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Photo: Team Latvia forward and 2016 prospect Haralds Strombergs competed for HK Riga of the MHL in 2015-16, where he posted three assists in 20 games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>As it always is, the mantra for Team Latvia at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship is to avoid the relegation round. But talking about doing it has been easier than accomplishing that goal as Latvia find themselves winless after three games at this tournament, with their final match of the preliminary round coming later today against a Russian squad that has an overtime win in two games.

Latvia’s most recent game was one to forget, a 12-1 pasting at the hands of the tournament host Team USA.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Bellows, USA display offensive firepower in win

Photo: Team USA forward and 2016 prospect Kieffer Bellows competed for the U.S. NTDP squad in 2015-16 after winning a Clark Cup championship in the USHL with the Sioux Falls Stampede in 2015 (courtesy of Richard T. Gagnon/Getty Images)


</p>While Team USA could have taken their opponent, Team Latvia, lightly, they instead put on a consistent and impressive offensive display in a 12-1 win over Latvia on Sunday night at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship.

In all, 16 USA players hit the scoresheet in the win, with forward Trent Frederic leading the way with a hat trick plus an assist for a 4-point game.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Krog's 42-save performance not enough as Denmark

Photo: Vojens IK goaltender and 2016 prospect Kasper Krog is no stranger to international play as he has represented Denmark at various tournaments over the past three seasons (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>Despite keeping the score close for much of their game against Finland, Team Denmark was unable to earn their first point at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship after a 4-1 loss to the Finns. The loss sends the Danes into a Group B showdown on Monday with the Czech Republic that will likely decide which country will avoid the relegation round.

While the final score was close, the play between Denmark and Finland was mostly one-sided in Finland’s favor.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Finland downs Denmark, faces showdown with Canad

Photo: Team Finland defenseman and 2017 prospect Juuso Valimaki played his first season with the Tri-City Americans of the WHL in 2015-16, scoring seven goals and 32 points in 56 games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>Team Finland played a strong, 60-minute game and was able to overcome an equally strong goaltending performance by Denmark’s Kasper Krog to defeat the Danes by a 4-1 score at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship.

Eeli Tolvanen was the scoring star for Finland in the win, posting the final two goals of the game for the Finns. Janne Kuokkanen and Eetu Tuulola netted the other goals for Finland, with Aapeli Rasanen picking up two assists as the Finns other multi-point player in this contest.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Nylander powers Sweden to win over Switzerland

Photo: Team Sweden forward and 2017 prospect Marcus Davidsson played in 45 games for Djurgarden’s SuperElit club, posting 17 goals and 40 points in 2015-16 (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>Team Sweden picked up their first regulation win of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship, beating Switzerland by an 8-1 score on Day 5 of the tournament. The win leaves the Swedes tied with Russia in Group A as they head into their showdown on the final day of the preliminary round, but neither team can displace Team USA at the top of Group A.

The star of Sweden’s win over Switzerland was forward Alexander Nylander (Mississauga – OHL), who registered two goals and four assists on the day.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Switzerland overcome by Sweden's impressive offe

Photo: Switzerland defenseman and 2016 prospect Livio Stadler saw his first National League A action for EV Zug this season, picking up an assist in 13 games in Switzerland’s top league (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>In what started off as a fairly tightly-played contest, Team Switzerland watched Sweden pull away in the final two periods to take an 8-1 win from the Swiss on Day 5 of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship.

The good news for the Swiss is that points earned in their first two games of the tournament helped them avoid the relegation slot in Group A. Latvia has wrapped up their preliminary round with one less point than Switzerland, so the Latvians will face Denmark in the battle to avoid demotion to D1A.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Canada holds off hard-working Slovakia squad

Photo: Team Canada forward and 2016 prospect Brett Howden scored 24 goals and 64 points in 68 regular season games for the Moose Jaw Warriors in 2015-16, then added 15 points in 10 playoff games (courtesy of Ben Nelms/Getty Images)


</p>Team Canada faced off against a pesky Slovakia squad that kept the game interesting until the end, with Canada coming away with a 3-1 win to maintain their unbeaten status at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship in Grand Forks, ND.

Goals from David Quenneville (Medicine Hat – WHL), Brett Howden, and Tyson Jost (Penticton – BCHL) provided all the offense that Canada needed to defeat the Slovaks, but a late goal by Slovakia forward Samuel Bucek (Chicago – USHL) made the ending more interesting than Canada would have liked.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Russia stumbles into quarterfinal match against

Photo: Team Russia defenseman Mikhail Sergachev is a top defensive prospect for the 2016 NHL Draft after a strong rookie season with the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL (courtesy of Terry Wilson/OHL Images)


</p>Team Russia wrapped up its preliminary round schedule with a 5-1 loss to Sweden at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship. The hastily assembled team has had trouble developing into a cohesive unti to this point of the tournament with a tough quarterfinal matchup against Finland on the horizon.

The lone goal-scorer for Russia in the loss was Andrei Svechnikov, the 16-year-old brother of Detroit Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Sweden heads into quarterfinal match on a high n

Photo: Team Sweden forward and 2017 prospect Lias Andersson saw his first SHL action with HV71, appearing in 22 regular season and four playoff games for that club in 2015-16 (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>After a somewhat wobbly start to their 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship, Team Sweden finished the preliminary round of the tournament strongly, outscoring their final two opponents by a 13-2 count. The most recent win came against Russia, a convincing 5-1 victory that has the Swedes primed for their quarterfinal match against Slovakia.

Four players provided the goals for Sweden in the win over Russia, with forward Lias Andersson picking up the two-goal game.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Finland comes up short in Group B showdown with

Photo: Team Finland forward and 2016 prospect Otto Somppi competed for the Halifax Mooseheads in 2015-16, where he scored 13 goals and 46 points in 59 games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>Team Finland has earned a date with Russia in the quarterfinals of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship after dropping a 3-1 decision to Canada in the final game of the preliminary round.

The Finns fell behind Canada by a 2-0 score on goals by Pascal Laberge (Victoriaville – QMJHL) and David Quenneville (Medicine Hat – WHL), then made things interesting in the third period when a blast from the point by Finland defenseman Robin Salo (Sport Vaasa – FIN) beat Canada goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick (Sherbrooke – QMJHL) to halve Canada’s lead with 5:16 left in the game.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: High-scoring USA takes Group A crown

Photo: Team USA defenseman and 2016 prospect Ryan Lindgren competed for the U.S. National Team Development Program this season, scoring four goals and 12 points in 25 USHL games (courtesy of Jen Fuller/Getty Images)


Team USA turned in an impressive preliminary round performance at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship, sweeping their four games while posting 30 goals in those games, 11 more than the runner-up in that category, Canada.

The U.S. heads into the quarterfinals on the heels of their 4-0 shutout of Switzerland, a win that has the U.S. facing a Czech Republic squad that could give a better game than might be thought after the Czechs won just one of their preliminary round games.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Switzerland to face Canada in quarterfinals afte

Photo: Team Switzerland forward and 2017 prospect Nico Hischier saw his first National League A action with SC Bern this season, posting a goal in 15 games in the top Swiss league (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>The main goal for Team Switzerland heading into the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship was to gain a berth in the quarterfinals. That mission was accomplished by virtue of points earned in an overtime win and overtime loss, so now the goal is to earn a berth in the medal round, a tall order given that their quarterfinal opponent will be Canada.

The Swiss wrapped up their preliminary round with a hard-fought, 4-0 loss to the USA.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Impressive offensive attack, stingy defense carr

Photo: Team USA forward and 2016 prospect Trent Frederic competed for the U.S. National Team Development Program squad this season, posting four goals and 14 points in 23 USHL games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>The country that has won six of the last seven IIHF U18 World Championship tournaments looks very much the favorite to win their third gold in a row and seventh in eight years as Team USA completed an unbeaten preliminary round at the 2016 edition of this event after defeating Switzerland by a 4-0 score.

With 30 goals spread over those four wins, offense is very much the story for the U.S.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Finland downs Russia, earns date with the USA

Photo: Team Finland defenseman and 2017 prospect Robin Salo has chipped in a goal in five games for his country at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>In what ended up being the closest of the four quarterfinal matches at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship, Team Finland defeated Russia by a 4-3 score.

A goal by by Russian forward Yaroslav Alexeyev (MVD Balashikha – RUS) drew his team within one of Finland with 7:29 remaining in the third period, but Russia could not produce the equalizer in the remaining time.

The scoring star of the game was Finland forward Eeli Tolvanen (Sioux City – USHL), who notched a hat trick via a goal in the first period and two second period markers.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Finland's Tolvanen giving a preview of things to

Photo: Team Finland forward and 2017 prospect Eeli Tolvanen competed for the Sioux City Musketeers in 2015-16, scoring 17 goals and 38 points in 49 USHL games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>Team Finland has scored 17 goals so far at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship. Forward Eeli Tolvanen (Sioux City – USHL) has netted six of those goals, with three of those goals coming in his country’s 4-3 quaterfinal win over Russia.

Tolvanen’s third goal vs. the Russians proved to be the game-winner as Russia was unable to fully close the two-goal gap created by Tolvanen’s hat trick goal.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Canada rolls over Switzerland to advance to semi

Photo: Team Canada forward and 2016 prospect Cameron Morrison competed for the Youngstown Phantoms in 2015-16, scoring 34 goals and 66 points in 60 USHL games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>A game that was fairly close after one period of play turned into an eight-goal margin of victory for Team Canada as they downed Switzerland by a 9-1 score in the quaterfinals of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship in Grand Forks, ND.

Eleven players notched points in Canada’s win, with forwards Tyson Jost (Penticton – BCHL) and Brett Howden (Moose Jaw – WHL) leading the way with five points apiece.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Switzerland drops quarterfinal match but remains

Photo: Team Switzerland forward and 2016 prospect Marco Miranda played for the GC Küsnacht Lions of the NLB in 2015-16, scoring 10 goals and 15 points in 36 games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>The 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship came to an end in the quarterfinals for Team Switzerland after they dropped a 9-1 decision to Canada. While the quarterfinal outcome wasn’t pretty, the Swiss live to fight another day at the top level of the U18 tournament as they maintain class for next year’s event that will take place in Magnitogorsk, Russia.

Swiss goaltender Philip Wuthrich (SC Bern – SUI) did what he could to keep things close through the first period and the early portion of the second, but he wore down in the face of Canada’s relentless 45-shot attack.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Jost making his presence felt for Canada

Photo: Team Canada forward and 2016 prospect Tyson Jost competed for the Penticton Vees of the BCHL in 2015-16, scoring 42 goals and 104 points in 48 games for that club (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>After watching Finland forward Eeli Tolvanen (Sioux City – USHL) notch a hat trick in the first quarterfinal game of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship played at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, Team Canada forward Tyson Jost (Penticton – BCHL) decided to get in on the action with a hat trick of his own in a 9-1 win over Switzerland.

The 2016 NHL Draft prospect has certainly given the NHL scouts in attendance something to think about as the 2015-16 campaign winds down.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Well-oiled USA machine defeats Czech Republic, f

Photo: Team USA defenseman and 2016 prospect Adam Fox competed in 25 USHL games for the NTDP squad in 2015-16, scoring five goals and 22 points in those games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>Team USA picked up right where they left off in the preliminary round of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship, putting forth a steady and relentless attack in their quarterfinal match against the Czech Republic that ended in an 8-0 win for the host country.

As has been the case in most of their games at this tournament, the USA’s offensive output against the Czechs was done by committee, with 13 players hitting the scoresheet.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: USA's Keller adding exclamation point to solid c

Photo: Team USA forward and 2016 prospect Clayton Keller competed for the NTDP squad in the 2015-16 season, posting 13 goals and 37 points in 23 USHL games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>While the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship isn’t quite the NHL Draft preview that it has been in other years, there are some players at the tournament in Grand Forks, ND that have given NHL scouts something to chew on with the tournament and season winding down.

One of those 2016 prospects of interest has been Team USA forward Clayton Keller (NTDP – USHL), the leading scorer for the U.S.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: USA to play for bronze after loss to Finland

Photo: Team USA goaltender and 2016 prospect Joseph Woll will be attending Boston College starting in the Fall of 2016 (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>Team USA breezed through the preliminary round of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship with four wins, then won their quarterfinal match against the Czech Republic by an 8-0 count. The stage seemed to be set for the USA to once again play for U18 gold, this time in front of a home crowd in Grand Forks, ND.

Instead, Finland scuttled those plans by defeating the U.S. by a 4-2 score in what was an evenly played affair, and certainly the most difficult game the U.S.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Finland's late power play goal sets up Scandinav

Photo: Team Finland forward and 2017 prospect Kristian Vesalainen competed for the Frolunda organization in Sweden in 2015-16, including 19 games with the SHL club in which he picked up a goal and an assist (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>The USA might have looked like a favorite to win the gold medal heading into the semi-finals of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship, but their opponent in the semi-finals, Team Finland, came out on top in a tightly-contested, 4-2 showdown at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, ND.

A late penalty to USA forward Clayton Keller set the stage for the game-winning goal off the stick of Finland forward Aapeli Rasanen.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Shootout win sends Sweden to gold medal game

Photo: Team Sweden forward and 2016 prospect Tim Wahlgren played for MODO’s SHL squad in 2015-16, picking up a goal and an assist in 10 games in Sweden’s top league (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>In a game that literally became a ‘last shot wins’ scenario, Team Sweden moved on to the gold medal game after taking a 6-5 shootout victory from Canada in the semi-finals of the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship.

Sweden forward Linus Lindstrom scored the shootout- and game-winner after Canada forward Brett Howden had tied the shootout with a goal of his own.

A game that was a relatively tight affair heading into the third period instead turned into a scoring parade through the final stanza.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Late comeback not enough as Canada falls in shoo

Photo: Team Canada forward and 2016 prospect Pascal Laberge competed for the Victoriaville Tigres of the QMJHL, where he posted 23 goals and 68 points in 56 games (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>A late third period comeback from a 5-3 deficit seemed to have Team Canada in a good position to win their semi-final game against Sweden at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship in Grand Forks, ND. But Sweden weathered the storm through overtime, then won the shootout on a goal by Linus Lindstrom.

The win sent Sweden to the gold medal game to face Finland, while Canada was left to battle for the bronze medal with the USA.… read more

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(Video) 2016 U18 World Championship: Puljujarvi hat trick powers Finland to gold meda

Photo: Team Finland captain Juuso Valimaki and forward Eeli Tolvanen pose with their gold medals after Finland downed Sweden 6-1 to win the gold medal game at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship (courtesy of Ken McKenna/HF)


</p>It was just three short months ago that Finland*celebrated a home-ice, gold medal win at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship. That country can now make room in the trophy case for more gold as Team Finland defeated archrival Sweden by a 6-1 score to win the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship.

While the Finns did not finish atop Group B in the preliminary round of the tournament, they were the best team in the playoff round as they defeated the team that some thought would take the gold – Team USA – then polished off Sweden in convincing fashion in the gold medal game.… read more

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