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(Video) 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament: Jacob Cederholm, Sweden

Photo: Team Sweden defenseman Jacob Cederholm is serving as team captain for the Swedes at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p>Team Sweden faced off against archrival Finland in the semifinals of the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament on Friday, posting a hard-fought 2-1 win over the Finns to advance to the gold medal game against Canada.

Sweden managed to get out of the first period tied at 1 despite facing a barrage of 22 shots off the sticks of Finnish players. Sweden outshot Finland the rest of the way, however, scoring the game-winning goal in the third period and ensuring themselves of a medal for the first time since the 2012 tournament.… read more

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(Video) 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament: William Fallstrom, Sweden

Photo: Team Sweden forward William Fallstrom competed for Drugardens IF in the 2014-15 season, and will eventually move to North America to play NCAA hockey in 2017 (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p>Team Sweden needed a hero in their semifinal matchup against Finland at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, and, with a little over 13 minutes left in regulation time, they found one in the form of forward William Fallstrom. Fallstrom tipped home a point shot by Alexander Nylander to give Sweden the 2-1 lead, a lead that would hold up for the remainder of the game.

Sweden’s first goal of the game also came on a tip-in, with defenseman David Deutsch deflecting the puck past Finnish goaltender Severi Isokangas to give the Swedes what would be a short-lived 1-0 lead in the first period.… read more

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(Video) 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament: Filip Gustavsson, Sweden

Photo: Lulea goaltender Filip Gustavsson has prior international experience with Team Sweden, including last year’s World U-17 Hockey Challenge (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p>While William Fallstrom may have been the scoring hero for Team Sweden in their semifinal win over Finland at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, the player that held things together for the Swedes for much of the game was goaltender Filip Gustavsson.

Gustavsson shut the door after Fallstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, allowing Sweden to move on to the gold medal game with a 2-1 victory. Even more impressive was Gustavsson’s first period performance, where he gave up just one goal on 22 shots fired his way by Finland, helping Sweden avoid what could have been a disastrous opening frame.… read more

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(Video) 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament: Alexander Nylander, Sweden

Photo: Team Sweden forward Alexander Nylander competed for AIK in the 2014-15, but could move to North America for the 2015-16 season (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p>Team Sweden forward Alexander Nylander came into the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament as a player that was expected to create some offense for his team at this event. While Nylander was relatively quiet in the preliminary round of the tournament, he was the offensive catalyst in Sweden’s semifinal win over Finland.

Nylander posted two assists for Sweden as they downed the Finns 2-1 to earn the right to face Canada for the gold medal.… read more

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(Video) 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Canada

Photo: Team Canada poses for the traditional team shot after they defeated Sweden 7-3 to win the gold medal game at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p>If it’s early August, it must mean another golden moment for Team Canada at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. The Canadians rode a four-goal first period to a 7-3 win over Sweden at the 2015 edition of this U18 tournament, their eighth consecutive gold medal at this event.

Leading the way on offense for Canada in the win was forward Pierre-Luc Dubois, who netted the first two goals of the game and added an assist on a goal by Beck Malenstyn.… read more

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(Video) 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament: Michael McLeod, Canada

Photo: Team Canada forwards Jordan Kyrou (L) and Michael McLeod pose with the trophy after Canada won the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup by a 7-3 score over Sweden (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p>A big opening period for Team Canada was all they needed to secure their eighth consecutive gold medal at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. The Canadians pumped four goals past Sweden’s starting*goaltender, Filip Gustavsson,*in the opening frame, then opened that lead up to 6-1 after two periods before winning the 2015 championship game by a 7-3 score.

Forward Pierre-Luc Dubois was the scoring hero for Canada with three points (2G, 1A), but forward Michael McLeod*was one of three players that chipped in two points in a winning cause.… read more

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(Video) 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament: Jake Bean, Canada

Photo: Calgary Hitmen defenseman Jake Bean was one of 12 WHL players on Team Canada’s gold medal squad at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p> Team Canada put forth a true team effort in winning their eighth consecutive gold medal at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. The Canadians employed a mix of distributed offense, solid defense, and some timely saves in goal over the course of the 2015 tournament, culminating in a mostly dominating 7-3 win over Sweden in the championship game.

The defensive unit for the Canadians, and in fact over half the team, hailed from the Western provinces.… read more

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(Video) 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament: Victor Mete, Canada

Photo: The scoreboard displays the final score following Team Canada’s win over Sweden in the gold medal game at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p>Five games, five wins, gold medals and a trophy*signifying the championship of the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Championship is the bounty that Team Canada will be heading home with after a successful week in Breclav, Czech Republic. The Canadian squad made a perfect 5-0 run through the preliminary and playoff rounds to win their eighth straight Ivan Hlinka, and their 20th win in 25 years of this tournament in its various incarnations.

Canada was equal to the task, regardless of the opponent or the style of play employed by their opponents.*Their 14 goals were the most of any*of the eight countries competing at this tournament, while the three goals against*tied them with Finland for the fewest surrendered over five games.… read more

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(Video) 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament: Tyson Jost, Canada

Photo: Team Canada forward Tyson Jost competed for the Penticton Vees of the BCHL in 2014-15, posting 23 goals and 22 assists in 46 games, and another 10 goals and 14 points in 21 postseason games (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p>Team Canada netted*23 goals over the course of the fives games the team played*at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. Fourteen*different players netted at least one goal for Canada in their*run to yet another gold medal at this event, a testament to the balanced attack that was on display in Breclav this past week.

Leading the way on offense were forwards Nolan Patrick, who scored three goals and added three assists, and Tyler Benson, who potted two goals and added four helpers.… read more

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I already said in my original post. They should have sent the NTDP team.