Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships 2017

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Semifinal 1A-QF2

United States - Germany  11-0

 

USA to meet Canada for gold

Valiant Germans outclassed tonight, 11-0

 

The Germans have made an impressive splash here in Plymouth, but in tonight's semi-finals they weren't up to the task of competing with the reigning champions.

 

The final score of 11-0 was suitable representation of what transpired tonight. Kendall Coyne had two goals and an assist for the U.S., while four teammates had a goal and two assists and Brianna Decker and Amanda Kessel each had three assists.

 

Eleven goals scored, and American goalie Nicole Hensley had to make only eight saves to record the shutout.

 

And now comes the matchup everyone has been waiting for--another chapter in the Canada-United States rivalry for gold, tomorrow night at 7.30pm.

 

"Any time we get a chance to wear a U.S. jersey on home ice, everyone gets so excited," Coyne said of the team's quest to win gold on home ice for the first time. "Tomorrow, we need to get better at every small aspect. Maybe eliminate one turnover or create one more shot block. Get more pucks to the net. Be better in every area."

 

And, as an appetizer, an impressive Finland team will play the Cinderella Germans for bronze tomorrow afternoon.

 

"We just didn't play as hard as we need to play against a great team like the U.S., but I'm proud of our team because we never gave up," noted starting goalie Jennifer Harss. "We've already started to prepare for tomorrow. It's a big game for us."

 

If it felt to viewers as if the home side were on a power play for 60 minutes, that's what it felt like for the Germans. They were hard-pressed to even gain possession of the puck let alone make a series of passses up ice, and the Americans controlled play in the German end with ease, even making line changes as they circled and passed the puck around.

 

"It's a great experience playing the number-one ranked team," Harss added. "They're a strong, fast, really skilled team. It's also a hard lesson."

 

The outcome was never in doubt. Just 66 seconds from the opening faceoff Coyne burst down the left wing and made a quick pass to Hilary Knight in front. Knight one-timed a shot past Jennifer Harss for the early 1-0 lead.

 

Knight almost had a second goal on her next shift but she fanned on a close-in shot and the puck stayed on the goal line. No matter. The U.S. even had luck on their side. Kelli Stack prepared for a wrist shot, and as she did she was checked from the side by Bernadette Karpf. The puck deflected off Kempf's stick and floated into the goal, fooling Harss. 2-0.

 

The U.S. came out in the second and put the game well out of reach, scoring five goals in a 4:13 span early on and chasing Harss from the goal. It was, to be fair, a mercy pull. Harss had made several outstanding saves and had no chance on any of the goals.

 

Coyne scored two of the five as the Americans padded their stats in impressive fashion this night. 

 

How bad was it for the Germans? Gigi Marvin coughed the puck up in front of her goal in the final minute of the second, and Kerstin Spielberger had the puck on her stick. She made a great deke on Hensley, who came out to try the Johnny Bower-style pokecheck, but with a wide-open goal Spielberger fanned on the shot and Marvin recovered to reclaim the puck. Shots on goal in the period: 18-1.

 

"We were down only 2-0 after the first, and I think that was very good for us," offered German coach Benjamin Hinterstocker. "But then in the second they showed why they're a way better team than us. It was a tough game.We played Canada in Fussen in January, and now the U.S. here, so it's great to show our players what they have to do to be the top."

 

The Americans added four more goals in the final 20 minutes, much to the delight of the loud, pro-American crowd at USA Hockey Arena.

 

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Relegation Round - Match 2

Czech Republic - Switzerland  2-3 After OT

Serie Standing 1-1

HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

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Semifinal 2A-QF1

Canada - Finland  4-0

HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

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5th Place Match

Russia - Sweden  4-3 After GWS

HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

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Semifinal 1A-QF2

United States - Germany  11-0

HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

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Womens

 

Top Division World Championships 2017 in Plymouth, Michigan (USA)

Day 6 Schedule (7th April 2017)

GMT -4

 

Last Day

 

Gold Medal Match

19:35  United States vs Canada  (USA National Hockey Arena 1)

 

Bronze Medal Match

15:35  Finland vs Germany  (USA National Hockey Arena 1)

 

Relegation Round

12:00  Game 3 - Best of 3 Serie:  Switzerland vs Czech Republic  (USA National Hockey Arena 1)

Serie Standing : 1-1, Final deciding match, The losing team will be relegated to the next year Division I Group A World Championships.

 

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MEN'S

DIVISION II GROUP B

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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DAY 3

 

China 8 - 3 North Korea
Period-by-Period: 6-1, 1-1, 1-1
April 7th 2017, h. 13:00, Paradise Ice Skating Rink Botany Downs, Auckland

 

Mexico 0 - 1 Turkey
Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-0, 0-0
April 7th 2017, h. 16:30, Paradise Ice Skating Rink Botany Downs, Auckland

 

Israel 2 - 5 New Zealand
Period-by-Period: 1-3, 0-2, 1-0
April 7th 2017, h. 20:00, Paradise Ice Skating Rink Botany Downs, Auckland

 

Round-Robin Provisional Standing After Day 3

 

Nation	P	W(OTW)	L(OTL)	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
China	3	3(0)	0(0)	18	7	+11	9
New Zealand	3	2(0)	1(0)	11	8	+3	6
Mexico	3	1(0)	2(0)	7	8	-1	3
North Korea	3	1(0)	2(0)	15	16	-1	3
Israel	3	1(0)	2(0)	10	12	-2	3
Turkey	3	1(0)	2(0)	5	15	-10	3

 

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Mens

 

Under 18 Division II Group A World Championships 2017 in Gangneung, PyeongChang (KOR)

Day 4 (7th April 2017)

GMT +9

 

12:00  Great Britain vs Romania  2-4

16:30  Croatia vs Lithuania  1-5

21:00  Estonia vs South Korea  4-3 After OT

 

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LOL Czech vs Switzerland  today again

 

it's the 4th time

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Bosnia withdraws

Division III with seven teams

 

The Ice Hockey Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has withdrawn its team from the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III that will start on Monday in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The tournament will be played as planned and no changes to the game schedule will be made. However, all Bosnia & Herzegovina games will count as forfeited (5-0 win for the opposing team) and will not be played.

As a result and according to IIHF Bylaws 610 and 703, no team participating in the championship will be relegated from the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III, however, Bosnia & Herzegovina will be demoted. Further withdrawal consequences will be discussed.

The 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III will be played 10-16 April with seven teams split into two groups followed by the cross-over semi-finals and placement games.

Bulgaria, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei will play in Group A and South Africa, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates and Georgia in Group B.