Finland – Italy 6:3 (end) | India – Switzerland 0:5 (cont.) | Czech Republic – Greece 4:3 (end)
USA – Portugal 8:2 (end) | Slovakia – Canada 6:4 (end)
final
Slovakia
6:4 (3:2, 1:2, 2:0)
Canada
Saturday 10.06.2017, 17:00 • Tipsport arena, Pardubice • World Cup (men) • Final
     
    Now Minarik received the trophy for World Champions and Slovakia can celebrate.

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    Team Canada has been presented with the award for 2017 Ball Hockey World Championship Runner-Up.
     
    That's it for individual awards of A pool tournament. Now the Canadians will get their silver medals and handshake will follow.
     
    MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
    Stanislav PETRIK (SVK)
     
    BEST FORWARD + TOP SCORER
    Danick MARTEL (CAN)
     
    BEST DEFENSEMAN
    Jan POSPISIL (CZE)
     
    BEST GOALKEEPER
    Stanislav PETRIK (SVK)
     
    FAIR PLAY AWARD
    Team FINLAND
     
    A pool ALL-STARS

    Lukas HECZKO (CZE)

    Brian SZOLGA (CAN)
    Patrik O'KEEFE (CAN)

    Kevin KUZMARSKI (GRE)
    Jaroslav MARTINUSIK (SVK)
    Patrik SVITANA (SVK)
     
    Best players:
    Patrik SVITANA (SVK)
    Danick MARTEL (CAN)
     
    Back-to-back-to-back champions! Golden hattrick – that what the Slovaks came for and now they have it.
     
    This game had almost everything. Slovaks scored twice in first minute of the game and later took a 3-0 lead. Then Canada went all the way to turn it in their favor and went ahead by 4 goals to 3. Slovakia managed to tie it up in second period and then took the lead back when Patrik Svitana slapped it in on a late power play. Hrivnak added his second into the empty net and that was it.
     
    Team SLOVAKIA are the Ball Hockey World Champions for the third consecutive time!
     
    Game over.
     
    44:38
    Penalty for Slovakia (Roman Bujdak – 2 min., Boarding).
     
    44:34
    Dustin Kelly missed on a great chance in front of Petrik! He was all alone but couldn't hit the ball.
     
    44:26
    Canada with an extra attacker again. Face off in offensive zone.
     
    44:08
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    Empty netter seals the deal for Slovakia! MICHAL HRIVNAK got the ball after face off and send it right into the abandoned goal – 6-4. Assisted by Boris Oravec, Patrik Svitana.
     
    44:02
    Time out for team Canada.
     
    43:05
    Goal for Team Slovakia!
    It's in and Slovakia take their lead back! PATRIK SVITANA one timed it past Barlow and the Slovaks are having a blast. Power play goal makes it 5-4 with just two minutes to go in regulation. Assisted by Roman Bujdak, Boris Oravec.
    Commentary by

    Marek Kratochvíl

    CZ@marekratochvil

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 1. Martinusik (Rampacek, Titka), 1. Hrivnak (Madera), 8. Oravec (Bujdak, Hrivnak), 29. Rampacek (Titka, Kollar), 44. Svitana (Bujdak, Oravec), 45. Hrivnak (Oravec, Svitana) – 8. Laurencelle (Martel, B. Yetman), 9. Martel (Escott, Du. Kelly), 27. Martel (Azevedo, Laurencelle), 28. Power (O'Keefe, Dy. Kelly)

    Slovakia: Petrik (Misovec) – Minarik, Kacer, Titka, Blahut, Bujdak, Zelenka, Tupy, Dejneka – Rampacek, Martinusik, Kollar, Hrivnak, Beniac, Madera, Oravec, Teplicky, Slovak, Skultety, Liptak, Svitana, Bozik, Pijak
    Canada: Barlow (Flores) – Azevedo, Babij, Fortier, Kastas, Marshall, O'Keefe, Szolga, Wild, B. Yetman – D'Abadie, Dentremont, Escott, Gingera, Du. Kelly, Dy. Kelly, Laurencelle, Marchuk, Martel, Merasty, Power, Reid, N. Yetman.
    Referees: M. Skrobak, P. Skrobak (both CZE)
    Attendance: 4,150