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Result after 2nd Period Semifinal QF3-QF2 in Cologne Canada - Russia 0-2 (0-0, 0-2,-) 32:16 Evgeny KUZNETSOV 0-1 34:50 Nikita GUSEV 0-2

Results after 1st Period Semifinal QF3-QF2 in Cologne Canada - Russia 0-0 (0-0,-,-)

[hide] Knockout Round May 18th - May 21st, 2017 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match, Gold Medal Match Semifinals Central European Time (GMT +2) Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 May 20th 2017, h. 15:15, Lanxess Arena, Cologne Canada 1 Russia May 20th 2017, h. 19:15, Lanxess Arena, Cologne Sweden 1 Finland [/hide]

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knockout Round Semifinals Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Canada vs Russia Period-by-Period: - May 20th 2016, h. 15:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne I Finland vs Sweden Period-by-Period: - May 20th 2016, h. 19:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne

2018 World Championship Program WOMEN'S UNDER 18 CATEGORY 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship In Nizhni Novgorod, January 2018 Group A: USA, Canada, Russia, Sweden Group B: Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group A In Asiago, , 8-14 January 2018 Participants: Japan, Slovakia, Norway, Hungary, Austria, Italy 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group B In Krynica, , 6-12 January 2018 Participants: France, Denmark, Poland, Great Britain, China, Australia 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group B Qualification In Mexico City, , 28 January - 3 February 2018 Participants: Kazakhstan, Spain, Mexico, DPR Korea, Turkey, Netherlands

2018 World Championship Program WOMEN'S CATEGORY IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship *****The IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship in the top division is not played during Olympic seasons. The 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship will be played in , city and dates to be announced. Group A: USA, Canada, Finland, Germany, Russia Group B: Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Japan + 1 promoted team 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group A In Strasbourg, , 8-14 April 2018 Participants: Austria, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, France, Slovakia 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I Group B In Asiago, , 8-14 April 2018 Participants: Kazakshtan, Latvia, China, Italy, Poland, Korea 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division II Group A In Bled, , 7-13 April 2018 Participants: Netherlands, Great Britain, DPR Korea, Slovenia, Australia, Mexico 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division II Group B In Valdemoro, , 17-23 March 2018 Participants: Spain, New Zealand, Iceland, Turkey, Romania, Chinese Taipei 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division II Group B Qualification In Sofia, , December 2017 Participants: Belgium, South Africa, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Croatia

2018 World Championship Program MEN'S UNDER 18 CATEGORY 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship In Chelyabinsk & Magnitogorsk , 19-29 April 2018 Group A: USA, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, Belarus Group B: Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, France 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division I Group A In Riga, , 2-8 April 2018 Participants: Latvia, Kazakhstan, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Slovenia 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division I Group B In Odessa, , 14-20 April 2018 Participants: Hungary, Austria, Japan, Italy, Ukraine, Romania 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group A In Tallinn, , 1-7 April 2018 Participants: Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Korea, Great Britain, Australia 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group B In Zagreb, , 24-30 March 2018 Participants: Croatia, Spain, Serbia, Netherlands, Iceland, China 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division III Group A In Erzurum, , 26 March - 1 April 2018 Participants: Belgium, Israel, Chinese Taipei, Bulgaria, Turkey, Mexico 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division III Group B In Queenstown, , March 2018 Participants: New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa

2018 World Championship Program MEN'S UNDER 20 CATEGORY 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship In Buffalo, , 26 December 2017 to 5 January 2018 Group A: USA, Canada, Denmark, Slovakia, Finland Group B: Russia, Sweden, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Belarus 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division I Group A In Courchevel & Meribel, , 10-17 December 2017 Participants: Latvia, Germany, France, Kazakhstan, Austria, Hungary 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division I Group B In Bled, , 9-15 December 2017 Participants: Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Italy, Ukraine, Lithuania 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group A In Dumfries, , 10-16 December 2017 Paricipants: Great Britain, Japan, Romania, Estonia, Netherlands, Korea 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group B In Belgrade, , 15-21 January 2018 Participants: Croatia, Spain, Serbia, Belgium, Mexico, Turkey 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division III In Sofia, , 22-28 January 2018 Participants: Australia, China, Iceland, New Zealand, Israel, Bulgaria 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division III Qualification In Cape Town, , 26-28 January 2018 Participants: Chinese Taipei, South Africa, Turkmenistan

2018 IIHF World Championships program known 2018 World Championship Program MEN'S CATEGORY 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship In Copenhagen & Herning , 4-20 May 2018 Participants: Canada, Russia, Finland, Sweden, USA, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Belarus, Norway, Slovakia, Latvia, France, Denmark, Austria, Korea 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A In Budapest, , 22-28 April 2018 Participants: Slovenia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Hungary, Great Britain 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B In Kaunas, , 22-28 April 2018 Participants: Ukraine, Japan, Lithaunia, Estonia, Croatia, Romania 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A In Tilburg, , 23-29 April 2018 Participants: Netherlands, Australia, Serbia, Belgium, Iceland, China 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group B In Madrid, , 16-22 April 2018 Participants: Spain, New Zealand, Israel, DPR Korea, Mexico, Luxembourg 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III In Cape Town, , 16-22 April 2018 Participants: Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Chinese Taipei 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III Qualification In Abu Dhabi, , dates TBA Participants: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait , Turkmenistan

The World Championships 2021 will be in Latvia and Belarus the joint bid of RIGA/MINSK 2021 project win todays election To Minsk/Riga in 2021! Joint bid from Belarus & Latvia wins tight race The 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will take place in Minsk and Riga. This was decided by the 2017 IIHF Annual Congress today. After a tight race between two strong applicants the 2017 IIHF Annual Congress allocated the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship to the joint bid of Minsk, Belarus, and Riga, Latvia. The joint bid of the two neighbouring countries won by a tight margin against the Finnish bid with the cities of Tampere and Helsinki. The proposed dates are 7-23 May 2021. The two countries decided a few months to join together for the bid with the slogan “Passion. No Borders” that seeks to show a good relationship between a country in and another outside of the European Union, which they symbolically did at yesterday’s presentation with a video sequence from a space shuttle, and without borders. And it emphasized that the passion of the hockey fans from both countries is well known despite the fact that the two countries are neither among the biggest ones in population in Europe nor among the very top nations in the World Ranking. Belarus will be ranked 9th in the new IIHF World Ranking, Latvia 12th. Minsk is the Belarusian capital, with almost two million inhabitants and 3.4 million in the region. In 2014 it broke the World Championship attendance record that was reclaimed by the Czechs in 2015. For 2021 the 15,086-seat Minsk Arena, with two practice rinks on site, would be used as the primary venue. Minsk is the cultural centre of Belarus with numerous events and activities. The bid presentation recalled the great atmosphere of 2014, with its downtown fan village and fan zone as well as the convenience of Minsk Arena being just 15 minutes from the city centre and the airport. “We learned a lot from organizing the 2006 World Championship in Riga and the 2014 World Championship in Minsk and with that experience can make things even better in 2021,” said Belarusian Ice Hockey Association General Secretary Yaraslau Zauharodni. Riga, Latvia’s capital, is just a one-hour flight away. It has 640,000 inhabitants and 1.4 million people living in a 100-kilometre radius. Latvia is renowned for its passionate fans travelling to World Championships all around the world, and the country hopes to recreate the great atmosphere of 2006 when the 10,300-seat Arena Riga was opened to host the Worlds. And they promise that a new practice arena will be built next to it. “I truly believe in a Europe with no borders and with passion. It would be a fantastic experience to show that Europe is about passion, not about borders. I truly believe in social responsibility. And that also means the prices for fans. They will not have to pay a lot. It’s just €2.20 for a beer and in Minsk it’s even cheaper,” said Riga Mayor Nils Usakovs in his speech. And Minsk Mayor Andrei Shorets added that in Minsk it’s even less, just one euro. New LHF President Aigars Kalvitis remembers the 2006 Worlds in Riga well. At that time he was the Prime Minister. “Hockey is loved so much in our country and we are thankful that our Belarusians friends invited us. In Cologne we had at least 7,000 to 8,000 Latvian fans who supported the team. We hope with this championship we will develop hockey in the region,” he said. Both arenas were opened to host the first-ever World Championship in each county, the Arena Riga for the 2006 Worlds and the Minsk Arena for the 2014 edition. The two venues also hosted the Final Olympic Qualification stages in 2016 as well as World Championships in the U20, U18 and women’s categories and the IIHF Continental Cup. They are currently mainly used by the local KHL teams, Dynamo Minsk and Dinamo Riga. Dynamo Minsk has the highest attendance in the KHL and the second best in Europe. “Ice hockey is number one in our countries. You would give us the biggest honour possible and the greatest event our countries can host,” said IIHF Council Member and BIHA Vice President Sergej Gontcharov. The upcoming IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships: 2018: Copenhagen & Herning (Denmark) – Website 2019: Bratislava & Košice (Slovakia) 2020: Zurich & Lausanne (Switzerland) 2021: Minsk (Belarus) & Riga (Latvia)

and it´s official the Womens World Championships top division will have 10 participating Nations. Women’s Worlds grows Top division to grow from 8 to 10 teams The 2017 IIHF Annual Congress unanimously approved to extend the IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship from eight to ten teams as of 2019. The change was recommended by the IIHF Women’s Committee and by the IIHF Council and today ratified by the IIHF’s member national associations to give women’s hockey another boost. “We started the discussion three years ago within the committee because we felt that since the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 women’s hockey has developed so much,” said IIHF Council member Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer. “We still can feel the gap between the North American teams and the rest of the world. However, the gap between the third and 15th team is not that big anymore. This is the next step to promote the women’s game.” With the increasing number of participating teams – 37 countries were entered in the Women’s World Championship program in six tournaments – and the increasing competitiveness the proposal was to extend the number of teams in the top-tier event to ten teams as of the 2018/2019 ice hockey season and with this step aim to discuss with the International Olympic Committee to have ten teams at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. The top division has been played with eight teams ever since the first tournament in 1990, the only exception being the 2004 edition that featured nine teams (when one team was promoted but no team was relegated in 2003 due to the cancellation of the top tournament in China because of the outbreak of the SARS disease). The IIHF Statutes & Bylaws will have to be amended by the 2018 IIHF Annual Congress in one year to formally implement the change and by then a playing format for the ten-team Women’s World Championship will be established and proposed by the IIHF Competition and Coordination Committee in co-operation with the IIHF Women’s Committee. With the IIHF membership accepting the extension, the new format for 2018/2019 with ten teams will be reached as follows: No team in the entire 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship program for all divisions will be relegated. This also means the last-ranked team Czech Republic will stay in the top division for 2019 and be joined by Japan as ninth team, which recently earned promotion. The tenth team will be determined next season. Similar like during the last Olympic year, the 2017/2018 season will not include a top-level Women’s World Championship due to the 2018 Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament while the other divisions will be played in 2017/2018. At all these tournaments the winning team will be promoted to the next level and no team will be relegated. These steps will create a ten-team top division for the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship in Finland while the other divisions will operate with six teams as usual and be aligned accordingly with teams being promoted in 2017 and 2018 while no teams will be relegated. The 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will take place in Finland, which confirmed its readiness to host ten teams. The dates and cities will be announced later. The lower divisions of the Women’s World Championship will be played in the 2017/2018 season and the hosts will be determined during the Congress this week.

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MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAY 13 (Quarterfinals) The BEST OF Top 3 Goals of the Day 13 Top 3 Saves of the Day 13

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POWER RANKING As of May 18th, 2017 After eliminating the Czechs, Russia is back in first place in our seventh Power Rankings. Finland jumps to second after blanking the U.S., and Canada is third. 1. Russia: Big win for Russia! 2. Finland: Sateri built the wall 3. Canada: Last time we lost to Germany, Marner wasn’t conceived 4. Sweden: Bring out the golden helmets! What? Oh, sorry... 5. United States: Bolshaya pobeda dlya Rossii! 6. Switzerland: We didn’t get enough goals from Ekman-Larsson 7. Czech Republic: Struck by Lightning 8. Germany: Marco, in the third period, why didn’t you play yourself? 9. France: The search for a new 41-year-old goalie starts now 10. Latvia: We would have won if Bob still had Forsberg 11. Norway: Yes, but the A-ha singer has really nice cheekbones 12. Denmark: Fact: we’ve never lost a Worlds game in Denmark 13. Belarus: We’ll always have Par – er, Salt Lake 14. Slovakia: What if we all grew mullets? 15. Slovenia: Frankly, it’s unlikely Melania will ever come 16. Italy: Division I...that’s the best division, right? Previous Editions May 5th May 7th May 10th May 12th May 14th May 16th *The Power Rankings are for the enjoyment of IIHF.com readers, and reflect the progress of teams during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. They are distinct from the official standings and IIHF World Ranking.

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knockout Round Quarterfinals Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Switzerland 1 - 3 Sweden Period-by-Period: 1-1, 0-1, 0-1 May 18th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knockout Round Quarterfinals Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Canada 2 - 1 Germany Period-by-Period: 1-0, 1-0, 0-1 May 18th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knockout Round Quarterfinals Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Russia 3 - 0 Czech Republic Period-by-Period: 2-0, 0-0, 1-0 May 18th 2016, h. 16:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knockout Round Quarterfinals Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) United States 0 - 2 Finland Period-by-Period: 0-0, 0-1, 0-1 May 18th 2016, h. 16:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne HIGHLIGHTS

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knockout Round Quarterfinals Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Switzerland 1 - 3 Sweden Period-by-Period: 1-1, 0-1, 0-1 May 18th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris Nylander gem sparks win Swiss lose cautious game, 3-1 William Nylander's incredible breakaway goal broke a 1-1 tie midway through the middle period, propelling Sweden to victory and another semi-finals berth. The Swedes now face ever-rivals Finland in one semi-finals on Saturday in Cologne while another great rivaly presents itself in the other--Canada versus Russia. Coming into the game Sweden was 5-0 all time agianst the Swiss in elimination/playoff games since the playoff format was introduced, including that momentous 5-1 win in the gold-medal game four years ago. "I liked the way we played," said defenceman Victor Hedman. "I liked the intensity we had and the opportunities we had. It’s a 60-minute hockey game. We know that, and we just kept plugging away and came out with a big win." "I thought we played well," Nicklas Backstrom agreed. "I thought in the second period, we played a pretty strong team game. We managed the puck well, and after our goals, we got some energy from that. We played better. This is my third game, and I’d say this was our best team game. Perfect timing. We’re going to build from here and move on." If one could pinpoint reasons for the result, two things stand out: the Swiss could not convert a four-minute power play early in the second; and, two goals came as a result of rebounds, wide open Swedes being given easy second chances after good saves by Leonardo Genoni. "I thought we played pretty well," Cody Almond offered, "but we didn’t get enough offence. I think the power play was kind of our Achilles heel. When we get that four-minute power play, we have to find a way to score a goal there. But they’re a tough team." Nylander started the play the led to the opening goal. His quick pass to Oscar Lindberg gave Lindberg a good chance in the slot. His shot was kicked out by Genoni but it landed on the stick of Nicklas Backstrom, and he had no trouble finding the back of the net at 4:15. Sweden played its usual kill-the-clock style effectively, but the Swiss got back into it on a lucky play. Gaetan Haas chased down a loose puck to the side of the goal after he lost control of it on a rush, and he backhanded a pass between his legs in front. The puck went off the stick of Swedish defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larssn and beat Lundqvist at 12:53. The Swiss had a fantastic opportunity to blow the game open when Backstrom took a double minor high-sticking penalty early in the second, but the Sweden p.k. was letter perfect. That proved to be a turning point in the game. Then came Nylander’s goal at 13:15. Edman-Larsson got the puck deep in his own end and fired a spectacular 30-metre pass up the middle to Nylander breaking through centre ice between two Swiss defenders. Nylander blew by one, but Christian Marti kept hounding him, eventually tripping him near the goal. But as he was falling—the referee indicating a penalty or even penalty shot—Nylander slid the puck between Genoni’s pads. If this wasn't the best goal of the tournament, well, which one was? The Swiss, though, were not going to go quietly. Denis Hollenstein made a nice rush down the right side, helped by a stumble by Anton Stralman. Going in on Lundqvist, Hollenstein tried the Forsberg one-handed move and pushed the puck just wide to the near side. Tre Kronor aided their cause by scoring 3:44 into the third. Alexander Edler came over the Swiss blue line, dropped the puck to Joel Lundqvist and headed to the net. Lundqvist's shot was kicked out by Genoni but again onto the stick of Edler. His quick shot went it to make it 3-1. "Of course you’re always happy when you contribute and can score a goal," Edler said. "It was a great shot, great rebound, pretty much an empty net."

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knockout Round Quarterfinals Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Switzerland 1 - 3 Sweden Period-by-Period: 1-1, 0-1, 0-1 May 18th 2016, h. 20:15, AccorHotels Arena, Paris

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knockout Round Quarterfinals Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Canada 2 - 1 Germany Period-by-Period: 1-0, 1-0, 0-1 May 18th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne Defending champ rolls on Canada beats Germany, faces Russia in SF Canada kept its dream of a three-peat alive, but Germany proved to be a pesky opponent in front of a partisan crowd in Cologne. The Canadians booked their place in the last four and set up a mouth-watering showdown against Russia – but if the outcome of the quarter-final against Germany was predictable, the host nation put up some brave resistance against the defending champion. Germany defended doggedly, goalie Philipp Grubauer was inspired with 48 saves, and it was deep in the second period before Canada finally achieved a measure of comfort with its second goal. Even then, the Germans conjured a short-handed goal to keep the dream alive into the closing minutes before slipping to a 1-2 defeat. German forward Patrick Reimer was full of praise for his netminder after a brave display that came close to frustrating the tournament favourite. "We had great goaltending by Gruby," he said "It was our goal not to give up too much. He was giving us a chance to stay in the game. Then that late goal gave us momentum. Ehrhoff is one of our best d-men and played in the NHL for a long time and he had a good view with that pass to Yanic who finished and that gave us a boost and we thought we could tie up the game but it didn't happen." The early exchanges favoured the Canadians. A freakish bounce off the glass almost gifted Matt Duchene the opening goal in the third minute and second later Ryan O’Reilly hit the post from close range. But Germany dug in, and the game settled into a surprisingly even contest – albeit one in which the host was struggling to really hurt Canada’s defence. With the Canadian power play boiling over at 48%, Germany could ill afford to take penalties. When the whistle blew on Patrick Reimer’s trip, the offer was too good for Canada to turn down. Its first PP of the game delivered the opening goal in the 18th minute. Mitch Marner played the puck to O’Reilly on the red line. O’Reilly mis-controlled the pass, but recovered to set up Mark Scheifele for a close-range finish inside Grubauer’s near post. Goalscorer Scheifele said that the key thing was to keep progressing as a team. "You want to build on each and every game that is what you have to do in this tournament, both as a team and as a player," he said. "We took another good step tonight and we have to take more and more steps as the tournament goes on. It has been a fun ride so far, hopefully we can keep on making it fun." The opening goal wasn’t enough to open the floodgates. Indeed, had Yannic Seidenberg managed to get a touch as the puck flew in front of Calvin Pickard, Germany might have tied the game off the next play. Instead, it dug deep and made Canada work hard for that game-breaking goal. Did Canada dominate? Yes, to the extent that 15 minutes into the second period Pickard was still waiting to make his first save of the session. Did Germany crumble? Not a bit of it. Grubauer pulled off the big saves, getting his body behind a Duchene rocket after a delightful passing move cut an elegant swathe through the home zone and denying Claude Giroux after the Canadian PP presented the team captain with a clear shooting chance from the left dot. "What can you do when you run up against a goalie like him?" asked Canada's Chris Lee. "He was fantastic. We put pressure on him all night, we created chances but in the end we got the win, and that's what matters for us." A moment of controversy soon followed when Giroux won a face-off and O’Reilly fired the puck into the net, only for a delaying the game call to wipe out the goal. Giroux went to the box after two Canadian violations on the same draw; behind the bench, the frustration was palpable. Germany’s solitary shot of the stanza came during that power play, but Pickard was not seriously inconvenienced. If Canada was starting to worry about when a second goal would arrive, relief came on 38:08 when Jeff Skinner got the job done. Mike Matheson’s effort from the blue line was blocked, but Skinner was strong on top of the crease – aided by a tiring and overworked German defence – and stuffed home the rebound. "We played really well," insisted Wayne Simmonds. "If there was anything we needed to do differently, it was put a few more pucks in the back of the net. We did what we wanted to do and played a strong game for sixty minutes and, like I said, we just needed to score a few more goals." Even then, Germany wasn't quite done. After bringing more offence in the final frame, the reward came with 6:39 left to play. For once, Canada's PP faltered as Christian Ehrhoff played the puck out from beyond his goal line and sent Yannic Seidenberg off to the races. The forward got everything right, getting up close and waiting for Pickard to commit before slotting the puck into the net to get the home crowd believing once again. The miracle never came. Canada played out the closing moments in a wholly professional manner, keeping Germany trapped in its own end and unable to call Grubauer to the bench for one final assault. But while the victory went, as expected, to the Canadians, the host nation bowed out of the tournament with much to be proud of. "Our goal was to be in the eight nations," Reimer concluded. "If we had more offence we thought we stood a better chance but it didn’t happen today."

MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knockout Round Quarterfinals Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Canada 2 - 1 Germany Period-by-Period: 1-0, 1-0, 0-1 May 18th 2016, h. 20:15, LANXESS Arena, Cologne

Canada - Germany 50-20 shots on goal (35-8 after 2nd period (20-1 in 2nd period )), 2-1 goals Philip Grubauer and now ladies and gentlemens I invite you all to watch some SPORT! Saturday 19:15 Semifinal Russia vs Canada

Results after 2nd Period Quarterfinal 1B-4A in Cologne Canada - Germany 2-1 (1-0, 1-0, 0-1) 17:11 Mark SCHEIFELE 1-0 38:08 Jeff SKINNER 2-0 53:21 Yannic SEIDENBERG 2-1 Quarterfinal 2B-3A in Paris Switzerland - Sweden 1-3 (1-1, 0-1, 0-1) 04:15 Nicklas BACKSTROM 0-1 12:53 Gaetan HAAS 1-1 33:15 William NYLANDER 1-2 43:44 Alexander EDLER 1-3