Howard scored a double and became the tournament’s top scorer
Team Sweden in the home final IIHF World Championship U-20 could not compare anything with her peers from USA – 2:6.
The hosts held out for almost the entire first period, equalized the score at the beginning of the second, and then managed to reduce the lead to a minimum – the intrigue in the match lasted for a long time.
But the American team mercilessly finished off the opponent in the third period and won with a big score.
Stars and Stripes forward Isaac Howard scored a double and became the author of the largest number of goals at the tournament – 8. In the overall scoring list (goals + assists), he shared the championship with the Czech Jiri Kulich.
As a result, the United States won the world championship in this age category for the sixth time. European teams have not been given youth World Cups since 2019.
- Youth Hockey World Championship U-20. The final
USA — Sweden — 6:2 (1:0, 2:2, 3:0)
Washers: 1:0 – Perreault (Smith, McGroarty), 16:56. 1:1 – Stenberg (Havelid, Pettersson), 22:13. 2:1 – Howard (Fortescue), 29:34. 3:1 – Howard (Brindley), 34:19. 3:2 – Lekkerimaki (Ostlund), 39:55. 4:2 – Buim (Smith, Perrault), 41:19. 5:2 – Leonard (Perrot), 56:12. 6:2 – McGroarty (Snaggerud), 56:50.
Source: Sportarena
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