USA 7:0 1SW | USA - Sweden2 (U18 World Championship)

U18 World Championship

Canada2 – Finland

5:4 (end)

USA – Sweden2

7:0 (end)

final

USA

7:0 (1:0, 3:0, 3:0)

Sweden2

Sunday 22.04.2012, 16:00 • U18 World Championship

	60:00	Game over. (18:12:08)
	59:44	Goal for Team USA! Here's your icing on a cake. A hard drive by NICOLAS KERDILES finds the back of the net. Assisted by Kyle Osterberg.
	59:19	Matt Lane fires it off the iron.
	59:09	The Swedes occupy the offensive zone.
	57:43	Elias Lindholm fired twice, both attempts blocked by defence.
	56:59	2,145 spectators are in the attendance.
	56:59	Icing against the United States.
	56:29	Both teams know that the score will not be changed dramatically enough to force the game to overtime.
	55:39	Olson makes a glove save on a shot by Ludving Nilsson.
	54:26	DiPauli dangled around the zone, dished the puck to Grzelcyk, but he can't keep it in.
	53:32	Wennberg with a long shot, Olson gloves it.
	53:17	Trouba with a nice open-ice hit on Possler.
	53:03	Osterberg with a highlight-reel hipcheck on Ludvig Nilsson, then fires the puck on Hogberg, who covers.
	52:18	Kalin with a rising short one-timer on Olson, who stays rock solid.
	51:52	Vatrano fired a weak shot on Hogberg, he makes a pad save.
	51:46	A long drive by Carrick, Hogberg covers up.
	51:40	Matt Lane escaped the defence, went all alone on Hogberg, but the puck ends up in the netting.
	51:11	Andersson was looking a deflection, almost got it.
	50:51	Collberg fires the puck high and wide.
	49:25	Burakowsky received the puck on a plate in front of the wide-open net but it skipped his stick.
	49:18	Jacob Trouba (USA) goes to the sin bin for holding.
	49:05	Brehmer with a one-timer, pad save by Olson.
	47:53	Goal for Team USA! The deal is probably sealed. CONNOR CARRICK sent out a good wrist shot from the blue line through traffic in front and past Hogberg into the back of the net. Assisted by Nicolas Kerdiles.
	47:46	Hartman told O'Regan to try one but the backhand was stopped by Hogberg.
	46:52	Skjei carried the puck in and wristed one on net, Hogberg maks a pad save.
	46:42	Pettersson with a big shot, Olson makes a good save.
	46:03	The third period is fast-paced and with almost no stoppages.
	44:50	Hampus Lindholm carried the puck in but didn't find any of his teammates.
	44:23	A fast shot by Vatrano goes just wide.
	43:41	O'Regan went out of below the goal line and backhanded it on Hogberg who didn't expect it but managed to deny him.
	42:42	Darcy with a saucer pass to DiPauli who tried to swag it on net out of mid-air, but Hogberg had it under control.
	42:00	Big drives by Darcy and Carrick went wide.
	41:49	Anthony Louis stole the puck from a Swedish defenceman, but didn't manage to backhand it home.
	41:40	A dump-in by Djoos didn't get too far.
	41:10	Swedish opportunity denied by Olson.
	40:18	Goal for Team USA! And yet another bad giveaway by the Swedish defence. The Americans couldn't hope for a better start of the period as RYAN HARTMAN makes the Swedes pay. Assisted by Nicolas Kerdiles and Daniel O'Regan.
	40:01	Third period began.
		In the second, the United States took command of the game and quadrupled-up their tiny lead from the first period. The third period will start at 5:43 CET, 11:43 ET.
	40:00	Second period finished.
	39:55	Kalin had his cross-ice pass deflected away by Grzelcyk.
	39:05	Offside stops a Swedish rush, the Americans do control the game.
	38:29	Lane gets in deep, nice rising shot stopped by Hogberg.
	37:58	Kerdiles could get his second right away, Hogberg makes a pad save.
	37:48	Goal for Team USA! This will be really hard for the Swedes to erase. Another bad giveaway, this time sending NICOLAS KERDILES on a breakaway, ended with a beautiful move around Hogberg. Unassisted.
	37:01	Trouba fires one wide.
	36:42	The powerplay wasn't really long as Jacob de la Rose gets (SWE) gets a minor penalty for tripping.
	36:38	Brady Skjei (USA) receives a two-minute penalty for holding.
	36:29	Hampus Lindholm fires one and the rebound goes to Kalin who rang it off the iron.
	36:23	A low shot by Tornkvist, Olson covers up.
	35:59	Grzelcyk fired one from a distance, Hogberg makes a pad save.
	35:40	The Swedes can't get out of their own zone.
	34:32	Jones fired two more shots, both stopped by either Hogberg or the defence.
	34:12	A shot by Jones blocked by Elias Lindholm but the captain regains possession.
	32:47	That's it for Dansk, Marcus Hogberg is coming in.
	32:47	Goal for Team USA! A two-on-one ends up with the puck in the back of the net. J. T. COMPHER carried the puck through the left circle, aimed and fired it right over Dansk´s blocker. Assisted by Nicolas Kerdiles and Seth Jones.
	32:34	The Americans return the play into the neutral zone.
	31:58	Forsberg with a high shot, Olson makes a shoulder save.
	31:33	Skjei with a wrister from the left wing, not on net as the players are a bit inactive lately.
	30:32	A nice shot by Ludvig Nilsson, Olson makes a save and hangs on.
	29:52	Shore clears it out, no icing as the puck wasn´t really fast.
	29:40	Olson covers up to force a face-off.
	29:19	Possler leading an odd-man rush, the puck ends out of the zone.
	28:26	Goal for Team USA! A big mistake by a Swedish defenceman gives the Americans a two-goal lead. DANIEL O'REGAN intercepted the pass and went all alone on Dansk, deking him out and shooting the puck through the five-hole to the back of the net. Unassisted.
	28:03	Kerdiles couldn´t process the pass, the refs call icing.
	27:55	The Swedes tried to move the puck back in, offside stops them and a commercial break follows.
	27:34	Another wide-open net chance for Sweden and it was Copp who dove back to rob Forsberg.
	26:52	Forsberg´s drive kicked ahead by Olson, Elias Lindholm trying to reach the rebound, but he didn´t in what was a matter of an inch or two.
	26:38	The Americans control the puck.
	26:06	Jones had his shot deflected by Compher just wide of the net.
	25:38	Karlsson with some nice moves but he gets leveled by Carrick to be reminded to keep his head up next time.
	25:16	Kalin with a nice pass in front, Grzelcyk intercepts it to save the day.
	24:49	A drive by Possler gloved by Olson, Mattias Nilsson drives the net hard and makes some mess, but Olson resisted.
	24:34	A long low shot by Trouba goes just wide.
	24:24	The Americans are offside, some pushing and shoving between DiPauli and Possler ensues.
	24:09	Elias Lindholm forechecking hard, Olson´s pass is just on time.
	23:50	A shot by Forsberg blocked by Copp.
	23:23	Sweden can´t get through the neutral zone either.
	22:54	Barber with a really hard drive, it ends up at the side of the net.
	22:07	Lane skated around the offensive zone, lost the puck in process.
	21:42	The Americans are not getting through the neutral zone.
	21:15	Hartman leading an odd-man rush, but his long drive missed the target.
	20:52	Forsberg on the other side of ice as he blocks a big drive by Jones.
	20:26	Forsberg stole the puck deep in the zone, but didn´t make up anything useful with it.
	20:01	Second period began.
		An exciting opening frame is over with the Americans in a one-goal lead. However, the Swedes had more chances and built up some pressure on every powerplay they had. The next period will start at 4:56 CET, 10:56 ET.
	20:00	First period finished.
	19:59	Brehmer didn´t manage to collect the rebound and Olson covers.
	19:25	Swedes trying to establish pressure in the offensive zone.
	18:45	Goal for Team USA! The Americans strike first! Hartman carried the puck in but his nice backhand move was denied with a great save by Dansk . However, Copp and THOMAS DiPAULI came in whacking away and managed to dig the puck out of beneath Dansk´s pads and across the goal line. Assisted by Andrew Copp and Ryan Hartman.
	18:32	A big hit by Trouba on penetrating Possler in front of the net.
	18:20	Darcy able to clear it as the Swedes can´t really do much on this powerplay.
	18:01	Forsberg with a one-timer, it goes just wide.
	17:20	Forsberg tries another long drive, this time Olson kicks it aside.
	17:10	Forsberg with a long rising shot from the blue line, but it rose too high.
	16:56	Wennberg´s shot deflected out of the play.
	16:45	The Americans clear the puck right away.
	16:35	A man-advantage coming up for Sweden, Ryan Hartman (USA) called for tripping.
	16:12	Icing against the U.S.
	16:07	The Swedes finally got out of their own zone, now the solid American defence represents a problem.
	15:25	The Americans forecheck hard and keep the Swedes in their zone.
	15:06	Dansk covers yet another shot as Lane was there waiting for the rebound.
	15:01	American fourth line making some mess in front of the net, DiPauli tried a backhander but Dansk has it.
	14:34	Forsberg stopped by an offside call.
	14:27	Trouba looked for deflection in front, Barber gets the puck and fires a sharp-angle drive right on Dansk.
	14:00	Hartman with a long drive, Dansk covers as a skirmish ensues.
	13:42	Icing called against Sweden.
	13:38	Kerdiles leading an American attack into the zone, but the puck slips away.
	13:28	Skeji´s pass didn´t find anyone, the linesmen call icing. Commercial break coming up.
	12:55	The Swedes still maintain a pressure, even though the Americans have already cleared the puck.
	12:34	Bystrom with another shot in front, he couldn´t get much wood on it.
	12:05	Skjei clears it from behind his own net.
	11:45	Nice forechecking play by Shore prevents the Swedes from entering the zone.
	11:17	The Americans clear the puck all the way down the ice.
	10:57	Bystrom one-times the rebound on net, it only hits Olson.
	10:32	J.T. Compher (USA) gets called for slashing.
	10:14	Both Sandberg and Lane unsuccessful at establishing their teams in their respective offensive zone.
	09:51	de la Rose intercepts an American pass deep in the zone, carries it out and dumps it on net, then he skates right to Olson looking for the rebound, which the American goalie won´t give up.
	09:18	Trouba with a big blast and Dansk can only deflect it with his glove, DiPauli went looking for the rebound but Dansk jumped ahead to cover it just in time as a big scramble follows in the crease.
	08:37	Another Swedish shot and Olson makes another pad save.
	08:06	Burakowsky fires a long shot and it goes wide, the rebound is swept away by Olson.
	07:46	Bystrom with a hard dump-in from the neutral zone, Olson kicks it up into the netting as a commercial break follows.
	07:39	The Swedes operate it out of their own zone.
	07:13	Finally the puck is cleared and Quentin Shore follows it into the zone.
	06:32	The Americans under a big pressure and unable to find a way out of their own zone.
	05:47	The play is stuck along the boards.
	05:02	Forsberg finishing off a two-on-one just wide of the net with a one-timer.
	04:30	Vatrano collects a big rebound, very close to the net, but fires it wide.
	04:01	Sandberg on a hard rebound, Olson makes a nice save.
	03:50	Possler with a hard drive and it goes just wide.
	03:35	Hampus Lindholm dumps it on net, Collberg couldn´t reach the rebound.
	03:29	Icing is called against the United States.
	03:21	Forsberg carries the puck out and heads for a line change.
	02:46	Hartman fires it from the wing, Dansk makes a blocker save.
	02:24	No icing as DiPauli touched Trouba´s dump-in.
	01:54	Grzelcyk fires the puck from the blue line, it is deflected up into the netting.
	01:44	A good drive by Bystrom blocked in front, than a scramble but the puck goes to the corner.
	01:04	The Swedes couldn´t settle in, Vatrano carries it out and dumps it into the offensive zone.
	00:24	A counter-attack and Dansk gives up a rebound, O´Regan fires it hard and Dansk makes another save.
	00:19	A centering attempt by Elias Lindholm grabbed by the American defence.
	00:01	Game started.
		The game will start in seven minutes.
		Starting lineups: USA: Olson (Rutledge) – Jones, Skjei, Trouba, Sieloff, Grzelcyk, Carrick, Butcher – O´Regan, Kerdiles, Hartman – Barber, Shore, Louis – Compher, Vatrano, Lane – Osterberg, DiPauli, Darcy – Copp. Sweden: Dansk (Hogberg) – H. Lindholm, Bystrom, Andersson, Arnesson, Djoos, Pettersson, M. Nilsson – Forsberg, E. Lindholm, Burakowsky – Collberg, Possler, Wennberg – Kalin, Sandberg, Karlsson – Tornkvist, Brehmer, de la Rose – L. Nilsson. Referees: Gofman (RUS), St. Jacques (CAN) – Hull (CAN), Lederer (CZE)..
		Welcome to the gold medal game between USA and Sweden. The game starts at 16:10 CET, 10:10 ET.

Commentary by

Radoslav Vavřina

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 19. DiPauli (Copp, Hartman), 29. O'Regan, 33. Compher (Kerdiles, Jones), 38. Kerdiles, 41. Hartman (Kerdiles, O'Regan), 48. Carrick (Kerdiles), 60. Kerdiles (Osterberg)

USA: Olson (Rutledge) – Jones, Skjei, Trouba, Sieloff, Grzelcyk, Carrick, Butcher – O'Regan, Kerdiles, Hartman – Barber, Shore, Louis – Compher, Vatrano, Lane – Osterberg, DiPauli, Darcy – Copp.

Sweden2: Dansk (33. Hogberg) – H. Lindholm, Bystrom, Andersson, Arnesson, Djoos, Pettersson, M. Nilsson – Forsberg, E. Lindholm, Burakowsky – Collberg, Possler, Wennberg – Kalin, Sandberg, Karlsson – Tornkvist, Brehmer, de la Rose – L. Nilsson.

Referees: Gofman (RUS), St. Jacques (CAN) – Hull (CAN), Lederer (CZE).

1st period
	10:32
	16:35
	18:45
1st intermission
2nd period
	28:26
	32:47
	36:38
	36:42
	37:48
2nd intermission
3rd period
	40:18
	47:53
	49:18
	59:44
Final