The 2014 World Juniors will be taking place
from December 26th through January 5th. This year, the Habs will have six
representatives: Zach Fucale and Charles Hudon (CAN), Sebastian Collberg and
Jacob De la Rose (SWE), Artturi Lehkonen (FIN), and Martin Reway (SVK).
They also have a prospect in the Spengler Cup as Hamilton goalie Robert Mayer has
been loaned to Geneve-Servette. As is our annual tradition, we
will be tracking each players’ progress throughout their tournaments.
World Juniors
| F Sebastian Collberg (Sweden) |
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIM |
+/- |
SOG |
| Dec. 26 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 |
| Dec. 28 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Dec. 29 | Norway | 1 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Dec. 31 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | E | 1 |
| Jan. 2 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 4 | E | 5 |
| Jan. 4 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 1 |
| Jan. 5 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | E | 1 |
Totals |
1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 17 | |
Collberg finished 3rd on Team Sweden in
assists.
| F Jacob De la Rose (Sweden) |
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIM |
+/- |
SOG |
| Dec. 26 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 |
| Dec. 28 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Dec. 29 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 2 | E | 3 |
| Dec. 31 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
| Jan. 2 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 2 | E | 4 |
| Jan. 4 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 3 |
| Jan. 5 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
Totals |
3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 21 | |
Two of De la Rose’s goals were game winners
to lead the team. He also finished 2nd on the team in shots.
| G Zach Fucale (Canada) |
Date |
Opponent |
GA |
SF |
GAA |
SV% |
| Dec. 26 | Germany | Did not play | |||
| Dec. 28 | Czech Republic | Did not play | |||
| Dec. 30 | Slovakia | 3 | 22 | 3.00 | .864 |
| Dec. 31 | USA | 2 | 26 | 2.00 | .923 |
| Jan. 2 | Switzerland | 1 | 20 | 1.00 | .950 |
| Jan. 4 | Finland | 4 | 22 | 4.10 | .818 |
| Jan. 5 | Russia | 2 | 32 | 2.03 | .938 |
Totals |
12 | 122 | 2.42 | .902 | |
Fucale was
named Canada’s Player of the Game vs USA. He finished 6th in the
tournament in SV% and 4th in GAA.
| F Charles Hudon (Canada) |
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIM |
+/- |
SOG |
| Dec. 26 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Dec. 28 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
| Dec. 30 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Dec. 31 | USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 |
| Jan. 2 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
| Jan. 4 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
| Jan. 5 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 2 | E | 2 |
Totals |
1 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 8 | |
Hudon finished tied for 2nd on Team Canada
in +/-.
| F Artturi Lehkonen (Finland) |
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIM |
+/- |
SOG |
| Dec. 27 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Dec. 28 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | E | 3 |
| Dec. 30 | Russia | Did not play – injured | ||||
| Dec. 31 | Switzerland | Did not play – injured | ||||
| Jan. 2 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 |
| Jan. 4 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 |
| Jan. 5 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 2 |
Totals |
2 | 2 | 2 | +7 | 14 | |
Lehkonen’s +7 rating put him 3rd on Finland but
also 3rd in the tournament amongst all forwards.
| F Martin Reway (Slovakia) |
Date |
Opponent |
G |
A |
PIM |
+/- |
SOG |
| Dec. 27 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 2 |
| Dec. 28 | USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | E | 6 |
| Dec. 30 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Dec. 31 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | E | 3 |
| Jan. 2 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
Totals |
4 | 6 | 2 | E | 18 | |
Reway was
named Slovakia’s Player of the Game vs USA. He was named one of Slovakia’s
Best Three players of the tournament. He also led the team in goals and
shots on goal while tying for the team lead in points. Reway is now tied
for 11th all-time in Slovakian World Junior points. Despite playing two
fewer games than most teams, he finished 5th in WJC points.
Spengler Cup
| G Robert Mayer (Geneve-Servette) |
Date |
Opponent |
GA |
SF |
GAA |
SV% |
| Dec. 26 | Rochester |
Did not play | |||
| Dec. 28 | CSKA Moscow | 3 | 29 | 2.91 | .897 |
| Dec. 30 | Canada | Did not play | |||
| Dec. 31 | CSKA Moscow | 3 | 44 | 3.00 | .932 |
Totals |
6 | 73 | 2.95 | .917 | |
Mayer was the winning goalie in both games
against Moscow, the second being in the Gold Medal Game.
Over the years, many of the present Habs and Bulldogs,
as well as several of the clubs’ current junior prospects, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sebastian Collberg | ’12-’13 | Sweden | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
Sven Andrighetto |
’12-’13 | Switzerland | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
Joonas Nattinen |
’09-’11 | Finland | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Tomas Plekanec |
’01-’02 | Czech Rep. | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Alex Galchenyuk | 2013 | USA | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Louis Leblanc | 2011 | Canada | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 2012 | Canada | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
Daniel Briere |
1996 | Canada | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Michael Blunden | 2006 | Canada | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Artturi Lehkonen |
2013 | Finland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Martin Reway | 2013 | Slovakia |
6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Bournival |
2012 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob De la Rose | 2013 | Sweden | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Max Pacioretty |
2008 | USA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
^ – Includes one year of Division I (2009)