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[Erik C.]

Gold Medal Game

January 5, 2013
8:00 AM Eastern
Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia

Television:

Coach: Phil Housley

Team Roster

#	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Rights
16	Riley Barber	Forward	Washington Capitals
18	Cole Bardreau	Forward	Free Agent
22	Tyler Biggs	Forward	Toronto Maple Leafs
15	Alex Galchenyuk	Forward	Montreal Canadiens
13	John Gaudreau	Forward	Calgary Flames
35	John Gibson	Goalie	Anaheim Ducks
30	Jon Gillies	Goalie	Calgary Flames
14	Shayne Gostisbehere	Defense	Philadelphia Flyers
23	Rocco Grimaldi	Forward	Florida Panthers
21	Ryan Hartman	Forward	2013 Draft Eligible
3	Seth Jones	Defense	2013 Draft Eligible
7	Sean Kuraly	Forward	San Jose Sharks
12	Mario Lucia	Forward	Minnesota Wild
19	Jake McCabe	Defense	Buffalo Sabres
10	J.T. Miller	Forward	New York Rangers
5	Connor Murphy	Defense	Phoenix Coyotes
20	Blake Pietila	Forward	New Jersey Devils
6	Mike Reilly	Defense	Columbus Blue Jackets
29	Garrett Sparks	Goalie	Toronto Maple Leafs
25	Vince Trocheck	Forward	Florida Panthers
8	Jacob Trouba	Defense	Winnipeg Jets
26	Jim Vesey	Forward	Nashville Predators

Coach: Roger Ronnberg

Team Roster

#	Player Name	Pos.	NHL Rights
8	Linus Arnesson	Defense	2013 Draft Eligible
13	Viktor Arvidsson	Forward	2013 Draft Eligible
5	Rasmus Bengtsson	Defense	Florida Panthers
11	Jeremy Boyce Rotevall	Forward	2013 Draft Eligible
15	Sebastian Collberg	Forward	Montreal Canadiens
35	Oscar Dansk	Goalie	Columbus Blue Jackets
25	Jacob de la Rose	Forward	2013 Draft Eligible
4	Christian Djoos	Defense	Washington Capitals
6	Emil Djuse	Defense	2013 Draft Eligible
16	Filip Forsberg	Forward	Washingotn Capitals
17	William Karlsson	Forward	Anaheim Ducks
1	Joel Lassinantti	Goalie	2013 Draft Eligible
19	Elias Lindholm	Forward	2013 Draft Eligible
30	Niklas Lundstrom	Goalie	St. Louis Blues
29	Emil Molin	Forward	Dallas Stars
7	Tom Nilsson	Defense	Toronto Maple Leafs
24	Rickard Rakell	Forward	Anaheim Ducks
23	Victor Rask	Forward	Carolina Hurricanes
27	Filip Sandberg	Forward	2013 Draft Eligible
26	Nick Sorensen	Forward	2013 Draft Eligible
9	Mikael Vikstrand	Defense	Ottawa Senators
10	Alexander Wennberg	Forward	2013 Draft Eligible

[Xcal97]

USA VICTOR!!!

USA
USA
USA
USA

[Xcal97]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

This point has been edited by Xcal97: 05 January 2013 - 10:34 AM

[chicken wing]

Ducks prospect John Gibson goalie of the tournament!

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA!!

[Craig Simpson]

Congrats to the US on a great tournament. It would have been great to see a 7 game series, or even a three game series between Canada and the US (as well as Russia vs. Canada and Russia vs. US).

[CatWoman34]

Congrats to the USA!!! They were indeed the best team there.

I am also proud that all three goals were scored by Cats prospects. Woot future FTW!

Despite the fact Canada didn't medal, I am actually happy to see other countries winning it. Better for the sport, and better for the tournament IMO.

[Erik C.]

I would have been happy here one way or the other, as long as it wasn't a shit game.

[Erik C.]

On the strength of two Rocco Grimaldi goals, the United States became World Junior champions by defeating Sweden 3-1 at Ufa Arena on Saturday.
Grimaldi, who had been held goalless till the final, picked the perfect time to break out with his pair in the second period. Vince Trocheck scored into an empty net in the final minute.

"I was just happy [my goals] went in," said Grimaldi. "Basically, I just threw it on the net [first one] and the second one just hit me in the chest and went in. That's fine."

Filip Sandberg scored for Sweden, whose reign as World Champion has ended after one year.

"Right now, it feels terrible," said Swedish captain Filip Forsberg. "Hopefully it might feel better in a couple of weeks."

Just as in the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship final, American goalie John Gibson – the tournament MVP, Best Goaltender, and all-star goalie – outduelled his Swedish counterpart Niklas Lundström. Shots on goal favoured the U.S. 34-27.

"We wouldn’t have this if it wasn’t for Gibby," said Jacob Trouba, who was named Best Defenceman and took an all-star berth. "We rode him all tournament, and he played phenomenal the whole tournament."

"It feels great. I worry about the team first and winning a gold medal," said Gibson. "I’ll remember that more than MVP."

It was a smart, controlled, tactical game in front of 6,001 spectators -- a worthy conclusion to an exciting tournament.

It is just the third World Junior title for the U.S. of all time. The Americans previously defeated Canada in the final in Helsinki (2004) and Saskatoon (2010).

From the IIHF site

[Erik C.]

Ducks prospect John Gibson goalie of the tournament!

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA!!

For further elaboration, so I don't have to start a new thread:

U.S. goalie John Gibson received the triple honour of being named tournament MVP, Directorate Best Goalie, and goalie for the media all-star team.

Gibson becomes the first goalie since Steve Mason (CAN) in 2008 to be named MVP.

Other players named to the Directorate include Jacob Trouba (USA) as Best Defenceman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (CAN) as Best Forward.

The media all-star team consists of Gibson in goal as well as defencemen Trouba and Jake McCabe (USA). The forwards are Nugent-Hopkins, Filip Forsberg (SWE), and John Gaudreau (USA).

Also from the IIHF

[Imber]

USA

[Bubba83]

All the games were awesome to watch this year. I really knew this team had something special about it! I am so happy right now!!!

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!!!

[damned]

Good show USA, good show.

Congrats on the win, that squad did deserve it.