The 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships will
be taking place from December 26th through January 5th. This year, the
Habs will have a pair of representatives, Sebastian Collberg (Sweden) and Alex
Galchenyuk (USA). Montreal also has a pair of players participating in the
Spengler Cup, David Desharnais (Gotteron) and Raphael Diaz (Davos). As is our annual tradition, we
will be tracking each players’ progress throughout their tournaments.
World Juniors
| RW Sebastian Collberg (Team Sweden) |
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIM |
+/- |
SOG |
| Dec. 26 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 |
| Dec. 28 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | E | 4 |
| Dec. 29 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 2 | E | 2 |
| Dec. 31 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jan. 3 | Russia | 1* | 0 | 0 | E | 3 |
| Jan. 4 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
Totals |
4 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 13 | |
Player Notes: Collberg recorded an assist on Sweden’s lone goal in their
final exhibition game against Team Canada. * – He was 1/2 in shootout
opportunities, his goal was the winner in the semi-finals vs Russia. As a
result, he is credited with a goal in that game. All 5 of his non-shootout points
were on the powerplay. Collberg led Team Sweden in goals (4) and points (6
– tied).
| C/LW Alex Galchenyuk (Team USA) |
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIM |
+/- |
SOG |
| Dec. 27 |
Germany |
1 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Dec. 28 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | E | 1 |
| Dec. 30 |
Canada |
0 | 1 | 0 | E | 1 |
| Dec. 31 | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jan. 2 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 2 | E | 1 |
| Jan. 3 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 |
| Jan. 4 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 |
Totals |
2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 15 | |
Player Notes: Galchenyuk averaged 14:32 of ice time in the two
pre-tournament games. He was named Team USA’s Player of the Game vs
Germany. Galchenyuk finished the tournament tied for 10th in tournament
scoring, fourth best on Team USA.
Spengler Cup
After the first day of the tournament,
opponents are determined by who won and lost on Day 1.
| C David Desharnais (Fribourg-Gotteron) |
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIM |
+/- |
SOG |
| Dec. 26 | UFA Salavat | 0 | 0 | 2 | E | 1 |
| Dec. 28 | Vitkovice | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 |
| Dec. 29 | Mannheim | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 1 |
| Dec. 30 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
Totals |
0 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
Player Notes: Desharnais was 46/72 (63.8%) on faceoffs in the tournament.
| D Raphael Diaz (HC Davos) |
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIM |
+/- |
SOG |
| Dec. 27 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dec. 28 | Mannheim | DNP – Healthy Scratch* | ||||
| Dec. 29 | UFA Salavat | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dec. 30 | Vitkovice | DNP – Healthy Scratch* | ||||
| Dec. 31 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
Totals |
1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 14 | |
* – As Diaz is a player acquired specifically for the tournament, he was only
eligible to play in a maximum of 3 games as per an agreement with his club team
in the NLA.
Over the years, many of the present Habs and
Bulldogs have
represented their homeland in the World Juniors. Here is a look at how each
has fared.
Goalies
Player |
Year(s) |
Country |
Record |
GAA |
SV% |
SO |
| Carey Price | 2007 | Canada | 6-0-0 | 1.14 | .961 | 2 |
| Robert Mayer | 2008 | Switzerland | 1-4-0 | 3.17 | .895 | 0 |
| Peter Budaj | ’01-’02 | Slovakia | 2-3-2 | 3.59 | .897 | 1 |
Defence
Player |
Year(s) |
Country |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIMS |
| Yannick Weber | ’06-’08 | Switzerland | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 |
| P.K. Subban | ’08-’09 | Canada | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Alexei Emelin | ’05-’06 | Russia | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 47 |
| Josh Gorges | 2004 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Raphael Diaz | ’05-’06 | Switzerland | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Jarred Tinordi |
2012 | USA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Tomas Kaberle | 1998 | Czech Rep. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Nathan Beaulieu |
2012 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Andrei Markov* | ’97-’98 | Russia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
* – Andrei Markov was listed on the 1998 team
but did not play.
Forwards
Player |
Year(s) |
Country |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIMS |
| Brian Gionta | ’98-’99 | USA | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 |
| Lars Eller^ | ’07-’09 | Denmark | 16 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 73 |
| Scott Gomez | ’98-’99 | USA | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
Joonas Nattinen |
’09-’11 | Finland | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Tomas Plekanec |
’01-’02 | Czech Rep. | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Louis Leblanc | 2011 | Canada | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 2012 | Canada | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Petteri Nokelainen |
’04-’05 | Finland | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Michael Blunden | 2006 | Canada | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Aaron Palushaj |
2009 | USA | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Blake Geoffrion | ’07-’08 | USA | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Michael Bournival |
2012 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Pacioretty |
2008 | USA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
^ – Includes one year of Division I (2009)