Czechia will seek its first IIHF world junior hockey championship gold medal in over two decades after pulling out a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over ...
Czechia players celebrate their overtime victory over Sweden in the IIHF world junior hockey championship semifinal Wednesday at Scotiabank Centre. - RYAN TAPLIN / THE CHRONICLE HERALDCzechia will seek its first IIHF world junior hockey championship gold medal in over two decades after pulling out a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over Sweden in the tournament’s first semifinal Wednesday at Scotiabank Centre.
Sweden's Filip Bystedt tries to tip the puck past Czechia goalie Tomas Suchanek during their IIHF world junior hockey championship semifinal Wednesday in Halifax. - RYAN TAPLIN / THE CHRONICLE HERALD Sweden’s lone goal came 1:39 into the second period when defenceman Ludvig Jansson’s blast from the point beat Czechia goalie Tomas Suchanek to the short side.
The Czechs last played in a world junior final in 2001, winning the second of back-to-back gold medals.
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