One of the more fascinating games foreveryone interested in Montreal Canadiens draft picks, a Czech team led by Jan Mysak, brimming with confidence after an impressive win against Russia, would face off against Cole Caufield’s Team USA. United States came back and demolished Austria with double digits after losing to the Russians in the opener. Would the Czech Republic be able to maintain their strong defensive showing against the powerful American offence?
Well, originally that was definitely the case. By controlling the neutral zone with their trap-style defence, the Czechs stopped USA before they could even get into the dangerous areas around goalie Lukas Parik.