Americans win gold at 2013 World Junior Championship, Canada finishes fourth
2013-01-05 12:12:00
The USA won its second gold since 2010 and Canada finished out of the medals at the 2013 World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia.
The Americans took on Sweden in the gold medal game and triumphed by a 3-1 score. After Filip Sandberg opened the scoring for Sweden in the second period, Rocco Grimaldi buired two in less than three minutes and Vince Trochek added a third period empty-netter to seal the deal for the USA.
In the bronze medal game, Canada fell behind the Russians 2-0 in the first, but finished the period down 3-2, getting goals from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jonathan Huberdeau. The teams were tied 4-4 after the second and 5-5 after regulation, forcing the match to overtime. Less than two minutes into the extra frame, Valeri Nichushkin buried the game-winner and clinching bronze for the host country.
American goaltender John Gibson was named MVP of the tournament
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"Last year we came in as maybe an underdog, quietly. Got off to the right start just because teams weren't really ready for us. But this time around that's not the case. They realize we are a good team and they're ready to go against us, right off the get-go."
- Los Angeles' Colin Fraser. The Kings have lost two in a row and are now tied 2-2 in their series against the San Jose Sharks.
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