Slovakia – Switzerland | 6:3 (end) | | | Canada – Finland | 4:3 (end) | | | USA – Russia | 4:3 (after OT) |
Sweden – Czech Republic | 1:2 (after OT) |
final
Slovakia
6:3
(1:2, 3:1, 2:0)
Switzerland
Derek OBrien
Goals and assists:
4. Ruzicka (Liska), 21. Hrehorcak (Roman, Kover), 26. Krivosik (Ruzicka, Ivan), 29. Liska (Roman), 41. Kover (Ruzicka), 58. Ruzicka (Ziak) – 5. Nyffeler (Reymondin, Kobler), 10. Gross (Dopfner), 22. Sigrist (Muller)
Referees: Baluška, Novák – Orolin, Kacej.
Attendance:
Penalty missed:
Slovakia:
Sklenár (Ovečka) – Ivan, Korenčik, Žiak, Kupec, Margus, Boldižár, Eliáš, Demo – Krivošík, Ružička (C), Liška (A) – Köver (A), Roman, Hrehorčák – Fafrák, Havrila, Kelemen – Stacho, Kukľa, Verbický.
Subs:
Coach:
Switzerland: Da Silva (Messerli) – Geissler (C), Schüpback, Gross, Matewa, Zeiter, Wüthrich, Le Coultre – Lehmann, Kurashev, Zbinden – Tanner, Sigrist (A), Müller – Reymondin, Nyffeler, Kobler – Eggenberger (A), Leuenberger, Döpfner.
Subs:
Coach:
Subs:
Coach:
Switzerland: Da Silva (Messerli) – Geissler (C), Schüpback, Gross, Matewa, Zeiter, Wüthrich, Le Coultre – Lehmann, Kurashev, Zbinden – Tanner, Sigrist (A), Müller – Reymondin, Nyffeler, Kobler – Eggenberger (A), Leuenberger, Döpfner.
Subs:
Coach:
Referees: Baluška, Novák – Orolin, Kacej.
Attendance:
SUI – Gil Reymondin
SVK – Adam Ruzicka. (16:02:22)
Off the faceoff in the netural zone, ADAM RUZICKA backhanded the puck from his own blueline, all the way down and into the open Swiss net.
Assist: Adam Ziak.
Teams will skate 4 on 4 for :27.
The Slovaks strike in the first minute of the period once again. The puck comes to JAKUB KOVER in the slot and he rips in home.
Assist: Adam Ruzicka.
Shots on goal in the 2nd period (and game): SVK 11 (22), SUI 9 (24).
3rd period begins at 15:29 CET.
The teams will skate 4 on 4 for 1:09.
The Slovaks aggressive on the PK, they get it deep and Roman wins a battle for the puck behind the net and feeds it out front to ADAM LISKA who absolutely cranks a one-timer. Shorthanded goal.
Assist: Milos Roman.
They score just after the power play ended, but they still had numerical strength in the zone. A really nice play by Ruzicka, who was down on the ice but still managed to get the pass over to FILIP KRIVOSIK who scored on the one-timer.
Assists: Adam Ruzicka, Michal Ivan.
Just 10 seconds later they regain the lead. Muller finds JUSTIN SIGRIST going to the net and he beats Sklenar with a wrister just inside the post.
Assist: Nicolas Muller.
They tie it up in the 1st minute of the second period on some nice passing that led to Roman feeding PATRIK HREHORCAK beating Da Silva with a forehand deke.
Assists: Milos Roman, Jakub Kover.
Shots on goal in the 1st period: SVK 11, SUI 15.
2nd period starts at 14:44 CET.
After killing off the penalty the Swiss wen to the attack. The puck went back to the point to NICO GROSS and his wrister through traffic found the net.
Assist: Andreas Dopfner.
The Swiss get that goal back quickly. Sklenar made a pad save on Reymondin's shot from the left wing but ROBIN NYFFELER was there to put in the rebound.
Assist: Gil Reymondin, Tim Kobler.
After the first Ruzicka attempt they kept the puck in the zone and ADAM RUZICKA's low shot through traffic found the back of the net.
Assist: Adam Liska.
Slovakia is the home team and wearing white uniforms with blue and red trim. Switzerland is the visiting team and wearing red uniforms with white and black trim.
Slovakia: Sklenár (Ovečka) – Ivan, Korenčik, Žiak, Kupec, Margus, Boldižár, Eliáš, Demo – Krivošík, Ružička (C), Liška (A) – Köver (A), Roman, Hrehorčák – Fafrák, Havrila, Kelemen – Stacho, Kukľa, Verbický.
Switzerland: Da Silva (Messerli) – Geissler (C), Schüpback, Gross, Matewa, Zeiter, Wüthrich, Le Coultre – Lehmann, Kurashev, Zbinden – Tanner, Sigrist (A), Müller – Reymondin, Nyffeler, Kobler – Eggenberger (A), Leuenberger, Döpfner.
Referees: Baluška, Novák – Orolin, Kacej.
The Slovaks will be out to break their losing streak at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup, which has now reached 30 games.