Germany – Switzerland 6:1 (end) | Slovakia – USA 1:4 (end) | Canada – Czech Republic 3:2 (end)
final
Canada
3:2 (1:0, 0:2, 2:0)
Czech Republic
Saturday 23.06.2012, 19:00 • World Junior Championship - U20
     
    Good night to all. (20:55:22)
     
    The game is over. Canada celebrate their gold, Czech lost that game. It was an exciting match with lots of great moments but Canadians were a little bit better and I think they deserved to win. Czech crowd whistles but the result is clear. Canada takes gold, Czechs silver.
     
    45:00
    Game over.
     
    44:37
    Unbelievable! Czechs could rebound to empty net for three times but missed all the shots! Great chances for the home team!
     
    44:09
    Shot from Šíma saved by Bailie, he put the ball over the net.
     
    43:19
    Great chance for Brar, superbly saved by Mroviec. Canada is controlling the end of the game.
     
    42:52
    Time is running and the Czechs do not have even position in the attacking zone.
     
    41:54
    Another breakaway! This time it was Darcy Murphy, his shot went wide, lucky for Czechs.
     
    41:26
    Nice effort for Green, his backhand is saved by Mroviec.
     
    40:29
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Here it is! Direct rebound from TONY BRAR and Canada is leading again. First power-play goal for Canada tonight. Assisted by Jason Shaw and Jacob Robitaille.
     
    40:11
    Crucial moments here for the Czechs. Štěpánik fouled Bailie behind the net and gets a two minutes penalty.
     
    39:35
    Nice effort from Průcha, Bailie saved it clearly.
     
    38:50
    Deveri was fouled in my opinion but referees did not whistle anything. It could be quite interesting opportunity for the Czechs.
     
    38:24
    It seems that Czechs are looking forward to overtime and penalties.
     
    37:28
    Canadians look very dangerous in the attacking zone, they create chances very easily.
     
    36:16
    The game moved in front of Bailie´s net, Deveri made a nice effort but mised the target by milimetres.
     
    35:45
    Dockerty had a goal on his stick but he missed the target from an ideal place!
     
    34:31
    Mroviec made a save after the shot from the blueline.
     
    33:41
    It´ll be unpleasant two minutes for the Czechs. Vašek gets two minutes for holding an opponent.
     
    32:40
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Oh that is painful punishment for the Czechs. After unique effort hit JACOB ROBITAILLE the target! It is equalised again!
     
    32:24
    Shot from Benedikt went close the net! Lucky for Cans.
     
    32:07
    Another icing by Canadians.
     
    31:26
    Czechs are surprisingly more active this period, Mroviec did not have any save this period yet!
     
    30:01
    3rd period began.
     
    30:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    29:36
    Canadians hold their positions in the attacking zone.
     
    28:46
    Czechs are in a good wave, another attacks threatened Bailie´s net. This time was Canadian goalie better than opponent´s forwards.
     
    27:17
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    Deveri made a brilliant individual breakaway, put the ball in front of the net and DANIEL ČERMÁK made it two for Czechs! Assisted by Danko Deveri.
     
    26:18
    Maybe there was a holding from a canadian player but referee did not mention it. Deveri threw the ball out later.
     
    25:47
    Again loose net in this game, Canadians are destroying the equipment here.
     
    25:16
    Icing by Canadians, the game moved to the neutral zone.
     
    24:53
    Czech are going to be shorthanded again! This time it is Skřivánek, who gets a minor penalty.
     
    24:12
    Quite wild situation in front of Mroviec. Lucky for Czechs all shots and rebounds went wide.
     
    23:30
    Průcha made a quick turning but hit Bailie.
     
    22:54
    Nice shot from Deveri, saved by Bailie. Canadians are at full strenght again.
     
    22:18
    Sometimes is not ball hockey, sometimes it is a fight! We have an opportunity to see a real final game. Both team are playing on 100%.
     
    21:50
    Power-play for the Czechs...
     
    21:26
    Nice breakaway from Greenaway but the shot went nearly close the net.
     
    20:56
    Both teams will play at four players on each side. Murphy made an unnecessary foul in the attacking zone and gets two minutes penalty.
     
    20:26
    Sharp shot from Shaw deflected high over the net.
     
    19:45
    But the Cans are going to play their second power-play. Čermák gets a minor penalty.
     
    19:45
    Brar made a nice move to the zone´s centre but missed!
     
    18:55
    Loose net after another attack by Canadians. Faceoff in front of Mroviec.
     
    18:31
    Second period is much more interesting than the first one. Czechs improved a lot.
     
    17:18
    But the scoring opportunity was on the other side, too. After pretty combination Vostrčil tried to put in but Bailie was quick and gave the pad into the shot´s direction.
     
    16:47
    Chance for Robitaille, rebound by Magnus. Two big saves made by Mroviec.
     
    15:52
    Goal for Team Czech Republic!
    The score is equalised! Czech passed each other and LUKÁŠ HOFMEISTER hit the target! Good start from Czechs! Assisted by Ladislav Bittner.
     
    15:38
    Robitaille threw the ball out of the zone.
     
    15:01
    2nd period began.
     
    15:00
    Cans will be shorthanded at the beginning of the second period. Blaauwendraat gets a two minutes penalty.
     
    It was a little bit nervous first period from the Czech team. Cans were simply better, faster and created more scoring opportunities. Home team must improved in the second period if their players want to win a gold.
     
    15:00
    1st period finished.
     
    14:40
    Backhand shot from Magnus, Mroviec ready again. He´s the hero of the first period!
     
    14:08
    Czech team remains under pressure in the attacking zone.
     
    13:26
    Murphy made himself a space for the shot but Mroviec was ready again to catch the ball.
     
    12:56
    Czechs seems to be quite nervous, they do not play their game. Canada is better team at the moment.
     
    12:30
    Czechs now must think about attacking. Bailie made two easy saves after shots from Bittner.
     
    10:22
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Canada scored a goal but we must confirm, it is deserved. After another mistake went JACOB ROBITAILLE on breakaway and beat Mroviec for the first time! Assisted by Christian Magnus.
     
    9:40
    Fantastic performace by Mroviec! In a minute he made three big saves against Greer. Czechs can´t get out of the defending zone.
     
    9:09
    Tiem is running but nothing happened in the last minute. Czechs seems to be a little bit surprised.
     
    8:17
    Canada at this moment pressure on high level, Czechs survived some dangerous situations in front of their own net.
     
    7:27
    Another good opportunity for Robitaille who ran towards Mroviec down the left wing, this time made the Czech goalie a huge save by his glove!
     
    6:50
    Shot from Robitaille was denied by Mroviec, unlucky for Cans there were no rebounds.
     
    5:54
    Canadians are tired, shoots from Šíma went very close but didn´t come in.
     
    5:15
    Czech passes each other in the attacking zone but aren´t too dangerous as their opponent.
     
    4:40
    Shot from Šíma did not reach the target.
     
    4:03
    And now there will be a chance to score for the Czechs. Canada get a two minute penalty for too many players on the rink.
     
    3:34
    Czechs are at full strenght again, they played shorthanded quite well.
     
    2:30
    Canadians had some hopeful scoring chances but the result still remains scoreless. Shot from Shaw was deflected wide i front of Mroviec.
     
    1:34
    Canada is playing their first power-play tonight. Two minutes for the captain Radim Štěpánik.
     
    1:31
    Exciting moments from the Czech team! Bittner made very nice individual breakaway but he did not beat Bailie! 1:1 on big scoring opportunities now!
     
    1:02
    On the other side we could see a backhand shot from Polívka, Bailie was ready to stop that shot.
     
    0:24
    Oh, that was really quick! After 24 second there was a real scoring chance for Greenaway but he only hit Mroviec.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Both teams are on the rink, the game will be shortly on the way! Have a nice fun!
     
    The final game is postponed to 19:15. We had some time delay at U16 tournament final which ended in overtime.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 19:00.
    Commentary by

    Radek Barkman

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 11. Robitaille (Magnus), 33. Robitaille J. , 41. Brar (Shaw, J. Robitaille) - 16. Hofmeister (Bittner), 28. Čermák (Deveri)

    Canada: Baille - Doxtator, Marchard, Mac Arthur, Mac Pherson, Pascoe, Robertson, Shaw, Greer - Blaauwendraat, Greenaway, McDougall, Magnus, Brown, Murphy, Quilty, Brar, Dockerty, Nixon, Robitaile, Davison.
    Czech Republic: Mroviec - Barva, Benedikt, Blaško, Čermák, Hofmeister, Kouba, Krejčí, Vašek - Bittner, Deveri, Franěk, Ingršt, Krejčík, Polívka, Průcha, Skřivánek, Šíma, Štěpáník, Vostrčil, Zvonek.
    Referees: Lees, Boháček