Russia – Finland 7:3 (end) | Canada2 – Switzerland 4:3 (2:0 after SO) | Slovakia2 – USA 2:5 (end)
Czech Republic – Sweden2 5:2 (end)
final
Slovakia2
2:5 (0:4, 2:1, 0:0)
USA
Wednesday 07.08.2013, 17:30 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup
     
    And so concludes round robin play in Piestany. The U.S., with today's 5-2 victory sit atop of Group B with 7 points. Finishing behind them on 6 points is Russia, while Finland and Slovakia miss out on the semi finals, picking up 5 points and 0 points respectively. (19:49:11)
     
    M.V.P. for Team Slovakia – Adrian Holesinsky.
     
    M.V.P for Team U.S.A. – Nick Schmaltz
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:00
    Final minute in the third period.
     
    58:02
    Centering pass to the slot by Halama is intercepted by Kyle Connor, taking the puck off the tape of Hascic
     
    57:58
    The U.S. dump the puck in straight after, but Skorvanek stops play by freezing the puck
     
    57:38
    The U.S. back to full strength. A decent chance for Koch as the penalty expires is saved by Weyrick's left pad.
     
    57:20
    The U.S. manage to clear the zone with relative ease
     
    56:23
    The U.S. have one man return to the ice
     
    56:09
    Slovakia are getting chances on the 5 on 3. A hard shot from Ladislav Romancik is straight at Weyrick who makes the save.
     
    55:38
    Time out Slovakia.
     
    55:38
    Penalty against the United States. Brandon Carlo gets two minutes for delay of game.
     
    55:30
    Play whistled up for a Slovak hand pass in the neutral zone
     
    55:10
    Christian Jaros looks for his second goal of the game but Weyrick keeps his wrist shot from crossing the line.
     
    54:23
    Penalty against the U.S. Ryan Wagner gets two minutes for a slash on Stanislav Skorvanek after the Slovak goalie had covered the puck
     
    54:17
    Simon Petras tries to get a shot away on the turn but it's snuffed out by the U.S. pair of Rosburg and Carlo.
     
    53:33
    Slovakia go offside down the left wing
     
    53:13
    Juraj Mily tries to fire the puck round the boards in his own zone, but a dodgy bounce forces Skorvanek to cover the puck
     
    51:51
    Troubling scenes for Slovakia. A stretcher is called to the bench as Dominik Novak is seemingly in trouble. Nothing seemed to happen on ice, but he is carried off the bench on a stretcher, the second Slovak player to leave the game that way.
    Commentary by

    Jon Rowson

    CZ@jonrowson

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 23. Hascic (p.s.), 23. Jaros – 13. Bittner (Schmaltz), 17. Schmaltz, 19. Iverson (Turgeon), 20. Schmaltz (Bittner, Poganski), 27. Connor (Snively)

    Slovakia2: Pajpach, 20. Škorvánek – Maier, Romančík, Koch, Jaroš, Bilík, Ivanič, Moravčík, Bajanik – Paločko, Halama, Holešínský – Haščič, Sukel´, Milý – Krasničan, Kratochvíla, Kundrát – Petráš, Adamčík, Novák. Trenér: Antón Bartánus.
    USA: Weyrick (Nedeljkovic) – Wolff, Carlo, Mantha, Haydon, Nardella, Dougherty, Rosburt, Phelps – Bittner, Schmaltz, Poganski – Connor, Snively, Wahlin – Malmquist, Wagner, Dudek – Milan, Turgeon, Iverson. Trenér: Bob Corkum.
    Referees: V. Baluška, R. Müllner – P. Šefčík, R. Výleta