Team Canada Wins Back-To-Back Gold Medals; Peterborough Petes' Brennan Othmann Gets Two Assists In 3-2 Win

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Back-to-back gold medals for Team Canada as they beat Czechia at the 2023 World Junior Championships in a 3-2 overtime win with Peterborough Petes’ Brennan Othmann and Port Hope’s Owen Beck a part of the winning team on Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of Hockey Canada.

Othmann assisted on the games first two goals for Team Canada. He was the secondary assist for Canada’s first powerplay goal with a diving stick check to send it back to Dylan Guenther. He and Brandt Clarke exchanged the puck once before a one-time goal from the former for a 1-0 Canada lead.

Othmann’s second assist for Shane Wrights's goal, came after he helped clear the defensive zone to Guenther where he kicked the puck to Wright after being pinned on the boards. Wright cut into the offensive zone against four defenders and backhanded his shot in for a 2-0 Canada lead.

Czechia had a late push with two third-period goals to send the game to overtime.= by Jiri Kulich and Jakub Kos respectively.

After 6:22 into the overtime frame, Canada turned the puck over in their offensive zone in 3-on-3 play. Joshua Roy and Guenther had an odd-man rush at the net, passed the puck between them and the latter scored for a walk-off goal for a 3-2 Canada win.

The win was Canada’s first back-to-back gold medals since 2008-09. Connor Bedard of Canada was named tournament MVP with nine goals and fourteen assists.

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Port Hope's Owen Beck Lends a Hand In Canada's 6-2 Win Over USA; Advance to Gold Medal Game

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Port Hope’s Owen Beck and Team Canada are headed to the gold medal game at the 2023 World Junior Championship after a 6-2 win over the United States at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on Wednesday.

Canada scored six unanswered goals after letting in thei first two to the United States. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OHL.

The Montréal Canadiens’ prospect recorded an assist — his first point of the tournament — on Brandt Clarke’s goal roughly halfway through the third period.

Beck made a cross-crease pass to Adam Fantilli after scooping up a loose puck on a defensive zone turnover from the USA. Fantilli’s shot was blocked but ended up in the hands of Clarke and Los Angeles Kings prospect to snipe it top shelf for the 5-2 lead.

Beck was a late call-up to the team on New Year’s Day after Colton Dach was out of the tournament due to an injury.

Beck was invited to the World Junior Selection Camp for Team Canada but did not make the final roster at the time.

The Peterborough-born forward did not register a point in Canada’s win over Slovakia in their 4-3 overtime thrilling win.

Canada faces Czechia on Thursday night for the gold medal. Czechia dealt Canada’s only tournament loss 5-2 on opening day (Boxing Day).

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Team Canada Moves to Semifinals in 4-3 Overtime Win Against Slovakia; Peterborough Pete Brennan Othmann Gets Assist

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Team Canada had a close call at the 2023 World Junior Championships (WJC) but they won in overtime against Slovakia, 4-3; Peterborough Petes’s Brennan Othmann got an assist in the winning effort.

Othmann had two goals and one assist during the round robin portion of the tournament. Photo courtesy of the Peteborough Petes.

Canada was drawn against the second-seeded Slovaks from Group B and played at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on Monday night.

Othmann’s assist came on the power play in the second period as Connor Bedard fed him a pass just outside the far-side faceoff circle. Othmann made a cross-crease pass to Dylan Guenther for a one-timer goal for a 2-0 lead.

The game eventually went into overtime with a 3-3 tie as Slovakia was able to overcome the two-goal deficit, midway through the third period.

Overtime saw magic from Bedard as he deked through the entire Slovenian team and scored for a 4-3 thrilling win.

“Connor is just something special,” explained Othmann. “He put on a show. Every game he put on a show in overtime and you get there on the ice, it’s nerve-wracking but it’s exciting. He can control those emotions better than anyone I know.”

Canada will face the top-seeded United States of Group B on Thursday night.

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Peterborough Pete Brennan Othmann Scores First Point For Team Canada In World Junior Championships In 11-0 Win

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Peterborough Petes’s Brennan Othmann registered his first point for Team Canada for the 2023 World Junior Championships (WJC), getting an assist on a Dylan Guenther power play goal against Austria on Thursday.

Othmann got his first point on Team Canada’s 14th goal of the tournament. Photo courtesy of the Peteborough Petes.

Othhman’s assist was dazzling as his back was at Austrian goalie Benedikt Oschgan in front of the net during the play.

The Peterborough Pete made a backhanded pass between his legs after receiving a pass from Connor Bedard. The pass crossed the crease and allowed Guenther to score on a one-timed shot for the 1-0 lead, 14:08 into the game.

Canada eventually routed Austria in an 11-0 win, improving their record to 2-0-0-1. The team has allowed seven goals in three games while scoring 24.

Canada’s next game is against undefeated Sweden on Saturday with 6:30 p.m. EST as puck drop.

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Peterborough Pete Brennan Othmann Selected to Team Canada For 2023 World Junior Championships

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Peterborough Petes’s Brennan Othmann has made the final roster for Team Canada for the 2023 World Junior Championships (WJC) in Moncton and Halifax announced on Monday evening.

Othmann currently leads the Petes in points with 35 in 26 games. Photo courtesy of the Peteborough Petes.

This is his second time representing Canada as he won a gold medal with the team on August 20 in overtime against Finland. The New York Ranger prospect recorded two goals and four assists for six points in six games in his first World Junior Championship. He has also represented Canada at the U18 and U17 levels, winning a gold medal at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Hockey Championships.

“We’re really excited for Brennan,” said Michael Oke, Petes general manager. “To represent Canada once at this event is a huge honour, to do it twice is an opportunity that not a lot of players get to experience.”

Othmann was acquired from the Flint Firebirds on Nov. 12 in exchange for Artem Guryev and three OHL Priority Selection picks. He joins Petes defenceman and Philadelphia Flyers prospect, Brian Zanetti who is representing Switzerland.

The Pickering-born forward becomes the third Pete to represent Canada at the WJC since 2010, along with Nick Ritchie in 2015 and Mason McTavish in 2022. The championships start on Dec. 26 with both Othmann and Zanetti in action for their respective countries. 

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Three Petes' Including Brennan Othmann Selected To World Juniors Camp; Peterborough's Owen Beck Also Chosen

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Brennan Othmann, Brian Zanetti and Tommy Purdeller were Peterborough Petes named for Team Canada, Switzerland and Italy respectively for the upcoming World Junior Championship selection camps while Peterborough’s Owen Beck was also selected for Canada.

Othmann currently leads the Petes in points with 31 in 22 games. Photo courtesy of the Peteborough Petes.

Team Canada’s roster selection camp is at Moncton, NB from Dec. 9 - 12.

This is Othmann’s second opportunity to represent Canada at the World Juniors, playing in six games for Canada at the 2022 World Juniors. He scored twice and added four assists on his way to a gold medal. Othmann has also represented Canada at the U18 and U17 levels.

“You can't take anything for granted, he explained. "There's a lot of good players on this selection camp roster and on the team, there are a lot of good players; a lot of good players that are signed. It's all about how hard you compete and how hard you work.”

Beck was also selected for the same camp as Othmann. The Mississauga Steelheads and Montréal Canadiens prospect will be in his first World Junior tournament if selected.

“He's a really good player and he's a great shot,” said Othmann. "I believe he's in my agency as well so it's good to see guys like that going and (I’m) happy that he's able to get out there and play with some of the top guys.”

Zanetti is competing in his second World Junior Championship with the Swiss U20 team. In the 2022 World Junior Championship, he played in four games nabbing two assists. Zanetti is one of two NHL-drafted players on the Swiss team.

Purdeller is representing Italy for the second time at the U20 level, after winning gold and securing promotion for Italy in last year’s World Junior Championship Div 2A. The NHL Draft-eligible forward played five games in the 2022 tournament, scoring twice and adding three assists.

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Two Petes Have World Juniors Experience Cut Short Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases

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Peterborough Petes players Mason McTavish and Brian Zanetti have their International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Juniors tournament cut short due to COVID-19 announced Wednesday.

Mason McTavish (left) has scored five goals with the Petes while Brian Zanetti (right) has netted nine assists on the OHL season. Photos Courtesy of David Pickering and the Peterborough Petes.

The confirmation came from Chris Peters, NHL draft and prospects analyst and TSN’s Bob MacKenzie in a Tweet.

The decision came after three games were forfeited due to positive COVID-19 tests within teams.

The United States conceded first to Switzerland after two positive results on Tuesday. Czechia followed suit with their matchup vs Finland on Wednesday with Russia shortly resigning their game against Slovakia hours later. Both Czechia and Russia had one positive case apiece.

Team Canada’s McTavish was fresh off a three-point night against Austria with two goals in an assist on Tuesday. He had three goals and two assists in two games.

Switzerland’s Zanetti did not register a point in his one game played resulting in a 4-2 loss against Russia.

The tournament was being held in Red Deer, Alta. and Edmonton.

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