Canada – Sweden 4:1 (end) | Finland – Switzerland 4:3 (end) | Slovakia – Russia 2:5 (end)
Czech Republic – USA 2:4 (end)
final
Canada
4:1 (3:1, 0:0, 1:0)
Sweden
Wednesday 10.08.2016, 14:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group B
     
    Players of the Game:

    SWE – Erik Brannstrom

    CAN – Maxime Comtois (16:08:27)
     
    Canada put the game on lock-down in the 3rd period and keep their semi-final chances alive. Now they need a win by Slovakia over Russia tonight, either in regulation or overtime.

    Shots on goal in 3rd period (and game): CAN 12 (29), SWE 2 (19).
     
    Game over.
     
    58:06
    Icing Sweden.
     
    57:10
    Roberts fires it high, Eriksson might have gotten an arm on it.
     
    56:25
    Wrister from Bellerive on the rush, blocker save Eriksson.
     
    55:45
    Timeout Sweden.
     
    53:57
    Swedish 2 on 1, Wernblom feedsTjernstrom, re-directs it just wide of the post.
     
    53:10
    Icing Sweden.
     
    52:31
    Veleno steals the puck at his own blueline, fires a long shot high of the net.
     
    52:00
    Sweden ice it, they're back to full strength.
     
    51:45
    Puck deflects out of play in the Swedish zone, :14 left in the penalty.
     
    51:22
    Icing Canada with :37 left in their power play.
     
    51:05
    Comtois's shot blocked, Sweden 1 man down.
     
    50:40
    Sweden ice it, they're now down 2 men.
     
    50:25
    One-timer from Tippett kicked out by Eriksson, then another Tippett attempt is blocked.
     
    49:59
    Timeout Canada.
     
    49:59
    Penalty for Sweden (Brannstrom – 2 min.).

    Canada with a 4 on 3 advantage for :33, then it'll be 5 on 3 unless there are more penalties.
     
    48:58
    Penalty for Sweden (Hugg – 2 min., boarding).

    Hugg takes a Canadian player heavily into the end boards. We'll play 4 on 4 for 1:33.
     
    48:31
    Penalty for Canada (Comtois – 2 min., hooking).
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 5. Bowers (Roberts), 19. Comtois (p.s.), 20. Comtois, 45. Strome (Rasmussen, Phillips) – 17. Brannstrom (Zetterlund)

    Canada: DiPietro (Scott) – Crete-Belzile (A), Phillips (C), Smart, Mitchell, Roberts, Bouchard, Meireles, Brook – Strome, Bowers, Tippett (A) – Comtois, Suzuki, Entwistle – Veleno, Rasmussen, McLeod – Bellerive, Studnicka, Mattheos.
    Sweden: Eriksson (Söderblom) – Liljegren, Berg, Walfridsson, Brännström (A), Dahlin, Hedberg, Sylvergård, Björkman – Elvenes, Lundeström, Hugg (C) – Zetterlund, Miketinac, Wernblom – Johansson, Tjernström, Wennlund – Ringsby, Bemström, Aterius.
    Referees: D. Konc, Novák – Tvrdoň, Kacej