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Garrett Allen had a goal and an assist in the first 11 minutes and Jimmy Mullin scored his
tournament-leading fifth goal as the Americans kept their three-peat dreams alive with a semifinal win over
the West.
Nick Huard scored twice and added an assist and Jordan Ruby made 39 saves as the Canadians advanced to the
gold medal game for the first time since 2007 with a win over the previously-unbeaten Swiss.
Jesper Olofsson scored twice to pace the offence and Joakim Nordstrom netted the game-winning goal midway
through the third as the Swedes held off a late offensive push from the Russians to claim fifth place.
Nolan Kaiser scored the game-winning goal on a Canadian power play early in the third period and Matthew
Krahn made 31 saves as the westerners advanced to a semifinal date with the Americans on Saturday.
Matthew Peca and Evan Rodrigues scored 42 seconds apart to give the Canadian side a 4-0 second-period
lead, and it held off a furious Russian rally to book its spot vs. Switzerland in Saturday’s semifinals.
PLAYERS TO WATCH NAMED
FOR WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE
International Scouting Services has selected five players from each of the six competing teams that it
believes are WJAC Players to Watch, including NHL draftees and draft-eligible players. Who made the list?. » more
HC SKILLS ACADEMIES:
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Hundreds of Hockey Canada Skills Academies across the country – from St. John’s, N.L. to the one in
Summerland, B.C. – have found a balance between learning in the classroom and learning on the ice. » more
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