Back to the Colorado Avalanche Newsfeed

Belarus grabs last quarterfinal spot; US, Canada win (The Associated Press)

PRAGUE (AP) -- Belarus secured the last spot in the quarterfinals of the hockey world championship by beating Norway 3-2 on Tuesday, while the United States beat Slovakia in overtime and Canada thrashed Austria in their final group games.

Related Stories

  1. Canada, Sweden make quarterfinals at ice hockey worlds The Associated Press
  2. Canada keep perfect ice hockey record, face Belarus at worlds AFP
  3. Austria, Finland earn shootout wins at hockey worlds The Associated Press
  4. Canada, US, earn 3rd straight wins at ice hockey worlds The Associated Press
  5. US, Czechs, Russia make quarterfinals at hockey worlds The Associated Press

Captain Alexei Kalyuzhny, Dmitri Korobov and Andrei Kostitsyn all scored power-play goals to help Belarus reach the quarterfinals for the second straight year.