Canada Defeats Switzerland 5–1, Moved into First Place in Group

Goals and assists

12. Provençal (Tanguay, Mainman), 14. W. Birkett (Z. Rawji, J. Birkett), 25. Lemos (K. Rawji, Anderson), 29. Provençal (Maher, Laurencelle), 43. Laurencelle (Provençal) – 8. Enzler (Rohdewald, Eberle)

Referees

Sergio De Luca, Tomáš Zbořil

Spectators

296

Canada

Lantin - Davidson, Lemos, Livingston, Maher, Matchim, Nixon, Schollig - Anderson, J. Birkett, W. Birkett, Evans, Harrison, Laframboise, Laurencelle, Mainman, Perlic, Provençal, K. Rawji, Z. Rawji, Richards, Tanguay, White

Switzerland

Messer - Eberle, Grandjean, Hlubek, Iten, Mermoud, Y. Müller, Rebord, Rodrigues Soares - Bardos, Enzler, Fairclough, Filipek, Hausherr, Lartey, Mballa, K. Müller, M. Müller, T. Müller, Paulik, Rohdewald, A. Wehrli, N. Wehrli

COACHES´ REACTIONS

Jason Cormier (CAN): “The performance was very positive. I was especially pleased with our penalty killing. I wasn’t happy that we took so many penalties, but the way we handled those situations was a major positive for our team. The key moment was definitely killing off the five-on-three disadvantage, which gave the group a lot of energy and confidence. The players fed off that moment, and it had a big impact on the game. What pleased me most was that we stayed committed to our style of play from the very beginning. We played with speed, got the ball deep into the offensive zone, and consistently applied pressure. We’ll review the game, take the lessons from it, and then turn our full attention to whoever we face next in the playoffs.”

Tibor Kapanek (SUI): “Against the reigning world champions, I think we played a very solid game. For long stretches the match was quite balanced, and we created more chances than we expected. We generated a good number of shots on goal, but unfortunately managed to score only once. At this level, small mistakes are punished, and Canada took advantage of every opportunity we gave them. In the second period we put them under pressure for several minutes, but a power-play goal and an individual mistake quickly changed the momentum. Despite the result, I was pleased that we stayed active, didn’t sit back defensively, and tried to play our own game against a top opponent. I see this as valuable preparation for the quarterfinal against the USA. Recovery will now be crucial, as the schedule is demanding, but we have a strong support staff and a day off to prepare. In the end, everything will come down to the quarterfinal, where our tournament success will be decided.”