International Play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2006 Vancouver | |
| Spengler Cup | ||
| Silver | 2006 Davos | |
In his third and final year of major junior, Pogge was named to Canada's national junior team for the 2006 World Junior Championships as the host nation in Vancouver. He was initially not invited to Canada's junior summer camp and was, therefore, not expected to make the team. However, Pogge was named to the team's final selection camp in December and earned the starting position. He led Team Canada to a second straight gold medal by posting a shutout with 35 saves against Russia in the 5-0 gold medal game victory. Pogge finished the tournament with 3 shutouts and a 1.00 GAA.
Later that year, during Pogge's professional rookie season with the Toronto Marlies, he represented Canada at the 2006 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. He helped Canada to the final game, where they lost to HC Davos 3–2. Pogge was criticized for surrendering the game winning goal after misplaying the puck behind his net, giving it away to the HC Davos player Andres Ambuhl.
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