• Already in the 31st second, the American forward Andrew Rowe, on loan from another Swiss National League club Rappersville “Lakers” for this tournament, made the fans of Davos happy, who beat Conor Hughes playing in Switzerland.
• Less than a minute and a half after a mistake by Alan Quain, the Canadian forward of the American Hockey League (AHL), representing the Ontario “Reign” club, the “Davos” hockey players torn to pieces goalkeeper Hughes, Swede Leon Bristed hitting the puck into an empty net (2:0).
• In the continuation of the fight, “Davos” actively attacked, however, the Canadian fortress did not fall again.
• At the end of the second period, “Lugano” striker Brett Connolly brought the Canadians closer to 1:2.
• Goalkeeper Sandro Eshlimans, who showed an excellent performance, prevented the Canadian hockey players from regaining the equalizer.
• Therefore, it is known that one of the main favorites of the competition, Canada Katini, remained in the last place in the group. In the quarter-finals, the Canadians will compete against the second place winner of the Toriani group.
94. Spengler Cup competition calendar
| Group | The game | Result/Date |
|---|---|---|
| Torians | Ambri-Piotta – Örebro | 5:2 (1:0; 2:1; 2:1) |
| Helsinki IFK – Örebro | 2:5 (2:2; 0:2; 0:1) | |
| Ambri-Piotta – Helsinki IFK | 28.12. [16.10] | |
| Cats | Sparta Praha – Canada | 3:2 (2:0; 1:2; 0:0) |
| Davos – Canada | 2:1 (2:0; 0:1; 0:0) | |
| Sparta Prague – Davos | 28.12. [21.15] |
Live broadcasts of the games can be seen on the Spengler Cup “TouTube” channel in Latvia.
Overall rating
| V | Toriani group | S | U | UP | ZP | Z | Gate | P | V | Katini group | S | U | UP | ZP | Z | Gate | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:2 | 3 | 1. | Sparta Praha (Czech Republic) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 3 | ||
| 2. | Örebro (Sweden) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:7 | 3 | 2. | Davos (Switzerland) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 | ||
| 3. | Helsinki IFK (Finland) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:5 | 0 | 3. | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:5 | 0 |
Used sources:
https://www.spenglercup.ch/de
