USA – Russia 5:4 (after OT) | Sweden2 – Switzerland 4:3 (end) | Slovakia2 – Finland 2:10 (end)
Czech Republic – Canada2 1:6 (end)
final
Czech Republic
1:6 (0:0, 1:4, 0:2)
Canada2
Tuesday 09.08.2011, 19:00 • AlcaPlast Arena, Břeclav • Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Pre-game odds
     
    After 2 games each in Group A, Sweden leads with 6 points, followed by Canada 3, Czech Republic 3, Switzerland 0. (21:23:40)
     
    Players of the game: For Czech Republic, Marek Langhammer. For Canada, Slater Koekkoek.
     
    60:00
    End of the game.
     
    56:46
    Felix Girard of Canada gets a minor for tripping.
     
    56:27
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Just 9 seconds into the PP, ANDREAS ATHANASIOU cashes in, giving Canada a 6-1 lead.
     
    56:18
    Jakub Houfek gets called for interference, giving Canada a late power play.
     
    52:34
    The Czech Republic goes back to the PP, as Mathew Dumba goes off for slashing.
     
    50:28
    Andreas Athanasiou gets called for tripping, the Czechs go to the PP.
     
    45:36
    Goal for Team Canada!
    MATHEW DUMBA scores on a one-time slapshot, and Canada will continue on the power play.
     
    45:02
    The Czechs are coming unglued now. Adam Hawlik takes a slashing penalty, giving Canada a 5-on-3 for 1:25.
     
    44:27
    Eustathio Soumelidis gets a hooking penalty, and he seems to be mad at Morgan Reilly, but nothing comes of that.
     
    43:05
    It seems we're ready to resume play.
     
    43:05
    Now the whistle goes. Play went for almost a minute before any of the officials noticed the broken glass. This could be a significant delay . . .
     
    42:30
    A pane of glass has broken and, bizzarely, the play continues!
     
    40:01
    Start of the third period.
     
    40:00
    End of the second period.
     
    37:30
    Dominik Volek gets called for charging, and Canada goes back to the PP.
     
    36:03
    Marek Langhammer makes a nifty glove save on a labeled shot from Kerby Rychel.
     
    34:19
    Jakub Houfek goes off for interference.
     
    33:53
    With a commanding lead, Canada continues to carry the play, with the Czechs showing little life right now.
     
    29:48
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Mathew Dumba made a long breakaway pass to JARROD MAIDENS, who scored on a deke.
     
    28:37
    Timeout Czech Republic.
     
    28:37
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Thomas Wilson made a nice pass in front to SEAN MONAHAN, whose backhander went over Langhammer.
     
    27:39
    Goal for Team Canada!
    A pass behind the net fooled Langhammer, who went to the wrong side of the net, and CHARLES HUDON slid the puck into a wide open side of the net.
     
    26:30
    Matej Zadrazil made a nifty poke check and created a partial breakaway for himself, but couldn't beat Altshuller
     
    22:49
    Goal for Team Czech Republic! In a mad scramble, the puck makes it across the goal line and PAVEL SEDLACEK is credited with the tying goal.
     
    22:30
    Scott Laughton almost makes it 2-0, firing a shot high when in the clear.
     
    21:23
    Goal for Team Canada!
    MORGAN RIELLY beats Langhammer with a high wristshot from the slot.
     
    20:01
    Start of the second period.
     
    20:00
    End of the first period.
     
    18:00
    Canada's 2-on-1 was broken up by a great defensive play by Zadrazil.
     
    17:12
    Canada put on pressure all through the PP and after it finished, but unable to score.
     
    15:52
    Again Langhammer's helmet comes off in traffic. The referee is speaking to him, perhaps warning him that it shouldn't come off so easily.
     
    14:58
    Hudacek gets called for hooking, and Canada goes back to the PP.
     
    14:00
    The Czechs momentarily had a 2-on-1, but made a bad pass . . .
     
    10:44
    Canada continues to forecheck hard after the end of the PP, but Langhammer is keeping the puck out.
     
    09:00
    Langhammer gets knocked down and his helmet pops off in a scramble. The crowd is whistling loudly.
     
    08:12
    The Czechs get their first penalty, Plasil for hooking.
     
    5:00
    Altshuller got caught behind the net and the puck took a strange bounce out of the corner and in front of the unguarded net. Czechs unable to capitalize.
     
    03:22
    Canada's Campagna gets the game's first penalty for hooking.
     
    02:59
    Langhammer makes the first difficult save, catching Dumba's shot through heavy traffic.
     
    00:01
    The first period has begun.
     
    The national anthems are finished, and the opening faceoff is moments away . . .
     
    Welcome. The match will begin at 19:00 CET, 1pm ET.
    Important events info

    Derek OBrien

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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 23. Sedláček (Volek) - 22. Rielly, 28. Hudon, 29. Monahan (Wilson), 30. Maidens (Dumba), 46. Dumba (Wilson), 57. Athanausiou (Koekkoek)

    Czech Republic: 30 Marek Langhammer, 1 Patrik Polívka - 4 Petr Šidlík, 10 Karel Plášil, 3 Michal Plutnar, 5 Jan Košťálek, 6 Jakub Houfek, 7 Ronald Knot, 8 Adam Hawlik - 20 Eustathio Soumelidis, 23 Richard Zehnal, 14 Martin Matějček, 22 Dominik Simon, 19 Dominik Volek, 16 Richard Nejezchleb, 9 Jan Schleiss, 11 Patrik Machač (C), 24 Jan Hudeček, 15 Ondřej Slováček, 29 Tomáš Franek, 12 Pavel Sedláček, 18 Matěj Zadražil.
    Canada2: 30 Daniel Altshuller, 31 Domenic Graham - 2 Adam Pelech, 4 Slater Koekkoek, 5 Morgan Rielly, 6 Griffin Reinhart, 7 Michael Matheson, 25 Mathew Dumba, 26 Derrick Pouliot - 8 Andreas Athanasiou, 9 Hunter Shinkaruk, 10 Brendan Gaunce, 11 Scott Laughton, 12 Charles Hudon, 15 Mathew Campagna, 16 Kerby Rychel, 18 Gemel Smith, 19 Matia Marcantuoni, 20 Sean Monahan, 21 Jarrod Maidens, 23 Félix Girard, 24 Thomas Wilson
    Referees: Milan Minář, Martin Fraňo
    Attendance: 2023