Thursday’s semi-final games started with USA falling to Sweden. Shortly after, Canada dismantled the Czech Republic, a country that hadn’t made the semi-finals since 2005.
The long awaited gold medal game boasts two Calgary Flames prospects going head to head; the tournament highlighted the brightest spots of Calgary’s recent draft selections.
Sweden beat United States 4-2
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Linus Lindstrom and the Swedes are on their way to the gold medal game, while Adam Fox and the Americans will have to settle for bronze contention.
Lindstrom had a mostly uneventful game.