CANADA WINS GOLD!
...again. This is the third straight IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal for Canada, and in that stretch, they've gone 18 straight games without a loss. Defeating Russia 4-2, Canada captured its thirteenth gold medal in the history of the championships. Canada had not won a tournament outside of North America since 1997, so the challenge for this team was to erase that recent mark of deficiency. Canada also collected a number of individual awards, in particular, goaltender Carey Price who was voted All Star goaltender, top goaltender, and tournament MVP.
Team USA defeated Sweden earlier in the day, as the U.S. captured its first bronze medal at the WJC. Defenseman Eric Johnson of Team USA was voted to the All Star team and was chosen as Top Defenseman in the tournament. It's hard to believe, but Sweden has not won a medal at the WJC in the last five years, although they've improved their placing by one position each year... which means they could win the bronze next year if the trend continues.
This was - and usually is - a great tournament and the hockey is top quality. The players compete for the love of the sport and for each other, and the games are often very entertaining.
Congratulations Team Canada!
Team USA defeated Sweden earlier in the day, as the U.S. captured its first bronze medal at the WJC. Defenseman Eric Johnson of Team USA was voted to the All Star team and was chosen as Top Defenseman in the tournament. It's hard to believe, but Sweden has not won a medal at the WJC in the last five years, although they've improved their placing by one position each year... which means they could win the bronze next year if the trend continues.
This was - and usually is - a great tournament and the hockey is top quality. The players compete for the love of the sport and for each other, and the games are often very entertaining.
Congratulations Team Canada!
posted by Bruce Brososky at 2:24 PM
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