut their deficit to 4-2 with just 8.2 seconds left in the opening frame. Joshua Fahrni sent Biaska down the goal line and the Halifax Mooseheads forward fired a shot over Garand’s shoulder. Pasche took the Swiss net late in the first period after starter Noah Patenaude allowed four goals on nine shots. Patenaude denied Canada’s Elliot Desnoyers, but the puck was caught under his puck and Gaucher put it in for his first goal of the tournament 17:01 into the game. Pasche made 30 saves in relief. Stankoven gave Canada a 3-1 cushion with a clip 14:32 into the first. The Dallas Stars prospect picked off a pass to the Swiss bench and ran into the offensive zone alone. His initial shot went wide of the crossbar, so Stankoven collected the rebound and sent it into the open net for good measure. Seeley’s sneaky pass on the receiving end helped Canada retake the lead 12:31 into the first. Thompson collected the puck and with a quick shot past Patenaude made it 2-1. Switzerland’s first goal of the night came 2:21 into the game when Brian Zanetti uncorked a rocket from inside the blue line and Knak tipped it in for the equalizer. Canada opened the scoring just 74 seconds earlier when Stankoven sent a clean pass to Foerster in the faceoff circle and he scored his third goal of the tournament. Earlier on Wednesday, Emil Andrae scored the game-winner as Sweden won 2-1 over Latvia. Isak Rosen got Sweden on the board 16:44 into the first period and Gustavs Ozolins buried the equalizer for Latvia late in the second. Latvia’s Martins Lavins was ejected 89 seconds into the third for a head tackle, but his teammates killed a crucial five-minute penalty to keep the score at 1-1. Andrae broke the deadlock 9:49 into the third with a long shot in traffic. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 12 shots for Sweden (4-1-0) and Bruno Bruveris made 25 saves for Latvia (1-2-1). Four points from Roby Jarventie led Finland to a 5-2 win over Germany in another quarterfinal on Wednesday. Jarventie’s first goal at 14:48 of the first period gave Finland a 3-1 lead and they ended up victorious. After Germany’s Bennet Rossmy scored his second goal of the game in the second period to make it 3-2, Jarventie restored Finland’s lead 6:22 into the third on Yannick Proske’s layup. Roni Hirvonen and Joel Maatta also scored power-play goals as Finland went 4-6 with the man advantage. Finland’s power-play unit has been lethal throughout the tournament, shooting at a 59 percent clip (13-for-22). Kasper Simontaival opened the scoring for Finland with an even-strength goal 3:37 into the game. Leevi Merilainen made 19 saves for Finland (4-1-0) while Florian Bugl stopped 17 shots for Germany (2-3-0). Canada took silver at the 2021 tournament, which was held at Edmonton’s Rogers Place without fans due to COVID-19 restrictions. POKE CHECKS: Both Canada and Switzerland went 0-for-1 on the power play. Canadian forward Ridly Greig went to the locker room midway through the first period with an apparent shoulder injury and did not return. ? The groups for the 2023 World Juniors have been announced. Canada is in Group A with Sweden, the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria and will play their qualifying matches in Halifax. The USA, Finland, Switzerland, Slovakia and Latvia are in Group B and will open the tournament in Moncton.