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Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender Mads Søgaard makes a save on Regina Pats winger Brett Clayton during a Western Hockey League game at the Canalta Centre on Saturday, Dec. 8. Søgaard stopped 33 shots in a pre-tournament world junior exhibition game Finland on Friday.
Medicine Hat News
Mads Søgaard has already started turning heads with Team Denmark.
The 18-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers goaltender was in the spotlight for his country’s IIHF World Junior Championship pre-tournament game against Finland Friday in Langley. While Denmark fell 7-0,Søgaard created cause for concern among opposing countries with 33 saves, including a jaw-dropping glove stop in the first period.
Watching the play through traffic, Søgaard was forced to react when a pass from the point was deflected across the slot and onto the tape of a Finnish attacker. The 6-foot-7, 196-pound netminder sprung across his crease and snagged the ensuing shot off the goal line to preserve a 2-0 deficit.
Søgaard and the Danes open their World Junior Championship campaign against Team Canada on Dec. 26 at 6 p.m.
