April 13, 2017
Poprad, Slovakia
MacKenzie Entwistle (Hamilton Bulldogs) had a goal and an assist to lead Canada to a 4-1 victory over Latvia to open their 2017 World Under-18 Hockey Championship schedule.
Stelio Mattheos (Brandon Wheat Kings) scored a first period penalty shot as the two sides came out of the first frame knotted at one.
Canada climbed ahead 3-1 on second period goals from Maxime Comtois (Victoriaville Tigres) and Isaac Ratcliffe (Guelph Storm), tallies that came five minutes apart.
Entwistle scored midway through the third frame to solidify the 4-1 final score as Canada outshot the Latvians 50-18.
Ian Scott (Prince Albert Raiders) made 17 saves in goal.
Canada returns to action on Saturday against host Slovakia.
Full Team Canada Roster:
9 OHL, 7 WHL (3F, 3D, 1G), 5 QMJHL, 1 AJHL, 1 OJHL
Four 2000 forwards, 3 from ON, one from NB. Four 2000 defencemen. One 2000 goalie.
| # | FORWARDS | Pos | SH | HT | WT | DOB | Hometown | Current Team |
| 9 | Isaac Ratcliffe | F | L | 6’5 | 196 | 2/15/99 | London, ON | Guelph (OHL) |
| 10 | Nate Schnarr | F | R | 6’3 | 181 | 6/15/99 | Waterloo,, ON | Guelph (OHL) |
| 11 | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | F | L | 5’11 | 180 | 9/12/99 | Calgary, AB. | Spokane (WHL) |
| 12 | Stelio Mattheos | F | R | 6’0 | 190 | 6/14/99 | Winnipeg, MB. | Brandon (WHL) |
| 14 | Maxime Comtois | F | L | 6’2 | 199 | 1/8/99 | Longueuil, QC. | Victoriaville (QMJHL) |
| 15 | Kyle Olson | F | R | 5’10 | 150 | 3/22/99 | Calgary, AB. | Tri-City (WHL) |
| 16 | Akil Thomas | F | R | 5’11 | 166 | 1/2/00 | Toronto, ON | Niagara (OHL) |
| 20 | Jack McBain | F | L | 6’3 | 188 | 1/6/00 | Toronto, ON | Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) |
| 21 | Ty Dellandrea | F | R | 6’0 | 180 | 7/21/00 | Port Perry, ON | Flint (OHL) |
| 25 | Anderson MacDonald | F | L | 6’1 | 208 | 5/16/00 | Quispamsis, N.B. | Sherbrooke (QMJHL) |
| 26 | MacKenzie Entwistle | F | R | 6’3 | 180 | 7/14/99 | Georgetown, ON | Hamilton (OHL) |
| 27 | Liam Hawel | F | R | 6’5 | 179 | 4/18/99 | Arnprior, ON | Guelph (OHL) |
| 28 | Matthew Strome | F | L | 6’4 | 206 | 1/6/99 | Mississauga, ON | Hamilton (OHL) |
| DEFENCE | ||||||||
| 2 | Josh Brook | D | R | 6’1 | 182 | 6/17/99 | Roblin, MB. | Moose Jaw (WHL) |
| 3 | Ian Mitchell | D | R | 5’10 | 165 | 1/18/99 | Calahoo, AB. | Spruce Grove (AJHL) |
| 4 | Ty Smith | D | L | 5’10 | 166 | 3/24/00 | Lloydminster, AB. | Spokane (WHL) |
| 5 | Jocktan Chainey | D | L | 6’0 | 194 | 9/8/99 | Asbestos, QC. | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 6 | Ryan Merkley | D | R | 5’11 | 163 | 8/14/00 | Mississauga, ON | Guelph (OHL) |
| 8 | Jett Woo | D | R | 6’0 | 194 | 7/27/00 | Winnipeg, MB. | Moose Jaw (WHL) |
| 24 | Jared McIsaac | D | L | 6’1 | 201 | 3/27/00 | Truro, N.S. | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| GOALIES | ||||||||
| 1 | Ian Scott | G | L | 6’3 | 174 | 1/11/99 | Calgary, AB | Prince Albert (WHL) |
| 29 | Alexis Gravel | G | R | 6’2 | 210 | 3/21/00 | Asbestos, QC | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 30 | Jacob McGrath | G | L | 6’0 | 153 | 1/7/99 | Mississauga, ON | Sudbury (OHL) |
