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CANADA
WEST 2 – SWEDEN 1 (OT)
SEMIFINAL | FRI. NOV. 11
Alex Kerfoot was the overtime hero, scoring 2:09 into the
extra frame to send Canada West to the gold medal game with a victory over Sweden. Aaron Hadley also scored
for West, which will appear in the final for the fifth time in six years.
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UNITED STATES 2 – CANADA EAST 4
SEMIFINAL | FRI. NOV. 11
Devin Shore scored a pair of goals to lead the offence as
Canada East ended the Americans' three-year reign as gold medallists with a win. Tylor Spink added a goal and
assist for East, which avenged its loss in last year's gold medal game.
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WJAC 3 STARS OF THE DAY
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13
After scoring the OT winner in the semifinal win over Sweden, Alex Kerfoot kept
up his sterling playoff performance in the gold medal game, scoring once, adding an assist and taking home
the No. 1 spot on the WJAC 3 Stars of the Day. » more
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A LOOK BACK AT '06 AND '07
ALL-CANADIAN FINALS
In the early years of the World Junior A Challenge the gold medal game was a
matter of Canadian bragging rights, as East and West met in back-to-back finals. Take a walk down WJAC memory
lane to revisit those games. 2006 | 2007
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RUSSIA 3 – CZECH REPUBLIC
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5TH PLACE | SAT. NOV. 12
Alexander Barabanov's goal midway through the second period stood up as the
game-winner as the Russians survived two third-period goals from Matej Zadrazil to hold on and take fifth
place, avenging their prelim loss to the Czechs.
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WEST 4 – EAST 3
(OT)
CJHL PROSPECTS | SAT. NOV. 12
Adam Tambellini scored the winner 2:01 into overtime as West erased three one-goal deficits to earn the
win and take the total-goal lead in the CJHL Prospects Games into Sunday's finale. Hometown boy Austin Plevy
added three assists.
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