Despite the third period of the third period, Canada was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Hlinka-Gretzky tournament on Friday in Brno in Czech Republic.
The representatives of the unifolié, who won the last three editions of the competition, were beaten by the United States by the score of 4 to 3 in dam fire. Gavin Betts, the Canada goalkeeper, was unable to repel the three essays of his opponents during the exercise.
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Nevertheless, Canada was in an annoying position after 40 minutes of play and many thought that its fate was already sealed. Indeed, the Americans led 3 to 1 and dominated their rivals from day 23 to 17 in terms of penalties.
The Canadians, however, were not killed, starting the third commitment with a goal thanks to Tynan Lawrence in digital advantage. The men of Mathieu Turcotte continued to push later and were rewarded when Mathis Preston levelded with a little more than five minutes to do in regulation time.
The successes of the Americans have occurred from the sticks of Noah Davidson, Luke Puchner and Blake Zielinski. Ethan Belchetz had scored Canada’s first goal in the second period.
“We fought today, and obviously, there are always small details that we would like to improve in a defeat. We felt like we had taken control of the meeting in the third period, but unfortunately, we came short. [Les Américains] Has hit a few times in digital advantage, which has complicated things, but ultimately we were not the best team in the most important moments. We have to tighten our elbows and find a way of playing better tomorrow, but I am convinced that our players will present themselves with the firm intention of winning a medal, “said head coach Mathieu Turcotte.
Canada will face Finland for the bronze medal match on Saturday. As for the Americans, they will fight for gold against Sweden on the same day.
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