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IIHF 2017 Men's World Hockey Championships

Other Monday results:

Team France over Team Slovenia 4-1; Team Russia over powered Team Latvia 5-0; and Team Denmark shut out Team Italy 2-0.


Source:  iihfworlds2017.com
 
Final Preliminary Round Robin games played Tuesday.

Team Canada dazed Team Finland 5-2 with the Toronto Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner garnering three points ( 2 goals, 1 assist) and helping Team Canada whiz by the Finns.

"I think they?re really fast," Finn Valtteri Filppula said of the United StatesTeam Canada. "They play that North American style, and you can?t turn the puck over. They?re going to turn the puck quick and go the other way. It?s going to be tough to chase. We?ve got to play really close defensively, play well, and hopefully turn those things into offence. We'll make sure we get the pucks in deep every time and hopefully spend some time in their zone."

Canada finishes the round robin with six wins and an overtime loss and first in their group with 19 pts.


http://www.iihfworlds2017.com/en/games/2017-05-16/CAN-vs-FIN/
 
Other results in Tuesday's 2017 MWC:

Team USA prevailed over Team Russia 5-3, in a thriIling game at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne.  The win propelled the Americans to finish first in their group, while the Russians finished second.

Team Germany put away Team Latvia 4-3;  Team Switzerland 3-1 winners over Team Czech Republic;  Team Sweden over Team Slovakia 4-2 where the Maple Leafs William Nylander led the Swedish attack with a goal and some fancy dipsy-doodling ; and Team Belarus over Team Norway 4-3.


Source:  iihfworlds2017.com
 
Quarter-Final matchups all set for Thursday:

At the LANXESS Arena in Cologne:

Team Canada vs Team Germany
Team USA vs Team Finland


At the AccorHotels Arena in Paris:

Team Russia vs Team Czech Republic
Team Switzerland vs Team Sweden


Source:    iihfworlds2017.com
 
Team Canada scored the go ahead goal in the second period and it was enough to defeat Team Germany 2-1 in Quarter-Final action Thursday.  German goaltender Philip Grubauer had a busy game in facing nearly 50 SOG, while Canada's Calvin Pickard faced just 20.

Canada scored first in the first period, but the Germans came back to tie it up.  It wasn't an easy game for the Canadians, not with Grubauer seeming to stop every shot.  Luckily, Canada found the net in the second period that really put the game away.  While the score could have been higher for Team Canada, considering Grubauer's superb netminding, Team Germany for that reason alone was lucky to go down in defeat by a goal.

Canada plays Russia in the Semi-Final on Saturday.

Story:
http://www.iihfworlds2017.com/en/games/2017-05-18/CAN-vs-GER/
 
Other Quarter-Final results:

Team Finland shut out Team USA 2-0: Team Russia rolled over Team Czech Republic 3-0: and Team Sweden outlasted Team Switzerland 3-1 on Maple Leafs William Nylanders breakaway goal in the second period that put Sweden ahead for good in the game.  Nylander had 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist) and has been a tour de force since he joined Team Sweden for this tourney.


Source:  iihfworlds2017.com
 
Semi-Final matchups all set for Saturday:

All games to be played at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne.

Team Canada vs Team Russia
Team Sweden vs Team Finland


Source:  iihfworlds2017.com
 
Team Canada rallied from a 2-0 deficit and scored four goals in the third period,  to stun Team Russia 4-2 on Saturday.

Kudos to the Canadians to battle the speedy Russians and overtake them in every department on the ice.  Canada will now play Team Sweden and for fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it'll be a treat watching Team Cansda  wonder boy Mitch Marner versus Team Sweden wunderkind William Nylander.

Game on!  GO CANADA GO!

Game recap:
http://m.iihfworlds2017.com/en/games/2017-05-20/CAN-vs-RUS/#recap
 
Other SemiFinal results:

Team Sweden won the  battle of the Nordic countries in soundly defeating Team Finland 4-1.

The Swedes power play came to life and scored to put the game away early in the second period.  Stacked with sone of the best of NHLers in Backstrom, Nylander, Lundqvist, Klingberg et al surely made beating Team Sweden that much more difficult for their opponents,  as Finland found out.

On to the Gold Medal game for Tre Kronor vs Team Canada!

Game recap:
http://m.iihfworlds2017.com/en/games/2017-05-20/SWE-vs-FIN/#recap
 
All games Sunday at the LANXESS Arena in Cologne:

Gold Medal Match
Team Canada vs Team Sweden

Bronze Medal Match:
Team Finland vs Team Russia


Source:  iihfworlds2017.com
 
My favourite thing about this tournament is how sad Canadian and Swedish players are going to be now that they aren't playing with Nylander and Marner anymore. Everybody on Team Sweden seemed to love Nylander and MacKinnon literally said he wanted to take Marner home with him.

Willie named tournament MVP.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
My favourite thing about this tournament is how sad Canadian and Swedish players are going to be now that they aren't playing with Nylander and Marner anymore. Everybody on Team Sweden seemed to love Nylander and MacKinnon literally said he wanted to take Marner home with him.

Willie named tournament MVP.
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It's almost getting embarrassing being a Leaf fan.
 
CarltonTheBear said:
My favourite thing about this tournament is how sad Canadian and Swedish players are going to be now that they aren't playing with Nylander and Marner anymore. Everybody on Team Sweden seemed to love Nylander and MacKinnon literally said he wanted to take Marner home with him.

Willie named tournament MVP.
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I have no regrets.

Backstrom also mentioned to the Swedish press that Nylander was one of the best he has ever played with.
 
Guru Tugginmypuddah said:
CarltonTheBear said:
My favourite thing about this tournament is how sad Canadian and Swedish players are going to be now that they aren't playing with Nylander and Marner anymore. Everybody on Team Sweden seemed to love Nylander and MacKinnon literally said he wanted to take Marner home with him.

Willie named tournament MVP.
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It's almost getting embarrassing being a Leaf fan.
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Being a Leafs fan has never felt better!  :) :)

Congrats to the Tre Kronor.  Way to go, Willie!

Way to go to Marner, too!  Great tourney for Team Canada.
 
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