Canada hockey forward JC Lipon banned one game, to sit vs. U.S.

December 29, 2012 at 11:36 AM by AHN ? ?

Fitzgerald Cecilio ? 4E Sports Reporter

Ufa, Russian Federation (4E Sports) ? Canada will take on the United States in the IIHF?s World Junior Hockey Championships Sunday with just 11 forwards in tow after JC Lipon was suspended one game by the International Ice Hockey Federation for his hard hit on Slovakia?s Tomas Mikus.

Lipon, a 2013 NHL Draft prospect, was assessed a major for a hit to the head/neck area and a game misconduct because of his high hit on Mikus during Friday?s game that Canada won, 6-3.

Lipon joins Boone Jenner on the sideline. Sunday is the final game of Jenner?s three-game suspension for a hit during a pre-tournament game against Sweden.

The two will be eligible to return for Canada?s final game of the preliminary round, Dec. 31 against Russia.

Without Lipon, the United States will have a much easier time bouncing back from a 2-1 defeat to Russia earlier when they take on the Canadians at Ufa Arena.

The Americans trail the Russians by two points and Canada by three in the Group B standings. A victory would catapult the United States into a tie with the Canadians while a loss would officially end any hope at earning a first-round bye in the medal round.

?They?re a good hockey club with good forwards, a solid defense and good goaltending … much like Russia. We?ll have our hands full, but hopefully we?ll give the same effort, and then some, as we did against Russia,? U.S. coach Phil Housley said of Canada.

The United States has posted a 5-1-3-26-3 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) record against Canada in 38 meetings in the WJC. Canada has won eight of the past nine meetings, including a 3-2 preliminary-round matchup at last year?s tournament.

The Americans last celebrated a victory over Canada on Jan. 5, 2010 ? a 6-5 overtime decision in the gold medal game.

The United States has been led in scoring by Montreal Canadiens prospect Alex Galchenyuk, who has three assists and four points in two games. Defenseman Jacob Trouba is the only U.S. player with two goals.

For Canada, Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has two goals and seven points while Ryan Strome and Mark Scheifele are tied for the team lead with three goals apiece.

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