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While Johnson's impressive feat would stand as the game-winner, defenseman Jack Thompson was named Canada's player of the game after notching two assists. "You only see that so often, so for him to pull it off on a national stage and in front of all the fans here is pretty cool. Shortly after, Johnson dazzled with the lacrosse goal. It's just a shocking moment, I think, for everyone in the building." The Columbus Blue Jackets forward pulled off a lacrosse-style Michigan goal late in the opening frame to give Canada its first lead of the game. "It was between him and ( Mason) McTavish."

Take a bow, Kent Johnson. All tournament long he's been buzzing around opposing nets, but until the end of the first frame of Canada's Saturday night 5-1 ...

— zach laing (@zjlaing)August 13, 2022 dirty hit here from jaroslav chmelar on brennan othmann. They’ll take on Slovakia Sunday afternoon. Mason McTavish, however, got the show started minutes before Johnson’s goal, as he banked a Jack Thompson point shot into the net off his leg. Just 36 seconds into it, however, Slovakia’s Martin Rysavy — who plays for the WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors — streaked down the ice on a partial breakaway tinging the left post as the puck deflected into the top of the net and back out. Dangling in a phonebooth, Johnson swiftly lifted the puck on his stick tucking it into the top corner of the net.

The Port Moody, B.C. native and Columbus Blue Jackets prospect put Canada up 2-1 against Czechia just before the end of the 1st period in their preliminary ...

Wolverines forward Kent Johnson scored the "Michigan" goal in the first period of Canada's 5-1 win against Czechia at the world junior hockey championships.

Mazur is tied for second in tournament scoring with six points (four goals, two assists) and is plus-6 in three games. "Before he gets the puck, he knows what he wants to do and he did it. He had COVID last time so he couldn't come to the winter one (tournament) because it got cancelled but to have him here is pretty special, especially with his 87th birthday today." Johnson added an assist in Saturday's victory, led the team with nine shots on goal and was plus-1. Johnson was successful twice with the Trail Smoke Eaters of the British Columbia Hockey League. "Kent Johnson should be called Magic Johnson," TSN draft analyst Craig Button said during the broadcast.

Kent Johnson has just one point – an assist on a five-on-three goal during Thursday's 11-1 rout of Slovakia – through two games at the summer World Juniors. " ...

Our emotions got to be in check and we have to stay connected as five out there." "It's pretty much standing in front of the net and doing some flash screens and kicking out when the guys need help. "I'm not the biggest celebrator unless it's a Game 7 OT winner or something like that. "I got to stay with the same mindset," he said. "It was a long time," he said. Here you got to stay the same way and keep working as hard as you do in pro." "It hurt a lot," said Foerster, who was picked 23rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2020. "For six months I was just training my legs," he said. "Obviously, I wanted to get a few more points, but it doesn't really matter," the crafty forward said. "I like some of their songs," he said. "I think the boys like it so far. It's got a good ring to it."

Kent Johnson wasn't the first player to attempt “The Michigan” on Day 5 of the 2022 IIHF Men's World Junior Championship, but the University of Michigan ...

Team USA vs. Team Czechia vs. Team Finland vs. Team USA soundly defeated Team Austria by a 7–0 score on Day 5. The Germans now sit in third place in Group B with two wins and a loss through three games, with their final round robin game coming up against Team Sweden on Monday. Mason McTavish scored twice for Team Canada on Saturday, with Ridly Greig also finding the back of the net.