Over the weekend both World Hockey tournament’s ended with Team Canada winning gold. First on Friday, the U17 tournament finished when the team from Ontario shut out Team USA, 3-0, to earn gold in London, Ontario. Two other teams from Canada faced off in the bronze medal game with the team from the West out scoring Team Pacific 9-6.
The highly touted U20 tournament wrapped up in Pardubice, Czech Republic on Saturday with Team Canada winning their fourth straight gold medal by scoring in overtime to defeat their tournament nemesis, Sweden by a 3-2 score. Canada’s man behind the mask, Steve Mason, earned most valuable player of the tournament with his unbeaten record. The team from the USA, who was undefeated in round robin play, lost two straight in the playoff round, including the 4-2 loss at the hands of Team Russia in the bronze medal game, to finish out of the medals.
The highly touted U20 tournament wrapped up in Pardubice, Czech Republic on Saturday with Team Canada winning their fourth straight gold medal by scoring in overtime to defeat their tournament nemesis, Sweden by a 3-2 score. Canada’s man behind the mask, Steve Mason, earned most valuable player of the tournament with his unbeaten record. The team from the USA, who was undefeated in round robin play, lost two straight in the playoff round, including the 4-2 loss at the hands of Team Russia in the bronze medal game, to finish out of the medals.
The pressure will be on Team Canada in next year’s U20 tournament as they play host to the World in an attempt to make it five in a row. Before all that though, beginning tonight, Calgary, Alberta will be the site of the 2008 World Women's U18 Hockey Championship.
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