It was a bit of the good and a bit of the bad for a pair of Moose Jaw Warriors at the World Under-18 Hockey Championship on Wednesday.
For Denton Mateychuk and Team Canada, it was a far closer game than expected but a win nonetheless as they took a 4-2 victory over Latvia, while Martin Rysavy and the Czech Republic ended up dropping a 6-5 decision to Finland after giving up a pair of late power-play goals.
Matecyhuk who suited up for the Warriors for 16 games in the now-concluded East Division Hub before joining the national team in Frisco, Texas made his first appearance in the tournament and recorded a single shot on goal.
Moose Jaw Warriors prospect Martin Rysavy battles for position with a U.S. defender during the Czech Republic’s 2-1 shootout loss.IIHF.com
The final result might not have been what Martin Rysavy and the Czech Republic wanted at the World Under-18 Hockey Championship, but the news for the bigger picture was still as positive as could be.
The Moose Jaw Warriors prospect scored the lone goal of regulation for his squad against the United States, but the Czechs would go on to drop a 2-1 shootout decision in Frisco, Texas.
Rysavy’s goal came with 4:03 remaining in the first period, taking a feed from Petr Moravec from behind the net and ripping a shot from the top of the crease high glove side on U.S. goaltender Kaiden Mbereko.
Moose Jaw Warriors prospect Martin Rysavy celebrates their 3-1 win over Germany with Czech Republic goaltender Tomas Suchanek.IIHF If Moose Jaw Warriors prospect Martin Rysavy can score like he did for the Czech Republic at the World U18 Hockey Championships on Monday night, fans at Mosaic Place are going to be in for a treat next season.
Rysavy, 17, scored his team’s third and final goal in a 3-1 victory over Germany to open the tournament in Frisco, Texas, and it was a doozy indeed
The Warriors’ sixth overall pick in the 2020 CHL Import Draft would take a one-timer pass from David Moravec and absolutely hammer a shot past German goaltender Nikita Quapp, with his goal coming with 9:36 gone in the third.
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Apr 27, 2021 11:01 PM
The Regina Pats on the ice following their final game of the 2020-21 WHL season on April 27, 2021. (File photo courtesy of Keith Hershmiller Photography)
While there weren’t any fans to salute following the Regina Pats’ final game of the year, the team did so to recognize the end of one of the most unique seasons in WHL history.
Due to COVID-19 measures, the Pats and all of the teams in Saskatchewan and Manitoba played an abbreviated season in a bubble in Regina without any fans in attendance at any of the games.
While it was tough being away from family, staying in small dorm rooms and only leaving to go to the rink, the Pats are grateful to have had a chance to hit the ice this season.