IIHF U-20 (Junior) Championships (R)

[DoyleG]

Results from Dec 26
Canada 3 Finland 0
USA 8 Austria 0
Russia 2 Slovakia 2
Czech Republic 8 Ukraine 0

Results from today
Sweden 7 Austria 0
Switzerland 11 Ukraine 0

[DoyleG]

Today's Results
Canada 7 Switzerland 2
USA 5 Slovakia 0
Finland 3 Czech Republic 2
Russia 5 Sweden 3

[DoyleG]

Today's Results
Canada 10 Ukraine 0
Russia 3 Austria 1

[Canadian_Supporter]

Ukraine is horrible!! At times they are a decent hockey nation, but this year must be an off year for them.

Dec 30th
Czech Republic 2 Switzerland 1
USA 4 Sweden 3
Finland 14 Ukraine 1
Slovakia 6 Austria 0

Results from Div 1 of the WJHC
Belarus and Germany are promoted to the 2005 WJHC (North Dakota) because they won their respective groups.

[Glenwood Lane United]

Originally posted by Canadian_Supporter
Ukraine is horrible!! At times they are a decent hockey nation, but this year must be an off year for them.

I read on canoe.ca that Canadian players lent them tape and skate laces because the Ukrainian players didn't have any.

[Canadian_Supporter]

Dec 31st

Canada 5 Czech Republic 2
USA 4 Russia 1

Games that are just starting
Finland vs Switzerland
Sweden vs Slovakia

Canada and the USA both get byes to the Semi-Finals.

[DoyleG]

Finland 2 Switzerland 0
Slovakia 1 Sweden 0

Quaterfinal matchups
Finland v. Russia (Winner to face the U.S.)
Czech Republic v. Slovakia (Winner to face Canada)

Relegation Round
Sweden v. Ukraine
Switzerland v. Austria
Ukraine v. Austria
Sweden v. Switzerland

[afgrijselijkheid]

Originally posted by Canadian_Supporter

USA 4 Sweden 3


big win there!

[Canadian_Supporter]

Originally posted by bluedaddy19
big win there!

Sweden has sent one of their weakest teams in recent memory. With that being said, it was a big win because it meant that the US went undefeated in the round-robin and received a bye to the semi-finals.

[DoyleG]

Quaterfinals
Czech Republic 4 Slovakia 2
Finland 4 Russia 3
Nasty game winner by the Finns.

Relegation Round
Sweden 4 Ukraine 0
Switzerland 6 Austria 2

5th Place
Slovakia v. Russia

Semi-Finals
USA v. Finland
Canada v. Czech Republic

[Canadian_Supporter]

Canada 7 Czech Republic 1

Canada advances to the final to play either USA or Finland.

The US/Finland game should start any minute now.

[DoyleG]

USA 2 Finland 1

Relegation Round
Sweden 4 Switzerland 3
Austria 2 Ukriane 2
Austria and Ukraine relagated to Div 1

Bronze Medal
Czech Republic v. Finland

Gold Medal
USA v. Canada

[Canadian_Supporter]

For Americans who might want to follow the game (I assume it won't be on TV in the US)... Fan 590 out of Toronto should have it on live (radio)

http://www.fan590.com/

[adam]

The game will also be broadcast on www.usahockey.com, where you'll also find video highlights of earlier games.

[stevewhit0]

If you have the NHL pack in the USA you will be able to see the Championship game on Monday, also the U-17 team at the Viking Cup will be on after that basically the Viking cup is our best players from the USHL against European teams that have younger players. In comparison to soccer the teams the US are playing are like the teams England sends to the U-20s

[Canadian_Supporter]

Don't forget the U17 World Hockey Challenge, which is considered the "unofficial" U17 World Championships.

Gold medal game - Ontario vs Pacific Canada
Bronze medal game - USA vs Quebec

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/e/championships/u17/2004/

[pmannion]

I didn't manage to get to any of the U-17 games, but a bunch of my friends went, and apparantly they were good.

They got good crowds for the Atlantic games, anyway (5-6000), with a bunch of Newfoundlanders on the team. Team Atlantic almost got to the semi final, but were beaten by Germany when they needed to win.

Oh well.

[DoyleG]

Russia beat Slovakia 3-2 in the 5th Place game.

[Canadian_Supporter]

Gold Medal

USA 4 Canada 3

Canada had a 3-1 lead going into the third period. The game winning goal was basically an 'own-goal' by Canada. The goalie tried to clear the puck, bounced off a Canadian player and into the net.

Congratulations to the Americans. Canada couldn't hold a two goal lead in the thrid and the US deserved to win.

Bronze Medal

Finland 2 Czech Republic 1

[Dante]

Nice win for the US, it's their first of the tourny. They were the only team to remain undefeated.