Germany2 – Latvia 4:5 (end) | Canada2 – Czech Republic 6:2 (end) | Russia – Switzerland 6:0 (end)
Finland – Denmark 5:1 (end)
final
Canada2
6:2 (4:1, 0:1, 2:0)
Czech Republic
Monday 16.04.2012, 16:00 • Kajot Arena, Brno • U18 World Championship
     
    Pool A standings: 1 USA 9pts, 2 CAN 6pts, 3 FIN 3ps 4 CZE 3pts, 5 DEN 0pts. All teams have played 3 games except Finland, who have played 2. Finland Denmark play next here in Brno at 20:00 CET, 14:00 ET (1:50 from now). (18:09:52)
     
    Players of the game: CZE Patrik Machač. CAN Brendan Gaunce.
     
    Shots on goal in the 3rd period (and game): by Canada 12 (41), by Czech Republic 7 (25).
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:55
    Intentional offside against Canada--it was shot on goal from the neutral zone with a player trapped in the zone.
     
    59:11
    Darnell Nurse's shot from the point is stopped and held by Polivka.
     
    58:27
    The puck is deflected out of play by the blocker of Polivka.
     
    58:00
    The two-minute announcement is made, play goes on in the Czech zone . . .
     
    57:33
    Off the faceoff, a quick Canadian shot and another save by Polivka.
     
    57:30
    From the top of the circle, William Carrier's wrist shot is caught and held by Polivka.
     
    56:33
    Canada is back at full strength.
     
    55:26
    The puck goes out of play in the neutral zone--faceoff at centre ice.
     
    54:33
    Canada's Brendan Troock gets called for kneeing--actually, it was more of a slewfoot, nonetheless . . .
     
    53:48
    Offside against Canada.
     
    52:40
    A potential Canadian icing is negated when Polivka comes out to play it . . . play continues . . .
     
    51:35
    Canadian shot attempt is deflected out by a Czech stick. Faceoff in the Czech zone.
     
    51:23
    Icing against the Czech Republic.
     
    50:36
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Brendan Gaunce comes out of the penalty box and immediately leads a 2-on-1 and feeds KIRBY RYCHEL for the 6th Canadian goal. Assist: Brendan Gaunce.
     
    48:50
    On the PP, a one-time slapshot is teed up for Jakub Vrana, who hits Murray in the chest . .
     
    48:21
    In a scramble around the net, Brendan Gaunce knocks the stick out of the hands of a Czech defenceman and gets called for slashing.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 10. Gaunce (Smith, Reinhart), 13. Gaunce (Reinhart), 14. Laughton (Rychel, Dumba), 17. Reinhart (Rychel), 45. Dumba (Pulock), 51. Rychel (Gaunce) - 13. Houfek (Sedlacek), 26. Volek (Machac, Sidlik)

    Canada2: Murray (Whitney) - Nurse, Dumba, Pulock, Pelech, Severson, Morrissey, Steele - Shinkaruk, Winther, Bourke - Rychel, Kosmachuk, Laughton - Gaunce, Smith, Reinhart - Mantha, Troock, Girard, Carrier. Coach: Wallin.
    Czech Republic: Polívka (Hrachovina) - Šidlík, Šulák, Košťálek, Houfek, Knot, Štencel, Běhal - Machač, Volek, Tomeček - Slováček, Zadražil, Hudeček - Vrána, Soumelidis, Simon - Sedláček, Matějček, Chlapík, Procházka. Coach: Veber.
    Referees: Dumas (USA), Konč (SVK) - Dalgleish (GBR), Shikhanov (RUS)