2018 IIHF Men's World Hockey Championship

[hockeyfan1]

Geez took OT to beat Latvia? I suppose they took USA to OT as well, they also beat Germany.,

Heh, those Latvians are a tour design force here at these Worlds.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Team Canada got by Team Latvia 2-1 in OT on Connor McDavid's winner.
It took a 3 on 3 OT to get the job done, thanks for the combination of McDavid, Nugent-Hopkins & Aaron Ekblad.

"Those guys are so deadly with the puck, especially with Connor's speed," said Canadian forward Ryan O'Reilly. "The way he beats the guy up the wall and creates a scoring chance and ends the game, it's definitely dangerous. That was huge, getting that goal."

With the win, Canada assures herself of a berth in the Quarter-finals.

Story:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/mcdavid-scores-in-overtime-as-canada-squeaks-out-2-1-win-over-latvia-1.4662613

 

[hockeyfan1]

Other results for May 14:

Team Russia shut out Team Slovakia 4-0; Team Norway shut down Team South Korea 3-0;  and Team Czech Republic edged Team Austria 4-3.

Check it here:
https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/national/2017-18/world-championship/stats/schedule

 

[hockeyfan1]

Preliminary Round:  Tuesday May 15

Team Germany vs Team Canada; Team USA vs Team Finland; Team France vs Team Switzerland; Team Slovakia vs Team Belarus; Team Sweden vs Team Russia; and Team Denmark vs Team Latvia.

                        ----- End of Preliminary Round games -----

 

[hockeyfan1]

Team Canada solidly defeated Team Germany 3-0 and thus secured third place in it's group.  Canada had previously secured it's berth in the Quarter-finals with it's OT win over Latvia Monday.

Canada got goals from Brayden Schenn, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Tysons Jost.

Canada plays either of Russia or Sweden.  Quarter-final play begins Thursday.

Story:
https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2018/05/15/canada-finishes-world-hockey-championship-round-robin-with-win-over-germany.html

 

[hockeyfan1]

Other results for Tuesday May 15

TeaM Finland upended Team USA 6-2.  The Finns secured first place in their group.  It was Team USA's first loss of the tournament.

Finland will go on to play Switzerland in their Quarter-final, while Team USA will meet Czech Republic.

Story:
http://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/23510097/us-loses-finland-face-czech-republic-quarterfinals-ice-hockey-worlds


Team Switzerland over Team France 5-1; Team Slovakia beat Team Belarus 7-4; Team Latvia eked past Team Denmark 1-0 giving Latvia a spot in the Quarter-finals while the Danes faltered; and Team Sweden beat Team Russia 3-1.

Check it here:
https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/national/2017-18/world-championship/stats/schedule

 

[hockeyfan1]

Quarter-finals:  Thursday May 17

Team Canada vs Team Russia
Team Czech Republic vs Team USA
Team Latvia vs Team Sweden
Team Switzerland vs Team Finland

 

[hockeyfan1]

Team Canada needed OT in eliminating Team Russia 5-4 on Ryan O'Reilly's OT PP goal out in front of the Russian net on a passout from Connor McDavid.

McDavid had three assists in the game while Canada got goals from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Colton Parayko, Kyle Turris, and Pierre-Luc DuBois.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Nikita Zaltsev had three assists for his squad.

The game played at the Royal Arena here in Copenhagen featured exciting offence with Canada in the lead and Russia tying it up.  The Canadians held a lead three tines in the game, only to have thw Russians cone back to tie ip the score each time.

It took OT to finally decide the winner.  Make that a power-play advantage too.

Team Canada will face Team Switzerland for the Semi-final on Saturday.

Story:
https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/national/2017-18/world-championship/stats/game-summary?gameid=2163

 

[hockeyfan1]

Othee Quarter-final results for May 17:

Team USA edged Team Czech Republic 3-2 in a close contest and booked it's way to a Semi-final date against Team Sweden.

Recap:
https://www.new-iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/3160/team-usa-to-semis


Team Sweden subdued Team Latvia 3-2 and will play Team USA in the Semi-final.  The Latvians played hard to the end and impressed their opponents. Perhaps Sweden's Flip Forsberg said it best:

"They were really tough against Canada, really tough against the US, obviously Finland was a little disappointment for them but every other game was close, their goalie's been playing great so it was as hard as we thought."

Story:
https://www.new-iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/3182/sweden-edges-past-brave-latvia


Team Switzerland stunned Team Finland 3-2 and a trip to the Semi-final against Team Canada.
Swiss goaltender Leonardo Genoni faced 34 shots but backboned his team to victory in helping his squad keep their lead.  The Swiss scored three goals in a span of four minutes in the second period and kept it that way until game's end.

The loss was Finland's first in since 1972 against Switzerland.  The highly-favoured Finns were simply stymied in attempting a comback, in large part thanks to Genoni even though Finland had more PP advantages.

"We started playing our game in the second period," said defenceman Roman Josi. "We scored a couple of quick goals and that put us in the right mindset. We are going to enjoy the win tonight and go back to Copenhagen and prepare for our game. It will be another big challenge for us going against the Canadians."

Story:
https://www.new-iihf.com/en/events/2018/wm/news/3177/fin-sui-1-4

 

[hockeyfan1]

Semi-finals Saturday May 19

Team Switzerland vs Team Canada
Team USA vs Team Sweden

 

[cabber24]

Team Canada needed OT in eliminating Team Russia 5-4 on Ryan O'Reilly's OT PP goal out in front of the Russian net on a passout from Connor McDavid.

McDavid had three assists in the game while Canada got goals from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Colton Parayko, Kyle Turris, and Pierre-Luc DuBois.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Nikita Zaltsev had three assists for his squad.

The game played at the Royal Arena here in Copenhagen featured exciting offence with Canada in the lead and Russia tying it up.  The Canadians held a lead three tines in the game, only to have thw Russians cone back to tie ip the score each time.

It took OT to finally decide the winner.  Make that a power-play advantage too.

Team Canada will face Team Switzerland for the Semi-final on Saturday.

Story:
https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/national/2017-18/world-championship/stats/game-summary?gameid=2163

Unreal pass by McDavid in OT for the winner.

 

[Bates]

I was at the game, hockey is a fun experience in Europe. Lots of singing and dancing.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Semifinal results for May 19

Team Switzerland edged Team Canada 3-2 and a trip to the Gold medal game against Sweden.  The Swiss goaltender Leonardo Genoni was phenomenal as the Canadians peppered the Swiss net with 45 SOG, while Switzerland managed a mere 17.

Bo Horvat and Colton Parayko were the scorers foe Canada, but as much as the Canadians tried valiantly to comeback on the scoreboard, they fell short of the mark.  For that, the Swiss can thank Genoni.

Canada goes on to playTeam USA in the Bronze medal match Sunday.

Story:
https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/national/2017-18/world-championship/stats/game-summary?gameid=2168

 

[hockeyfan1]

Other Semi-final results for May 19:

Sweden shut out Team USA 6-0 and will make it's teip to the Gold medal game.  The defending champion Sweden made short work of the American squad even though the US directed 41 SOG at the Swedish net. 

More:
https://www.thelocal.se/20180519/sweden-trounce-usa-6-0-in-world-champs-semi-final

 

[hockeyfan1]

Gold Medal game:  Sunday May 20

Team Switzerland vs Team Sweden


Bronze Medal game:  Sunday May 20

Team Canada vs Team USA

 

[hockeyfan1]

Bronze Medal game results:

Team USA scored a pair of PP goals including two empty-betters to prevail 4-1 over Team Canada at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen and win the Bronze medal.

Both team's played their fourth game in three days and appeared rather listless. Still, the Americans took quick advantage of their chances and made the most of them.

Canada's lone goal came from Marc Eduardo-Vlasic.  Canadian goaltender and Toronto Maple Leaf Curtis McElhinney faced 35 shots,  but was instrumental at staving off the US square from putting more goals on the scoreboard.

The game was tied going into the second period when the US scored twice to take a firm grip on the lead.

Team USA goalkeeper Keith Kincaid faced 25 SOG.

"When you look at the tournament overall and you can say you beat Canada twice and came home with a bronze medal, you probably think you?d do a little bit better than that," said the USA's Patrick Kane.

Story:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/united-states-tops-canada-claim-bronze-hockey-worlds/

https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/men/national/2017-18/world-championship/stats/game-summary?gameid=2169/

 

[hockeyfan1]

Gold Medal game results:

Oh so close, again!

Team Sweden defeated Team Switzerland 3-2 in the shootout to win the World Men's Hockey Gold.  For the Swiss...heartbreak.

It was Switzerland second attempt at these Worlds and it was Sweden's back-to-back Gold medal win.

Flip Forsberg scored the eventual shootout winning goal.

Story:
http://www.dw.com/en/ice-hockey-world-championships-sweden-beat-switzerland-in-shootout-to-win-title/a-43863668

 

[Arn]

Excellent, GB in Canada's group next year. That should be fun....