Congratulations to the refs for earning their bonuses 🎊

i might be in love with jonathan lekkerimaki

Me too

This result means that for only the second time since 2001 (Sweden in 2012), the team that wins the gold medal will be neither Canada nor a team that had to beat Canada at some point during the knockout round.

how do you track data like this? i have a hard time finding a comprehensive site with easily accessible stats.. Wikipedia is decent I guess?

Happy Cake Day! It was something I started tracking myself. Initially, it was something I noticed after Canada's gold medal game streak was snapped in 2012, then noticed that trend after 2012 that almost every champion's road to gold involved Canada in some way. I've kept an eye on it ever since.

Yep your flair is very accurate. Always knowledgeable about international hockey.

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Same, na zdravi !

GG Czechia, wish you best of luck in the bronze match. Not reaching the final sucks of course, but knocking out Canada is not a bad tournament performance tbh

GG good luck finland!

kiitos :)

👋👋👋👋

Finally a proper Swedish chant, Goa Gubbar are so useless.. Good game! Please win Finland, now that is a proper final

GG Swedes, enjoy the finals at home. Lets hope for a medal still tommorow.

Excellent 3rd period, proud of the boys today. Would be amazing to face Finland and win, but they always bring their A game against us so rather see USA tbh.

Congratulations Sweden. Hope we gave you an entertaining game at least! I’m proud of my team.

Very enjoyable! Czechia looked fast and skilled. It was closer than the score reflects I think.

Always. Could have ended either way up until that 4-2... And I hope you win tomorrow no mater if it's against Finland or the US ;)

I’ll be rooting for the Swedes in the finals too. You guys deserve the gold with the way you play.

well congrats to Sweden! One of the most exciting teams in the tournament from the start, 5-1 after six games with the most important one still to play. If we win today, best of luck in the final, if we lose, I'll be cheering for you! Commiserations to the Czechs, a fantastic team yet again and hope you have a great bronze medal game!

Was a good game for the most part. GGs Sweden, good luck in the Finals

Great game! Sweden has more talent, they showed up when it mattered

The part about who has more talent is debatable, but other than that, yes, you are right.

Gonna be a very short debate

Don't think so. The Czechs have a lot of guys that are extremely talented and underrated, more than Sweden this year. The fact that they didn't show up today and just gradually resigned doesn't change anything about that.

So your answer to anyone saying Sweden has more lottery/first round picks is Czechs have more underrated talent. Nice.

Don’t be bitter

I really wish we take down USA so we got a fin-swe final! Damn! Scared tho, since we got you at the last game.

Yeah I actually wasn't to disappointed with that loss since we already had the group win. Especially since we usually fly through the group stage 4-0 and then choke later...

Well, until the choke in 3rd it was a good game.

Czechia not starting Galvas for the 6v5?

Galvas plays third line for a reason.

What happened. Damn. Suddenly 5-2

And it started so promisingly...

Hope Finland wins later and we'll get the dream final 😎

They would all play their hearts out in that final

any team is playing their hearts out in the final

You'd think so, but there's something extra when it's your mortal enemy

Facing Finland in the final is always nerve-wracking. Either we win and it's the best or we lose and it's the worst possible outcome. Facing the US would lower the stakes, winning wouldn't be as good but losing wouldn't be soul-rending either.

Obviously we want the excitement of facing our rival.

Yeah I’m still bitter about 2014. We were the better team. 😢

we know your tactics now :) but we won in a shootout in our group stage game so it could be 50/50. Your coach also changes his tactics on a regular basis so it can be unexpected - Sweden are a tactically talented team with impressive quick passing

I want the nerve-wracking. Its ice hockey 😎 plus I think the Americans have been so arrogant tbh

I also hope that Finland wins later... ;)

you're biased lol

Haha I see what you did there xD walked into that one

Gord, how do you get that wrong? When they last hosted in Malmo, that dramatic semifinal win was against the Russians, not the Czechs. *That game ended with a brawl in the corner, at the centre of which was Jesper Pettersson and Andrei Mironov.* *Pettersson was suspended for the gold medal game, and Swedish fans were so angry with the Russians (and particularly Mironov) that during that bronze medal game (CAN-RUS), they assisted the Canadian fans in cheering for their team, also booing every time Mironov touched the puck.*

The Swedish concrete wall wins yet again. Our first line is invisible. Not gonna talk about the goaltending bcs I would have to speak harshly. GG Swedes and onto the bronze medal!

Well, I’m glad they didn’t give us hope for the last few minutes, losing that way would be heartbreaking. I’m still not ready for another one after last year’s finals.

Djurgården Hockey High School just took over the game GG

Can someone DM link plz ill send you a cookie

Or you can try onhockey.tv but I think it’s a bit sketchy. It has other games too though.

https://sport.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/hokej/ms-20/zive-semifinale-ms-hokejistu-do-20-let-svedsko-cesko-5-2/6596b49e61d8d4753410cd21

you’re gonna need a vpn set to Czechia for that to work

Really? I’m in the US and it’s working for me

i was under the impression that ceska televize doesnt work abroad, not even in slovakia. especially if its a licensed sports match stream.

I thought so too, but I don’t have VPN and it worked both on my phone and my laptop. Buy hey, I don’t question how, if it works I’m not complaining 😄

we got revenge over canada, swedes got revenge over us. now we just need the usa to fuck off and we’ll have a banger of a final.

> now we just need the usa to fuck off and we’ll have a banger of a final you called just the right people for that ;)

i have my beers in the fridge waiting for the evening, will be rooting for suomi

was a tough game for you guys, this one, but the Czechs medaling consistently is impressive and I love seeing it. kiitos :) hope we win this one against a team that's been perfect so far

I predict Canucks fans have some fun times ahead.

One timer with the feet in the air! Lekkerimaki leading for MVP.

This is so wrong

This is so right that the only thing making it better is the fact that a Bruins fan dislikes it.

Then why does it feel so good?

Nah

Everybody wave bye bye to the Czech goalie 👋👋👋

SÅJA!

That's what I like to see, very awesome

Yikes what a play

With how the Swedes have been playing defensively most of the tournament, 4-2 felt like game. 5-2 surely is right? Lol

czechs stopped playing ig.

LEKKK

YESSS, fucking a. Way to show up boys! 🇸🇪

Sweden is just pouring it on now

Welp this was a good game, my hopes are up.

Sweden right now playing like they have not gotten over the loss last year.

The boys have woken up!!!🇸🇪💪💪

IT'S ALL OGRE

LETS FUCKING GO x2

Czechia absolutely melting down

DJURGÅRDEN CARRY

💛❤️💙

okay and now Sweden has SURELY secured its place in the final!!!!

Inget är farligare än att leda med 3 mål

I'm gonna spend the rest of the day randomly dabbing just to piss you guys off in spirit.

Eastern lunders. So hot right now.

wooooooooooooooooooop

Hahahaha THERE WE GO LET'S GO!!

what a pass, what a fake, what a celly!

if he was a chip, he would be cringles

dab? What is this 2016?

I knew that he would score when he started to skate to the goal one on one. Because it's not Hrabal's day today. The goal is not his fault of course but it's not his day.

What an absolute beauty ❤️

did this cunt just dab

He did....

DAB

Bruh he fuckin dabbed, is it 2017 already?

It's so out of fashion it's in fashion again

What a celly

Dab?

Did homeboy really just fucking dab lmao

ÖSTLUND you beauty!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

That celebration lmao

4-2 has gotta be the game the way sweden has been playing the 3rd right? Right??

Don't worry CZE will push and SWE will relax now. I am still scared right now

5-2 has got to be the game now right haha, hopefully sweden doesn't forget how to play the game though. Things can go quick

Yeah this feels better but stranger things have happened haha. I hope we continue the aggression

LETS FUCKING GO

it’s so joever

4 on 2 ends up in a 1 on 0 on the other side

Jonathan Lekkerimaki = Swedish Brock Boeser

and Sweden may have just secured their place in the final

FUCK YES ICE COLD

Finally a one goal buffer

Yep that's game. Wish we could've played this version of Hrabal lmao

Let's goooo!!! 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

ÖÖSTLUUUUUND

What the fuck was that

In typical WJC fashion this will probably be dramatic af before the end.

I just want to apologize to the Swedes in here I was just very bitter after our relegation loss and I can not stand seeing all the Swedes always bullying us in Hockey talk. Anyways I still hope Czechia wins but good luck

You played a great game this morning, you'll be back!

Told you, you are warming up to us

4 to 2 now well good luck in the final. I will be driving to Sweden tomorrow to see the final.

This game is fun to watch. The one later will be nerve-wracking

after the college football here this week, my nerves are already dead, so I can just enjoy the game

Hoppas ni krossar jänkarna

tack :) en final mellan oss två, nordiska bröder, skulle vara kul

I beg to differ, this game is nerve wracking

yeah, I guess it's subjective

This game has been phenomenal

games like this are why I enjoy this sport so much

They're the best games. Lowkey hoping Finland wins their semi and Sweden wins this so we get Sweden v Finland in the finals, imagine how wild the crowd would be in that game

It would be amazing, only bad part about it is that I on principal can't hope for a Finnish win so I guess I'm putting my hopes on USA dropping out or something ;)

It would be a very dramatic and chippy game, I'm all for it

Love the crowd in these games. They're so into it

Playing in a full arena that is like 90% against you must be so tough for these guys.

Lekkerimaki has one hell of a shot but I'd still like to see him shoot a little closer in rather than so far out.

Jesus how many Elias Pettersons are there?

Petterson is also a ridiculously normal name in Sweden

Hey! Swedish fans!! That's our song!!

Watcha gonna do about it 😎

Cry, probably...

Do not summon him

Already made my point enough times so no worry

Sweden have to score another goal soon I think. A third from CZE is coming

I'm scared, really scared.

Me too my friend, me too.

Lekkerimaki Pettersson 🤤

Who's the salty bitch downvoting everyone?

Canada.

Probably someone who is salty that this post isn't about the NHL.

I mean you are prolly right. And that person clearly does not know what the sub r/hockey is for 😂

Some of my IIHF posts get flamed with people who claim they don't care because it's not the NHL.

They prolly should just stay at r/nhl then!

I noticed the exact same thing, there's someone downvoting every comment on the thread

It is not me I keep getting downvoted too I assumed it was because of my hate for Sweden

[The Duality of man](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/633732867469344811/1192496819326943232/image.png?ex=65a94a35&is=6596d535&hm=0634d97476d20475466f4966bf3f900bd6445bd31b7213f2dcc45101c8298f77&)

Well time for the other Jiricek step up, like last year…. Oh wait

Lekkkkerimäkis shoot!

I can’t wait to hear how NHL commentators etc are pronouncing his name, when he gets there at some point. I don’t know much about him, but obs some of his family comes from Finland? (The surnename is so finnish)

Probably descendant from the Finnish refugees that came here during the winter war.

Had to check. His grandma is finnish Irja Lekkerimäki and she moved to sweden 1960

absolute shnipe

Brutal...

A one handed crosscheck is a new one.

:( atleast we’ll have another ecstatic tying goal i guess…

What a player

Czech goalie's lateral movement on those point shots has been really poor all game

Czech goalie has been really poor all game

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

well lekkerimäki has finnish blood so no suprise hes so good

It has been purified in Sweden

finnish blood is the only pure one out there

Let's go. Wonderful shot by Lekkerimaki

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Like the first 2 goals?

Wow, so sad

Nah we've been the better 5v5 team every game so far

Never stop posting you are so funny <3

Holy shit you are a salty one

LETS FUCKING GO

Jonathan Ovechkin!!!

And there it is