Sweden2 – Slovakia2 11:0 (end) | Finland – Switzerland 4:3 (1:0 after SO) | Canada2 – Russia 3:1 (end)
USA – Czech Republic 5:3 (end)
final
Sweden2
11:0 (3:0, 6:0, 2:0)
Slovakia2
Friday 09.08.2013, 14:00Hlinka Gretzky Cup
     
    That's your lot. Sweden soundly defeat the sorry Slovaks, putting eleven unanswered goals past the hosts. As a consequence Sweden finish seventh at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup, while for Slovakia, it's a last place finish (16:13:35)
     
    M.V.P. for Team Slovakia – Matus Sukel
     
    M.V.P for Team Sweden – Henrik Tornqvist
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:27
    Robin Kovacs just fires wide with the goal gaping
     
    58:36
    Comedy moment. Linus Soderstrom skates to the bench after Englund's goal. As a result, Sweden either have to change their goalie or are given a penalty. As a consequence, Adam Werner will take to the ice for the final 90 seconds, after being flown out from Sweden due to the injury to Jesper Eriksen
     
    58:36
    Goal for Team Sweden!

    Make it 11-0 for Sweden. ANDREAS ENGLUND fires a shot which Pajpach can't save.
     
    58:20
    Apologies, I neglected to include the SoG figures. They were 25-8 through two periods.
     
    58:20
    A point shot by Christian Jaros is gloved easily by Soderstrom.
     
    56:20
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    Make it double figures! Sweden get their tenth with a simply stunning piece of play with the man advantage. A tic-tac-toe play ends with Dmytro Timashov finding OSKAR LINDBLOM in the slot who lights the lamp.
     
    54:54
    Penalty against Slovakia, two minutes for too many men
     
    54:28
    Muzito Bagenda has a great chance to get his hatrick denied by Pajpach, getting across his goal and getting the pad in the way
     
    54:14
    Andersson hammers a point shot wide, Jaros' penalty also expires.
     
    53:52
    Sweden are back to full strength
     
    52:23
    Penalty coming against Slovakia. Christian Jaros gets a two minutes or less.
     
    52:23
    Patrick Koch has a point shot saved.
     
    51:52
    Penalty against Sweden, Fredik Olofsson for holding
     
    51:30
    Straight off the draw Gustav Forsling fires a slapshot which Pajpach saves comfortably.
     
    51:21
    Rasmus Andersson gets another shot away but Pajpach makes the save.
     
    49:30
    Nylander Altelius tries to go five hole on Pajpach but the Slovak shot stopper gets the pad down and makes the save
     
    48:04
    Sweden go offside
     
    47:33
    Matus Sukel brings the puck up the right wing with speed and fires a shot which Soderstrom shoulders away, deflecting the puck out of play.
     
    44:42
    Sweden ice the puck
     
    43:59
    Sweden kill a penalty to Rasmus Andersson
     
    43:44
    Good hustle by Axel Holmstrom. He gets the shot away as he gains the blue line but Pajpach saves
     
    41:56
    And now a breakaway for Slovakia! Adam Hascic goes in alone, tries to move it onto his backhand but hits the post as well!
     
    41:30
    Rasmus Andersson rings the crossbar with a slapshot
     
    40:20
    Nylander Altelius goes close to getting his hatrick. He skates right through the centre of the ice, wires a wrist shot but is denied by the left post
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    The players are out for the third period. I think Sweden have 7th place secured.
     
    That's the end of the second period. A six goal period for Sweden sees them jump out to a 9-0 lead over the sorry Slovaks. Nylander-Altelius and Adrian Kempe have two goals apiece, while Anton Karlsson is currently 1+3 through two periods.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    39:28
    Penalty against Slovakia. Marco Halama is handed a hooking minor.
     
    39:02
    Great save by Pajpach on a Kevin Elgestal backhand effort
     
    36:47
    Great shot block by Filip Adamcik, putting his body in the way of an Ollas Mattson shot
     
    34:56
    Goal for Team Sweden! No this is not a mistake. Sweden score again. ANTON KARLSSON gets his fourth point of the game with a shot from the slot which goes top corner stick side on Pajpach. That's a goal for Karlsson to go with three assists so far.
     
    34:16
    Goal for Team Sweden! The goals keep on coming. Slovakia look a broken team. DANIEL MUZITO-BAGENDA scores the goal on the breakaway potting the backhand past Pajpach
     
    33:23
    Good save by Pajpach, kicking away an Ollas Mattsson shot from the point
     
    33:16
    Goal for Team Sweden! The Swedes make it seven on the powerplay. Timashov dishes the puck from the right wing to WILLIAM NYLANDER ALTELIUS who fires a one timer past a sprawling Pajpach.
     
    32:55
    Fantastic glove save by Pajpach on a rocket of a one timer by Gustav Forsling.
     
    31:39
    Penalty coming against Slovakia. Patrik Maier for interference.
     
    31:20
    First save for Pajpach on a shot on the turn by William Nylander Altelius
     
    30:36
    Goal for Team Sweden! Dear oh dear. Slovakia's defence goes AWOL and DANIEL MUZITO BAGENDA is hit with a stretch pass from Rasmus Andersson and goes in alone on Skorvanek. He cuts to the backhand and gets a shot which Skorvanek gets a piece of but can't keep from crossing the line. Skorvanek is pulled in place of Maximilian Pajpach.
     
    30:20
    Goal for Team Sweden!
    Just as the 5 on 3 powerplay expires, Sweden make it 2-0. Henrik Tornqvist bangs in the puck off an Anton Karlsson feed. That's three assists already for Sweden's #28
     
    29:37
    The penalties keep on coming. Patrik Koch for high sticking
     
    29:17
    And now Kempe is back
     
    28:51
    Halama is back on the ice now
     
    28:17
    Ladislav Romancik is now handed a two minute penalty for roughing.
     
    28:17
    Skorvanek gloves the puck on a dump in.
     
    27:42
    Sweden have one player back
     
    27:17
    And now a penalty to Sweden. Adrian Kempe sits for two.
     
    26:51
    Penalty against Slovakia. Marco Halama for high sticking
     
    25:42
    Patrik Maier thinks that he's scored with a shot from the point, so much so he wheels away in celebration. However, the puck had gone wide and bounced on the back of the net.
     
    25:42
    Two minute hooking minor on the way for Gustav Forsling
     
    25:14
    Adrian Holesinsky gets a breakaway opportunity. He tries to wire a wrist shot top corner, but Soderstrom flashes the leather and gloves the puck
     
    24:52
    Patrik Maier's low point shot is kicked away by Soderstrom's right pad
     
    23:25
    Sweden go close again. Robin Kovacs finds Daniel Muzito Bagenda streaking in on goal. Muzito Bagenda gets the puck but can't settle it and the chance goes begging
     
    22:44
    Goal for Team Sweden! Anton Karlsson impresses once again, taking the puck behind Skorvanek's net and finding the point man WILLIAM LAGESSON who wires a wrist top corner, leaving Skorvanek no chance.
     
    21:56
    Sweden go offside
     
    21:31
    Matus Sukel gets a long stretch pass from Patrik Koch. He hammers a slapshot but Soderstrom makes the save
     
    20:34
    Puck deflects out of play off of Adrian Holesinsky's leg and into the Swedish bench
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    The teams are back on the ice. We're about ready to go in the second period.
     
    The Swedes look a class above here in Piestany. A goal in the third minute for William Nylander Altelius set the tone, before Adrian Kempe bagged a brace with goals twelve minutes apart to all but secure Sweden 7th place at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup with 40 minutes yet to play.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:44
    Goal for Team Sweden! The Swedes make good on a 2 on 1 break with under two minutes left in the period. Swedish captain Anton Karlsson brings the puck up the right wing and dishes a cross crease pass to ADRIAN KEMPE who easily dispatches the puck into the gaping net.
     
    18:21
    Slovakia kill Kundrat's penalty
     
    18:15
    Anton Karlsson gets called for having a foot in the crease. Faceoff outside the zone with six seconds left on the powerplay
     
    17:23
    Big save by Skorvanek on a Nylander Altelius shot from the left circle
     
    16:55
    Franzen is then decked after the whistle while he went looking for the rebound. Pushing and shoving on both sides. Patrik Maier is given a cross checking minor while Franzen, who got up and gave Maier a whack, is handed a slashing minor.
     
    16:55
    Good play by Sweden and Gustaf Franzen gets a shot from the slot but Skorvanek makes a good glove save.
     
    16:21
    The pressure eventually tells as Sweden draws a penalty. Two minutes for hooking against Filip Kundrat
     
    15:45
    Great zone pressure by Sweden. Nylander Altelius has the puck on a string as he dances around the zone. Gets a hard wrist shot away which goes just wide of the right post
     
    14:32
    Skorvanek covers the puck after an Anton Karlsson shot
     
    13:31
    Sweden back to full strength
     
    13:01
    Ladislav Romancik fires a booming point shot which is knocked down in front, but William Lagesson clears the zone before Halama can get his stick to the puck
     
    12:15
    Martin Krasnican goes close looking for the top corner but he can't get the shot on target
     
    11:33
    Ollas Mattsson's penalty expires.
     
    11:31
    Penalty against Sweden, Rasmus Andersson gets a two minute minor for tripping
     
    11:31
    Great speed by Matus Sukel, getting around the defenceman, going behind the goal and trying the wrap-around but Soderstrom sticks out his pad to deny the Slovak shooter.
     
    10:41
    Great glove save by Soderstrom, denying Mily's backhand attempt. The first real chance that Slovakia have had on the powerplay so far in this game
     
    09:42
    Halama tries to thread the eye of a needle with a tight angle shot looking for the top corner, but it goes high, wide and ends up going out of the zone.
     
    09:33
    Penalty against Sweden. Adam Ollas Mattsson for elbowing
     
    09:19
    Great chance for Kempe to bag his second of the game. Sweden's top line cycles the puck well and Gustaf Franzen passes to Kempe in the left slot. He lets rip a booming slapshot which Skorvanek just about hangs on to.
     
    08:31
    Stanislav Skorvanek makes a smart save on a Robin Kovacs shot from distance
     
    06:52
    Slovakia go close just after the goal. Marco Halama almost gets his stick to a bobbling puck in front of Soderstrom, but the Slovak forward can't get all of it before Johnasson knocks it away
     
    06:28
    Goal for Team Sweden! It's simply too easy for Sweden. Slovakia's defence is too passive and there's little pressure on ADRIAN KEMPE who slots the puck in from the slot.
     
    05:45
    Soderstrom kicks away a Patrik Koch point shot
     
    05:10
    Sweden back to full strength
     
    03:52
    Henrik Tornqvist takes the puck up the right wing on a shorthanded break but Skorvanek is able to save his tight angle shot. Slovakia have barely had the puck on the powerplay.
     
    03:10
    Penalty against Sweden, Emil Johnasson is handed an interference minor.
     
    02:49
    Goal for Team Sweden! The Swedes jump out to a 1-0 lead on the powerplay. WILLIAM NYLANDER ALTELIUS takes the puck at the point, cuts across the zone and fires from near the right wing circle which goes top corner on Skorvanek
     
    02:37
    Rasmus Andersson fires a one timer from the point which Skorvanek kicks away and sends over the glass
     
    02:25
    Anton Karlsson gets a shot away from the left wing which deflects off a stick and out of play
     
    02:11
    Good blocker save by Skorvanek on an Adrian Kempe shot
     
    01:52
    Penalty coming against Slovakia. Interference minor against Filip Kundrát
     
    01:37
    Sweden ice the puck
     
    00:43
    First shot on goal falls for Slovakia. Matej Palocko gains the blue line and fires a wrist shot which Soderstrom snares in his glove
     
    00:23
    Tornqvist drills Maier into the boards in front of the Sweden bench
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    The players are out on the ice in Piestany.
     
    It will be Linus Soderstrom vs Stanislav Skorvanek in the battle of the goalies.
     
    Good afternoon and welcome to Day 4 of the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup on www.eurolivescores.com. We are live from the EASTON Arena in Piestany for the 7th place playoff between Sweden and Slovakia. Sweden, who defeated Canada on the opening day went on to lose to both the Czech Republic and Switzerland to finish bottom of the Breclav group. Slovakia lost all three games in the round robin stage, and will be looking to bounce back.
     
    Welcome. This game to decide 7th/8th place starts at 14:00 CEST, 08:00 EDT.

    Jon Rowson

    Goals and assists: 3. Nylander-Altelius (Andersson), 7. Kempe (Franzen, Lagesson), 19. Kempe (AKarlsson), 23. Lagesson (AKarlsson), 31. Tornqvist (AKarlsson), 31. Muzito-Bagenda (Andersson, Englund), 34. Nylander-Altelius (Timashov, Andersson), 35. Muzito-Bagenda (Olofsson, Johnasson), 35. AKarlsson (FKarlsson, Lindblom), 57. Lindblom (Timashov), 59. Englund


    Sweden2: Soderstrom (Werner) – Forsling, Lagesson, Johnasson, Ollas Mattsson, Englund, Andersson – Tornqvist, Franzen, Kempe – Nylander Altelius, Holmstrom, Timashov – Karlsson A., Karlsson F., Lindblom – Olofsson, Muzito Bagenda, Kovacs, Elgestal
    Slovakia2: Škorvánek, (Pajpach) – Maier, Romančík, Koch, Jaroš, Bilík, Ivanič, Moravčík, Bajanik – Haščič, Halama, Holešínský – Paločko, Sukel´, Milý – Krasničan, Kratochvíla, Kundrát – Petráš, Adamčík, Ferleťák