USA – Sweden2 5:4 (after OT) | Czech Republic – Canada2 2:6 (end)
final
Czech Republic
2:6 (0:4, 2:1, 0:1)
Canada2
Saturday 16.08.2014, 17:00 • Hlinka Gretzky Cup
     
    Well, that's all from the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup. Don't forget to check into the tournament website HlinkaMemorial.com for complete post-game and post-tournament wrap-up, though.

    On behalf of all of the commentators who have contributed from Breclav and Piestany this week, thank you for following and hopefully we'll be back next year! (19:14:25)
     
    The Canadians are now lined up on the blueline, facing the flags, and I presume they are singing O Canada, though there is no music accompanying it and the noise of the crowd is drowning them out from this distance.
     
    The Czechs now skate around the ice saluting the fans, who salute them back in turn, and at the same time the Canadians pose at centre ice for a picture with the Cup.
    Deserved win for Canada. For the seventh time in a row! But Czechs can be proud, too.
     
    The two teams are now shaking hands.
     
    Now captain Travis Konecny, who has Czech roots, accepts the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup on behalf of Team Canada, and the whole team crowds around him.
     
    Captain David Kase now accepts the 2nd place award on behalf of the Czech team and another thunderous ovation from the crowd.
     
    Players of the Game:

    CZE – Libor Hajek
    CAN – Mitchell Marner
     
    The Canadians pour off the bench to celebrate their 7th straight Ivan Hlinka Cup title, and the crowd rise and cheer, saluting their Czech team with a "Hoši děkujeme!" (Thank you boys).
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:28
    2-on-1 Czechs, blocker save Sawchenko.
     
    58:45
    Wrister from Durac, stick save Sawchenko.
     
    57:40
    Back the other way Hajek shoots wide, Czechs now at full strength.
     
    57:15
    Crouse fires wide from a sharp angle.
     
    56:48
    Icing Canada with :51 left in their power play.
     
    56:18
    Stezka makes the save amid a crowd of players and we have a bit of a wrestling match down there now. I can't make out the combatants, but there are no penalties, surprisingly. Faceoff in the Czech zone with 1:21 left in the Canadian power play.
     
    55:39
    A rather humourous exchange as Roman Dymecek tried to cut in on goal but was ridden out and crunched into the boards by Ethan Bear. Unhappy, Dymecek held onto Bear's stick and wouldn't let him go as play headed up ice. Dymecek is getting a penalty for holding the stick.
     
    54:43
    Icing Canada, as the teams are now 4-on-4. Canada will get a very brief :06 power play soon.
    Commentary by

    Derek OBrien

    CZ@@Djob76

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 24. Koblizek (Krenzelok), 39. Jasek (Doudera) – 4. Strome (Marner), 10. Crouse (N. Roy, J. Roy), 14. Marner (Spencer), 17. Konecny (J. Roy, Barzal), 30. N. Roy (Spencer), 52. Crouse (Marner)

    Czech Republic: Vladař, 16. Stezka – Zbořil, Weinhold, Krenželok, Kaňák, Hájek, Doudera, Kalina – Koblížek, F. Chlapík (A), Jašek – Dufek, D. Kaše (C), Suchý (A) – Anděl, Šoustal, Dymáček – Stránský, Dvořák, Gago – Ďurač.
    Canada2: Sawchenko (Booth) – J. Roy (A), Spencer, Briseboys, Meloche, Hobbs, Bear, Sompel – Knott, Strome, Marner – Crouse, N. Roy, Merkley (A) – Harkins, Barzal, Konecny (C) – Stephens, Soy, Musil – Beauvillier.
    Referees: Fraňo, Hodek – Bláha, Lhotský