2009 NATIONAL MEN'S UNDER-18 SUMMER TEAM

RUSSIA 2 - CANADA 9
GOLD MEDAL | SAT. AUG. 15

A four-goal second period turned a tight, one-goal game into a runaway as Canada topped the Russians for gold for the second year in a row. Brandon Gormley, Jeffrey Skinner and Tyler Seguin had two goals each.

CZECH REPUBLIC 0 - CANADA 9
PRELIMINARY | THU. AUG. 13

Eight players scored at least one goal and 11 registered a point as Canada booked a spot in the gold medal game vs. Russia with a rout of the Czechs. Louis Domingue made 23 saves to record the shutout.

CANADA 6 – SWITZERLAND 3
PRELIMINARY | WED. AUG. 12

Tyler Toffoli’s second period power-play goal stood up as the winner as Canada survived a tough test from the Swiss to stay unbeaten. Canadian captain John McFarland scored twice to pace the offence.

JOHN MCFARLAND NAMED
CAPTAIN OF SUMMER U18 TEAM

Canada’s second-leading scorer at the 2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship as an underaged player, John McFarland will wear the ‘C’ as captain of the National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team. » more

CANADA 3 – SWEDEN 2
PRELIMINARY | TUE. AUG. 11

Tyler Seguin scored Canada’s third power play goal of the game midway through the third period as Canada started its road towards a fifth tournament title in six years with a narrow win over Sweden.

CANADA 7 – SLOVAKIA 1
EXHIBITION | SUN. AUG. 9

The top line of John McFarland, Tyler Seguin and Tyler Toffoli combined for 11 points as Canada wrapped up a perfect pre-tournament schedule with a convincing win over the tournament co-hosts.

CANADA 6 – UNITED STATES 1
EXHIBITION | FRI. AUG. 7

Canada scored three times on the power play, including twice with two-man advantages, and scored four times in the second period as it opened pre-tournament play with a win over the Americans.

RED 8 – WHITE 3
INTERSQUAD | TUE. AUG. 4

Seven different players scored goals, led by a pair from Jaden Schwartz, as Red wrapped up a sweep of the intersquad games with a rout of White. John McFarland added a goal and two assists.

RED 4 – WHITE 2
INTERSQUAD | MON. AUG. 3

Brooks Macek and Ryan O’Connor scored 18 seconds apart to cap a three-goal first period as Red held off White in the final 40 minutes to earn its second intersquad victory in as many nights.

RED 5 – WHITE 4
INTERSQUAD | SUN. AUG. 2

Jaden Schwartz, the lone Junior A player in camp, scored twice and linemates Christian Thomas and Cédrick Henley had two assists each as Red built a three-goal lead en route to the victory.