Team White Downs Team Red 6-3 In Second Team Canada Scrimmage

Photo: Rob Wallator/Hockey Canada

The two teams were back at again Sunday night at the Westerner Park Centrum in Red Deer, Alberta, as Canada’s U20 Team held their second split-squad scrimmage of this year’s selection camp for the 2o21 World Junior Championship. Team White beat Team Red 4-2 on Saturday night.Team White would take the second scrimmage as well, winning 6-3.

Team Red once again featured Washington Capitals prospect Hendrix Lapierre at center of their 4th line while Team White featured Capitals prospect Connor McMichael at left-wing on their top line.

A better look at Canada’s lines for the second intrasquad exhibition #WorldJuniors: pic.twitter.com/nu3KWfajCt

— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) November 23, 2020

FIRST PERIOD
Kirby Dach gave Team White an early 1-0 lead with a dirty goal in close at 2:38 of the opening frame.

Kirby Dach scores early here in the first. 1-0 White.

Couple rebounds, but Dach, even under pressure, waited long enough with the puck on his stick to put this one in once he got full control of it. #Blackhawks #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/xNULqms5Eu

— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) November 23, 2020

Connor McMichael had a nice behind-the-back pass to setup a Team White rush later in the period.

Team White leads 1-0 after 20 minutes. Connor McMichael with a behind-the-back dish to setup another rush later in the period. #ALLCAPS #CapsProspect #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/gVOoDamfTw

— NoVa Caps (@NoVa_Caps) November 23, 2020

The first period concluded with Team White leading 1-0. Team White led in shots 12-8 for the first frame.

SECOND PERIOD
Connor McMichael had an 1-on-1 break away early in the middle frame but was stopped cold by Taylor Gauthier.

Team White would make it 2-0 early in the second period with a goal by Philip Tomasino, with apples from Kirby Dach and Connor Zary.

Kirby Dach with the spinorama and Phil Tomasino on the cleanup job. That’s 2 points for each tonight.#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/JoH6Eg1VKj

— Rink Rat Report (@RinkRatReport) November 23, 2020

Team Red would close the gap to 2-1 with a net-front goal from Jamieson Rees.

Jamieson Rees (@Canes) is there on the doorstep, and he sends the Evan Cormier (@GoldenKnights) rebound home.

This goal cut Team White’s lead to 2-1, but… #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/WkdxyUtl0x

— J.D. Burke (@JDylanBurke) November 23, 2020

But Team White would quickly snap back with goals from Kirby Dach and Seth Jarvis to make it 4-1 at the midway point of the second period.

Team White led 4-1 after two periods.

THIRD PERIOD
Team Red would quickly get back into the contest. Bowen Byram found Jamieson Rees for his second goal of the night to make it 4-2.

Then Nick Suzuki would find Jack Quinn to make it 4-3.

Nick Suzuki sets up Jack Quinn in front.
Byram gets another assist on this play#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/0oOZsfmOEN

— Rink Rat Report (@RinkRatReport) November 23, 2020

Team White would add two empty net goals and hang on for the 6-3 win.

By Jon Sorensen