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Gibson named MVP
Four Americans to All-Star Team
Published 27.02.2013 23:07 GMT+6 | Author
USA's John Gibson receives the Best Goaltender Award after helping lead his team to a gold medal win over Sweden at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images
U.S. goalie John Gibson received the triple honour of being named tournament MVP, Directorate Best Goalie, and goalie for the media all-star team.
U.S. golden in Ufa!
First American title since 2010, Sweden dethroned
Published 27.02.2013 23:07 GMT+6 | Author
Team USA players and staff celebrate with the championship trophy following a gold medal win over Sweden at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images
On the strength of two Rocco Grimaldi goals, the United States became World Junior champions by defeating Sweden 3-1 at Ufa Arena on Saturday.
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Russia wins classic bronze
Nichushkin scores at 1:35 of OT
Published 27.02.2013 23:07 GMT+6 | Author
The Russian players celebrate with the bronze medal and the trophy following an OT win against Canada in the bronze medal game at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship. Photo: Andre Ringuette / HHOF-IIHF Images
If it's Canada-Russia in a meaningful game, it has to be a 6-5 score. And it was today in what was as exciting and thrilling a bronze-medal game as you are ever likely to see.
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Welcome to Malmö
The 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship will take place in Malmö. It will be the first IIHF tournament hosted in the third-largest Swedish city located in the southwest of the country.
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Reinhart ban clarified
At a press conference at Ufa Arena prior to the medal games, the IIHF spelled out in detail the factors that led to a four-game suspension for Canadian defenceman Griffin Reinhart.
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Failure or not?
The host team will play for bronze against Canada. Comparing with the last two U20 World Championships (gold and silver), the results are a step back. But could the Russians really have done better?
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Going for bronze
Canada and Russia have played... well, never. For bronze that is. At the U20. Today will be different, but maybe not too much.
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Finns pound Slovaks
Finland scored three first-period goals and never looked back en route to walloping Slovakia 11-4 in Friday’s seventh-place game at Ufa’s Sports Palace.
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Czechs claim 5th
If players have trouble gearing up for the bronze-medal game, imagine how difficult it is to get mentally focused for a game to decide 5th and 6th places.
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It's the final countdown
If familiarity breeds contempt, it should be a hard-fought gold medal game on Saturday between the U.S. and Sweden at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World U20 Championship.
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Who is MVP of Ufa 2013?
The final four teams are ready to do battle on Saturday to determine the medal winners, and there are several big names who have distinguished themselves this year.
- Germans go to Malmö 04.01.2013 Draisaitl’s goals send Latvia down
- Sweden still surprises 04.01.2013 One of the big boys but rarely the favourites
- Reinhart suspended 04.01.2013 Defenceman will miss bronze medal game, plus three more
- Where does Canada go now? 04.01.2013 Semi-final loss to U.S. offers chance to reflect
- Dreaming of Edmonton 03.01.2013 Captain of Russian team prepares for NHL
- Collberg the hero! 03.01.2013 Hosts fall as Swedes go for second straight world title
- Slovakia save 03.01.2013 Latvia falls short despite effort
- Gibson’s finest 03.01.2013 U.S. to gold game with 5-1 win over Canada
- Russia-Sweden 2.0 03.01.2013 Last year’s gold-medal game this year’s semis
- Cheers for Tears 03.01.2013 Swiss have amazing & weird U20
- U.S. faces tough task 03.01.2013 In Ufa, the road to gold goes through Canada
- Do tighter games help CAN? 02.01.2013 What does goal difference say about Canada's chances?
- Russia shoots down Swiss 02.01.2013 Hosts survive QF as underdogs fall again in extra time
- Finns off to Malmö 02.01.2013 Outmatched Germans fall 8-0 in relegation
- Chained together 02.01.2013 Russian coaching duo a team for 35 years
- U.S. in a waltz 02.01.2013 Czechs no match, lose 7-0
- Ufa best Euro U20? 02.01.2013 City, fans, games all first rate
- Double trouble again 01.01.2013 Russia brings back goalies Makarov and Vasilevski
- Brotherly but divided 01.01.2013 20 years after Velvet Divorce of Czechoslovakia
- Suspensions to U.S., Russia 01.01.2013 Gostisbehere and Nichushkin will miss quarter-finals
- When injuries take a toll 01.01.2013 Results can hinge on losses like Finland's Aaltonen
- Building the perfect body 01.01.2013 U20 stars stress diet and conditioning
- Canada, Sweden in semis 31.12.2012 Russia-Switzerland, Czechs-USA on January 2
- Cape-able Canada wins 31.12.2012 Team effort in 4-1 win over Russia
- Sweden ends Finnish hopes 31.12.2012 Tre Kronor two wins away, no hardware for Finland
- No drama here 31.12.2012 U.S. beats Slovakia 9-3 to advance
- Czechs down Swiss in OT 31.12.2012 Hertl the hero as Czech Republic gets QF berth
- Vasilevski dreams of NHL 31.12.2012 Netminder the local hero in Ufa
- Who's got whose number? 31.12.2012 When SWE and FIN clash at U20, it can go either way
- Sieber suspended for one 31.12.2012 Swiss forward will miss game vs. Czechs
- Not afraid of big guys 31.12.2012 Martschini grown to leader for Swiss
- Auld lang syne 30.12.2012 Canada-Russia say goodbye to 2012
- Slovaks edge Germans in OT 30.12.2012 Slovakia seeks QF berth, Germany to play relegation
- Czechs stay alive 30.12.2012 Bye still possible after 4-2 win vs. Latvia
- "Ryan power" lifts Canada 30.12.2012 Nugent-Hopkins, Strome score as team stays perfect
- Granlund gets SO winner 30.12.2012 Finland rallies twice for 5-4 win
- Jaskin revisits Russia 29.12.2012 Czech Republic forward has become a leader
- Russia remains perfect 29.12.2012 Germans no match, fall 7-0
- Swedes get past Latvia 29.12.2012 Arvidsson scores pair, Latvians stay close till third
- The capes so far 29.12.2012 Who have been the early-round heroes?
- Disciplinary decisions 29.12.2012 Czech Beran, Canada’s Lipon suspended for one
- Surprising Slovaks 29.12.2012 How far can the Central European nation go this year?
- Russia edges USA 28.12.2012 Tkachyov gets winner in Makarov's 2013 debut
- IIHF.com writes history 28.12.2012 World Juniors go bilingual for first time
- Sweden in a shootout 28.12.2012 Rask's goal good for 3-2 win over Switzerland
- Canada rallies to win 28.12.2012 Slovaks falter in second period, two Canadians ejected
- Czechs surprise 28.12.2012 Early lead holds in 3-1 win vs. Finland
- Strange but true U20 facts 28.12.2012 Gold droughts, family connections, and more
- Three Wise Men 28.12.2012 Coaches who played at U20... a long time ago!
- Barkov’s goals are set 27.12.2012 18-year-old could be #1 in the NHL draft
- USA pounds Germany 27.12.2012 Galchenyuk, Barber lead attack
- Swiss skate to win 27.12.2012 No problem beating Latvia, 7-2
- The kids are all right 27.12.2012 U18 players keep on making their mark
- Shalunov gone for 1 27.12.2012 Panel reviewed cross-check
- Canada’s Hot Three 27.12.2012 Nugent-Hopkins leads top line
- Forsberg must lead Swedes 27.12.2012 Forward believes in Coach Rönnberg’s methods
- Kucherov wants to win 26.12.2012 Russian forward dreams of gold
- Yarullin the hero 26.12.2012 OT goal gives Russia 3-2 win
- Swedes top Czechs 26.12.2012 Four different scorers for defending champs in opener
- Rieder knows Canada 26.12.2012 Kitchener forward key for Germany
- First steps for Canada 26.12.2012 Germans no match, fall 9-3
- Finns thump Latvia 26.12.2012 Aaltonen scores twice, but out with ankle injury
- “Best hockey you can see” 26.12.2012 Larionov talks World Juniors, Sochi, and more
- Feeling the chills 26.12.2012 Emotional moments define World Juniors
- Finally... some hockey! 26.12.2012 U20 about energy, enthusiasm, national pride
- World Juniors in your pocket 26.12.2012 Redesigned mobile app available for four systems
- Decidedly American 25.12.2012 Easy choice for Galchenyuk, despite Russian roots
- McCarthy remembers Russia 25.12.2012 Abbotsford D-man led Canada’s U20 squad in 2001
- Jenner suspended 24.12.2012 Panel reviews charging in exhibition game
- Can veterans carry Russia? 24.12.2012 Yakupov, Makarov, Grigorenko among U20 options for hosts
- Faksa ready for next step 23.12.2012 First-rounder closer to NHL dream
- Back on track in Ufa 23.12.2012 Richard Mraz hoping for career U-turn
- Rosters forming 20.12.2012 U20 national teams get ready for Ufa
- Bridge between continents 20.12.2012 worldjunior2013.com profiles host city Ufa
- Is U20 gold up for grabs? 20.12.2012 Four different nations have won World Juniors since 2009
- The next generation 20.12.2012 Lehkonen and others build on fathers’ foundation
- Merchandise launched 18.12.2012 Local goalie first to catch official puck
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Behind the scenes
Let’s have a look at how team photos are produced and at other impressions from behind the scenes of Ufa Arena.
