Canada2 – Russia 5:6 (after OT) | Sweden2 – USA 1:3 (end)
final
Sweden2
1:3 (0:0, 1:2,0:1)
USA
Saturday 05.01.2013, 13:00 • Arena Ufa, Ufa, Russian Federation • World Junior Championship
     
    Tournament awards:

    Tournament MVP: John Gibbson (USA)
    Directorate Best Goalie: John Gibbson (USA)
    Directorate Best Defenceman: Jacob Trouba (USA)
    Directorate Best Forward: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (CAN)
    Media All-star team: John Gibbson - Jacob Trouba, Jake McCabe - John Gaudreau (USA), Nugent-Hopkins (CAN), Forsberg (SWE)

    It was a great experience following this World Championships, until next year, goodbye! (16:22:26)
     
    In the last period the Americans proved they had the best team in the tournament. Congratulations to the United States U20 national team on winning the gold medal. They were the better team througout this gold medal game and deservedly win the medal.

    Shots on goal 3rd period (game): SWE 9 (27), 11 (34)
    Penalty minutes overall: SWE 8, USA 8

    Thanks for being with us, what a day of hockey it has been. A thriller in Canada-Russia clash that finished in overtime, the Russians taking the bronze. Team USA dominates team Sweden to take the gold.
     
    The MVP of the tournament is John Gibbson of team USA.
     
    It's all over, everyone's on the ice, the Americans under the age of 20 are World Champions!!!
     
    60:00
    Game over.
     
    59:44
    Goal for Team USA!
    VINCE TROCHECK picked the loose puck, Miller intercepted it in the defensive zone and the Americans will take the gold. You wouldn't believe what a burst of happiness came from the USA bench.

    Assists: JT Miller.
     
    59:26
    The Americans clear it.
     
    59:00
    We're down to the last minute of the 3rd.
     
    58:39
    They're handling it in the zone, shots are coming from everywhere.
     
    58:16
    Lundstrom is pulled, Sweden with extra attacker.
     
    58:10
    Time out Sweden.
     
    58:10
    Forsberg came with the shot, Gibbson deflected it, but the Swedish captain couldn't stop sto the net of USA comes loose.
     
    57:42
    Grimaldi to Trocheck aside of the net, shot is wide.
     
    56:57
    Hartman shot after the faceoff, Lundstrom deflects.
     
    55:38
    USA handling it behind the Swedish net.
     
    54:46
    Swedes dumping it, USA take over.
     
    54:17
    Commercial break, let's take a look at shots on goal, SWE 25, USA 30 so far.
     
    54:05
    Collberg with a huge opportunity all alone in front of Gibbson, but his shot is directly into him for a deflection.
     
    53:39
    Trocheck into the offensive zone, stays with the puck.
     
    52:36
    Icing against team USA.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 22. Sandberg (Rakell) - 28. Grimaldi (Sieloff, Trocheck), 31. Grimaldi (Trouba), 60. Trocheck (Miller)

    Sweden2: Lundstrom (Lassinantti) - Nilsson, Vikstrand, Bengtsson, Hagg, Djuse, Arnesson, Djoos - Forsberg, Karlsson, Sandberg, Collberg, Londholm, Molin, Wennberg, Arvidsson, Rakell, Boyce Rotevall, Rask, de la Rose, Sorensen
    USA: Gibbson (Gillies) - Murphy, Reilly, Trouba, Sieloff, Jones, McCabe, Gostisbehere - Kuraly, Galchenyuk, Barber, Miller, Gaudreau, Vesey, Biggs, Grimaldi, Trocheck, Lucia, Bardreau, Pietila, Hartman
    Referees: Massy, Smith - Raming, Stano
    Attendance: n/a