At the 2009 IPC Ice Sled Hockey World Championships the USA men’s team advances to the finals as they’ll face Norway for the Gold. You’ll be able to watch the game live this Saturday, May 16 at 1pm on www.ParalympicSport.TV
USA goalie, Steve Cash made 22 saves and named player of the game in semifinal game vs Canada (US won 2-1) as the Americans advance to the Gold metal game which will be played this Saturday vs Norway at 1pm EST. Photo from http://usparalympics.org/news/article/12906
Earlier today (Thursday, May 14, 2009) in the semifinal game the United States came up with the major upset by defeating last year defending champs and this year strong favorite Canada, 2-1 in overtime. USA goalie Steven Cash came up huge by turning away 22 shots to secure the win. Forward, Adam Page scored the game wining goal. Click here for full game recap.
The final seeds will be decided the next two days. You can watch all the coverage live at ParalympicSport.TV. Below are the schedule games (Eastern Standard Time)
Friday, May 15
7th place – 10:00 am
5th place – 1:00 pm
**Teams battling for the final 4 spots: Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Korea
Saturday, May 16
Bronze Medal – Canada vs Japan 9:30 am
Gold Medal – USA vs Norway 1:00 pm
USA game scores with links to post game reports
| Sat., May 9 | USA 3 Italy 0 (Pool Play | 3 a.m. Photos |
| Sun., May 10 | USA 2 Korea 1 (Pool Play) | 6 a.m. Photos |
| Tues., May 12 | USA 1 Norway2 (Pool Play) | 10 a.m. Photos |
| Thurs., May 14 | USA 2 Canada 1 OT (Semifinal) | 10 a.m. |
All games were played in Ostrava, Czech Republic @ Sareza Stadium. Times listed above are in EDT.
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