Russia – Finland 3:1 (end) | Switzerland – Canada2 0:6 (end) | Slovakia2 – USA 5:5 (end)
Czech Republic – Sweden2 3:5 (end)
final
Switzerland
0:6 (0:4, 0:1, 0:1)
Canada2
Wednesday 10.08.2011, 15:30 • AlcaPlast Arena, Břeclav • Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Pre-game odds
     
    Welcome. The match will begin at 15:30 CET, 9:30 ET.
     
    The national anthems are finished and the opening faceoff is moments away . . .
     
    00:01
    Start of the first period.
     
    01:05
    Goal for Team Canada!
    DERRICK POULIOT chips a puck through the legs of Robin Kuonen to open the scoring.
     
    01:13
    Goal for Team Canada!
    Just 8 seconds later, KERBY RYCHEL makes it 2-0.
     
    01:13
    Timeout Switzerland
     
    09:57
    Now at the period's midpoint, play has been a lot more even since Canada's quick start.
     
    11:03
    Goal for Team Canada!
    From behind the net, Thomas Wilson fed a pass in front to SCOTT LAUGHTON, who went upstairs to make it 3-0.
     
    13:10
    Canada think they've scored, but apparently the puck went off the post, play continues.
     
    13:16
    Marco Muller of Switzerland gets the game's first penalty for interference.
     
    14:22
    Goal for Team Canada!
    On the power play, ANDREAS ATHANASIOU makes it 4-0.
     
    15:14
    The Swiss get their first good scoring chance of the game, as the puck took a funny bounce off the glass in front, but Altshuller made a great save on Muller.
     
    15:37
    Canada goes back to the PP. Alessandro Lanzarotti goes off for interference.
     
    20:00
    End of the first period.
     
    20:01
    Start of the second period.
     
    25:56
    Canada gets its first penalty of the game, Scott Laughton for slashing.
     
    34:46
    Canada's Hunter Shinkaruk is getting a penalty shot. The puck was covered in the Swiss goal crease.
     
    34:46
    Goal for Team Canada!
    HUNTER SHINKARUK beats Kuonen to the stick side on a penalty shot.
     
    34:55
    9 seconds after scoring on a penalty shot, Shinkaruk is penalized for high sticking.
     
    40:00
    End of the second period.
     
    40:01
    Start of the third period.
     
    40:01
    Domenic Graham is now in goal for Canada. First action of the tournament for Graham.
     
    49:05
    Goal for Team Canada!
    ANDREAS ATHANASIOU scores his second goal of the game on a wrist shot.
     
    50:25
    Canada's Thomas Wilson is called for boarding.
     
    51:40
    Switzerland's Simion and Canada's Campagna get into a shoving match after the whistle, but no penalties are called.
     
    59:53
    Canada's Thomas Wilson is given 2 + 10 for checking Mirco Muller in the head.
     
    60:00
    End of the game.
     
    Players of the Game: For Switzerland, Zaccheo Dotti. For Canada, Thomas Wilson.
     
    Canada now has 6 points, the same as Sweden, who play tonight against Czech Republic. Unless the Czechs win by a considerable margin, it will be Sweden and Canada advancing from Group A. (17:34:37)

    Derek OBrien

    Goals and assists: 2. Pouliot (Rychel), 2. Rychel, 12. Laughton (Wilson), 15. Athanasiou (Koekkoek), 35. Shinkaruk, 50. Athanasiou (Rielly)


    Switzerland: 20 Robin Kuonen (30 Melvin Nyffeler) - 4 Phil Baltisberger, 25 Benoit Jecker, 9 Samuel Kreis, 5 Alessandro Lanzarotti, 6 Mirco Müller, 3 Claude Paschoud - 14 Lukas Balmelli, 21 Christoph Bertschy (C), 12 Nicola Brandi, 19 Ramon Diem, 11 Zaccheo Dotti, 24 Marco Müller, 17 Florian Niedermaier, 23 Vincent Praplan, 13 Julian Schmutz, 10 Flavio Schmutz, 15 Lukas Sieber, 22 Dario Simion, 18 Thomas Studer, 16 Sandro Zangger.
    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 (C), 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.

    Attendance: 147