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As IIHF President Rene Fasel declared the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship closed, it was once again the USA that raised the victor’s trophy.
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Many kids dream of scoring an overtime gold medal-winning goal. US forward Colin White has now done just that, giving Team USA a 2-1 victory over Finland!
Two goals from Glenn Gawdin and 28 saves by goaltender Zach Sawchenko helped earn the bronze medal as Canada defeated Switzerland 5-2.
The United States and Finland will drop the puck in a few hours’ time, preceded by a bronze medal tilt between Canada and U18 tournament hosts Switzerland.
The rematch between Finland and Switzerland at the 2015 U18 Worlds semi-final game went to the Finns, but not without a battle from the Swiss in a 5-4 OT loss.
Two teams with their eyes set on gold met this afternoon in a battle of North American titans. Both took convincing routes to the semifinal.
Team Canada's goaltending coach Fred Brathwaite experienced about as much as a hockey player can experience in a pro career.
Game two of the relegation round against Latvia was a do-or-die situation for German.
Playoff time is when teams step up and show what they're made of, and on Thursday night in Zug the Swiss U18 national team did just that.
The high-flying Finns had to travel to Lucerne to face the upstart Slovaks, but had no issues in a 3-0 shutout.
Canada is rounding into form at the right time, dispatching Sweden 5-3 and advancing to the semi-finals at the 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship.
The first quarterfinal began at 2:45 pm and featured the USA against the Czech Republic, two teams that began the tournament with disappointing losses.
Game one to serve as the tone-setter for one of the teams in the Best-of-Three relegation round
In the final preliminary round game, the Czech Republic put up an impressive 5-0 win over Switzerland, as the team gears up for a run at another U18 medal.
With Russia safely in first place, Sweden entered the game trying not to finish fourth.
Canada is the No. 1 seed in Group B after beating Finland 3-2. Tyler Benson had the game winner as the Canadians await either Slovakia or Sweden in the quarters
The situation was clear coming in: Germany had no choice but to gain three points against the USA to even have a chance to avoid the relegation round.
Denis Malgin was the overtime hero as the Swiss overcame a great performance from Latvian goaltender Denijs Romanovskis to win 3-2.
With everything on the line, Germany entered its third game of preliminary play already facing a must-win situation.
Canada is undefeated in three games and will play Finland for the top seed in Group B on Tuesday, after defeating the Czech Republic 3-2.
When Sweden and the USA faced off today at 5 pm CET, both teams were entering the contest with one win and one loss under their belts.
Finland fell behind early to Latvia, but woke up in the second period with two power play goals on the way to a 3-1 win.
Russia continues its strong 2015 campaign at the IIHF U18 World Championship defeating Slovakia 4-2 and pushing its undefeated record to three games.
Czech national team player Jakub Zboril will miss his second game of the 2015 U18 Worlds, due to a suspension issued by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
After initial tournament losses for both Sweden and Germany, both teams headed into today’s game looking to get back on track.
