Lucky Stick: Batherson leads Canada past Swiss 8-2 in world junior quarterfinal
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Turns out, Christian Wohlwend was right after all.
Drake Batherson scored twice as Canada cruised to an 8-2 quarterfinal win over Switzerland on Tuesday at the world junior hockey tournament. That lopsided score came two days after Wohlwend, the Swiss team’s head coach, said he expected the Canadians to easily beat his team.
Things went so well for Canada that Batherson drew an unofficial assist in the second period while on the bench. He saw Jordan Kyrou coming off the ice after breaking his stick and realized they’re both right-handed.
Stopping Kyrou from getting on to Canada’s bench, Batherson handed over his stick and sent Kyrou back out. Kyrou coasted toward Switzerland’s net totally unmarked by defenders, corralled a pass from Sam Steel and snapped the puck into the net for a 5-0 Canada lead.