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USA wins gold

Deanna Vasso — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:18:02 +0000

USA played Sweden this morning from Ufa, Russia in the gold medal game of the IIHF World Junior Championships, and took home the gold medal. This is only the third time that USA have won the medal in the tournament.

Those who were up at 8 am this morning watching saw how amazing the game was. Those who weren’t, shame on you, but here’s the game recap.

The first period was scoreless, and both Gibson and Lundstrom were on their game.

Sweden got the puck going early with the first goal in the second period. Rocco Grimaldi tied the game for USA in the second and then scored again in the period to give USA the 2-1 lead.

USA maintained their lead throughout the final period. Again Gibson was on his game with making stops, proving that he’ll be a goalie to look out for in the future. When Lundstrom was pulled at the end of the period, Pennsylvania native, Trochek scored the empty netter to secure their gold medal win.

USA to play Sweden

Deanna Vasso — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:18:29 +0000

Team USA did the unthinkable on Thursday morning. They beat Team Canada 5-1 in regulation time. Let that sink in for a moment.

Team USA completely wrecked Canada, just proving that the team who learns the most in the competition goes the farthest. They learned from their mistakes from the game which they lost to the Canadians and brought their A game to the ice.

Canada now goes to the Gold Medal round where they will take on Team Sweden. This will be the first time that the Swedes and the Americans will match up. Team Canada will go to the bronze medal round to play against host Russia.

USA plays tomorrow at 8 am EST, so remember to set your alarm clocks. USA! USA! USA!

USA clinches playoff berth

Deanna Vasso — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:31:23 +0000

Team USA dropped another game to Team Canada early Sunday morning in a 2-1 hockey game. But this did not prevent them from continuing as a medal contender in the IIHF’s World Juniors Championship.

USA went on to play Slovakia on Monday. USA crushed them in a 9-3 victory which gives them the opportunity to play in the quarter finals starting on Wednesday. Slovakia had some poor goal tending which the Americans took advantage of.

While USA is happy to not have to go to the regulation round they may run into trouble when playing Czech Republic on Wednesday. Flyers prospect Shayne Gostisbehere was given a slashing penalty and a game misconduct for slashing at a Slovakia player in the groin area. He has since been suspended for one game and will not play in Wednesday’s game.

If Team USA advances, they will play a rematch against Team Canada.