Quick Scout – Canada vs Russia

In the second game of the Summer Development Camp, Canada’s second squad defeated Russia 5-2. Canada controlled the play but not to the dominate fashion the first team did over the Czechs.  I again tracked scoring chances and split them up by line.  

Max Domi – Nic Petan – Nick Baptiste 2-0-0-2

Michael Dal Colle – Bo Horvat – Zach Nastasiuk 0-1-1-2

Nick Ritchie – Conner McDavid – Robby Fabbri  2-6-1-9

Morgan Klimchuk – Jeremy Gregoire – Brenden Perlinni  1-1-1-3

Chris Bigras – Madison Bowey 0-0

Shea Theodore – Dillon Heatherington 0-0

Travis Sanheim – Ben Harpur 0-0

For forwards I just included 5 on 5 play for defencemen I used both 5 on 5 and 4 on 4.

Conner McDavid was just sick in this game. Unbelievable skill level who was easily the best player on the ice for me in this game. Numerous times he showed off his great speed, blowing past the Russian defender and creating chances. Fabbri also was very impressive playing alongside Mcdavid. He did not look out of place skill wise playing with Mcdavid as he made a few nice one touch passes, setting up chances. Ritchie obviously doesn’t have the skill level of McDavid or Fabbri but was a great fit on that line. Ritchie used his size and physicality to muscle his way to the crease where he couldn’t be moved. From there he just had to wait for a pass.

The defencemen were not very involved in this game offensively as the forward lines did a good job driving play and creating chances. With that being said Madison Bowey stood out. He didn’t have any even strength chances but did have two on the power play. He wasn’t afraid to shoot the puck.

On the Russian side of things, Anatoli Golyshev lead the team with four chances at even strength. He always seemed to be around the net and getting good chances. Golyshev is a small player standing at just 5’9. That lack of size likely is a big reason why he has gone undrafted twice, despite being a point per game player in the MHL (KHL minor league). He also played 32 games in the KHL last season.

Canada’s first team will play these same Russians tomorrow night.