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Canada Fails in Bid for Third Straight U18 Title with Quarterfinal Loss to Sweden
Sweden scored twice in the third period and Kevin Tornblom made 33 saves as Canada missed the medal round.
- Canada's quest for a third consecutive IIHF U18 Men's World Championship title ended Wednesday with a 4-2 quarterfinal loss to Sweden in Trencin, Slovakia.
- The team opened the tournament with a 2-1 loss to host Slovakia on April 22 but followed with three consecutive shutouts, entering the knockout stage undefeated in preliminary play.
- Despite outshooting Sweden 35-26, Canada trailed after first-period goals from Olle Karlsson and Ludvig Andersson; Maddox Dagenais and Callum Croskery tied it in the second before Sweden pulled away.
- Swedish forward Nils Bartholdsson scored twice in the third period to clinch the victory; Canadian head coach Drew Bannister stated, "We were chasing the game from the beginning."
- Semi-Finals are set for Friday, May 1, with medal games on Saturday, May 2, while forward Mathis Preston concluded his international campaign with six points in five games.
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The Toronto Star
Canada fails in bid for third straight U18 title with quarterfinal loss to Sweden
TRENČÍN - Canada's quest for a third straight world under-18 men's hockey championship came to an end Wednesday with a 4-2 quarterfinal loss to Sweden.
Canada eliminated at U18 Men’s World Championship
Team Canada was unable to earn a medal at the IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship. The Canadians were eliminated in the quarterfinal, losing 4-2 to Sweden on Wednesday, April 29. This year’s tournament was played in Trencin and Bratislava, Slovakia. Olle Karlsson and Ludvig Andersson both scored to put Sweden up by two heading into the second period. Canada’s Maddox Dagenais and Callum Croskery each scored to even the score after two periods. Swed…
After this quarter-final defeat, Canada currently holds no international men's or women's hockey title
Penticton Western News
Penticton’s Preston shines but Canada falls short at U18 hockey championships
Canada’s bid for a three-peat at the U18 Men’s World Hockey Championship has been stopped. The team, which featured Penticton-born forward Mathis Preston, fell to Sweden 4-2 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, April 29. Preston had six points in five games for Canada at the tournament, hosted by Slovakia from April 22 to May 2. The 17-year-old scored twice, doing so in his team’s 7-0 thumping of Finland on Monday, April 27. Preston, a graduate of…
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