This past Christmas, there was no reason to complain that there was a lack of hockey to be played. It’s at this time of year that a pair of high-profile International tournaments are always played: the World Junior Hockey Championships, and the Spengler Cup. The Montreal Canadiens had 4 prospects participating in the World Juniors, but have no one representing them in the Spengler Cup. This page shows the final stats for the prospects playing in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
First, let’s start with the 2 Hab goalies participating in this tournament:
Dec. 25 vs Canada: 7 GA, 36 SF, 29 SVS (7.00 GAA, .806 SV%)
Dec. 27 vs Finland: 0 GA, 19 SF, 19 SVS (0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%) Shutout
Dec. 29 vs Germany: 0 GA, 11 SF, 11 SVS (0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%) Shutout
Dec. 30 vs Sweden: 3 GA, 30 SF, 27 SVS (3.00 GAA, .900 SV%)
End of Round-Robin
Relegation-Jan. 2 vs Belarus: 1 GA, 26 SF, 25 SVS (1.00 GAA, .962 SV%)
Relegation-Jan. 3 vs Switzerland: 2 GA, 32 SF, 30 SVS (2.00 GAA, .938 SV%)
Final Tournament Totals: 6 GP, 4-2 record, 2.17 GAA, .916 SV%, 2 SO
Dec. 26 vs Germany: 0 GA, 25 SF, 25 SVS (0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%) Shutout
Dec. 27 vs Canada: 6 GA, 30 SF, 24 SVS (8.93 GAA, .800 SV%) SWE Player of the Game
Dec. 29 vs Finland: 5 GA, 26 SF, 21 SVS (5.08 GAA, .808 SV%)
Dec. 30 vs Slovakia: Did not play, dressed as backup
End of Round-Robin
QF-Jan.1 vs USA: 1 GA, 1 SF, 0 SVS (19.40 GAA, .000 SV%)
Relegation-Jan. 3 vs Finland: Did not play, dressed as backup
Final Tournament Totals: 4 GP, 1-2 record, 4.42 GAA, .864 SV%, 1 SO
Now, let’s move on and look at the 2 skaters representing the Canadiens organization, including one who’s been skating for the Hamilton Bulldogs this season:
Dec. 25 vs Czech Rep: 1 assist, 0 PIMS, -1 BEL Player of the Game
Dec. 26 vs Switzerland: 0 points, 2 PIMS, -4
Dec. 28 vs Russia: 1 assist, E
Dec. 29 vs United States: 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 PIMS, +4 BEL Player of the Game
End of Round-Robin
Relegation-Jan. 2 vs Slovakia: 0 points, E, 2 PIMS
Relegation-Jan 3 vs Germany: 0 points, -1
Final Tournament Totals: 6 GP, 1 goal, 4 assists, 5 points, 6 PIMS, -2, 2 MVP
Dec. 25 vs United States: 0 points, 2 PIMS, -2
Dec. 27 vs Czech Rep. 0 points, +1
Dec. 28 vs Belarus: 0 points, 2 PIMS, E
Dec. 30 vs Switzerland: 0 points, E
End of Round-Robin
SF-Jan. 2 vs USA: 0 points, 2 PIMS, E
F-Jan. 4 vs Canada: 1 goal, 2 PIMS, -1
Final Tournament Totals: 6 GP, 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, 8 PIMS, -2
The 2005 World Junior Hockey Championships began on Christmas Day (Sat. Dec. 25) with 4 games played, and ended on January 4th with the Gold and Bronze Medal games being played. Habsworld.net will have full coverage of the 4 Montreal prospects playing in the tournament.
Important Links:
Official Website
Schedule
Standings
Full Offensive Tournament Stats