Canada defeated Sweden yesterday 4-3.  Having already clinched the gold
medal, their 7-0 record marks the first time a Canadian team has
completed the tournament undefeated.  The Russians have also done so.
The Swedish loss gave the Russians the silver medal.  The Swedes took
home the bronze.
 
Here are the scores for Wednesday's games:
Canada 4 Sweden 3
Russia 6 Finland 2
US 7 Czech Republic 5
Germany 6 Ukraine 2
 
Final Standings:
                W    L    T    F    A    P
Canada          7    0    0   49   22   14
Russia          5    2    0   36   24   10
Sweden          4    2    1   35   21    9
Finland         3    3    1   29   26    7
USA             3    4    0   28   33    6
Czech Rep.      3    4    0   43   26    6
Germany         1    6    0   17   55    2
Ukraine         1    6    0   12   42    2
 
The leading scorers were Marty Murray and Jason Allison of Canada with 15
points.  The leading US scorer was Adam Deadmarsh with 10.  He was the
only US player in the top 13.
 
Box Score for US-Czech game
 
FIRST PERIOD
1. CZ Prospal 2 (Nedved) 5:49
2. US Battaglia 2 (Deadmarsh, Park) 7:16
3. CZ Kroupa 4 (Marha, Nedved) 18:01
4. CZ Malik 2 (Kroupa) 19:16
Penalties: Nedved CZ (slashing) 3:10; Kudrna CZ (cross checking), Crowley
US (roughing) 8:18; Mitchell US (hooking) 10:33); Cajanek CZ, Berard US
(roughing) 12:38; Kudrna CZ (slashing) 13:38; Malik CZ (slashing) 14:11;
Zidicky CZ, Cajanek CZ, Berard US (fighting, match misconducts), Grier US
(roughing) 17:21; Buzek, CZ (holding the stick), Wilson US (slashing,
roughing) 18:03
 
SECOND PERIOD
5. US Hilton 2 (Quint, Tompkins) 1:51 pp
6. US Deadmarsh 4 (Battaglia, Quint) 6:15 sh
7. US Bates (Langenbrunner) 7:03
8. US Kelleher 2 (Grier, Fitzpatrick) 7:27
9. CZ Varada 6 (Kudrna, Blazek) 10:28
10. US Deadmarsh 5 (Battaglia)12:47
11. CZ Prospal 3 (Varada, Buzek) 15:20
Penalties: Park US (hooking)  4:48; Fitzpatrick US (slashing) 7:57;
Hrdina CZ, Deadmarsh US (roughing) 15:45; Kroupa CZ (elbowing) 16:39;
Fitzpatrick 19:20
 
THIRD PERIOD
12. US Deadmarsh (Crowley, Park) 19:38
Penalties: Nedved CZ (tripping) 3:36; Berg US (hooking) 5:41; Hedjuk CZ
(tripping) 9:52; Prospal CZ (highsticking) 18:27
 
SHOTS
Czech Rep.  14    7   11   32
USA          9   14   12   35
 
Marik started in goal for the Czechs, replaced by Nestak, Grahame for US.
 
Arthur Berman  [log in to unmask]
THE MAPLE LEAF FOREVER!!!
WINNERS OF THREE STRAIGHT WORLD JR GOLD MEDALS!!!