4/23:
Denmark 4, Germany 1 – This essentially was a 2-1 game, and Denmark added two empty-netters at the end. Germany outshot the Danes 32-19, but Danish goaltender Anton Wilde Larsen (2026 draft-eligible) stopped 31 of them.
Canada , Latvia –
Sweden , Czechia –
Slovakia , Norway –
4/22:
Sweden 7, Germany 2 – Five Swedes managed two points apiece to give Sweden a 7-0 lead before Germany scored two third-period goals to make it respectable. Sweden d-man Malte Gustafsson (#7 international skater) made a very positive impact, and led the Swedes with a +4 rating. Sweden forward Marcus Nordmark (#8) was not in Sweden’s lineup. Sweden’s highest-rated player on the team, forward Viggo Bjorck (#4), was held off the score sheet.
Finland 6, Norway 1 – One of Finland’s younger players, Luca Santala (2027 draft-eligible), led the way in this one, with 4 points (3G 1A) and a +3 rating. Likewise, Finland’s youngest player, 2028 draft-eligible Pavvo Fugleberg, also had 4 points (4A) and a +3 rating. Norway’s lone goal was scored by Niklas Aaram Olsen (#15 international skater), the country’s most highly-rated draft prospect.
Czechia 3, United States 2 OT – In the tournament’s first upset, Czechia forward Dominik Ripa (2026 draft-eligible) scored the OT winner late in the first overtime to lift the Czechs past the Americans. Team USA was led in scoring by goals from Luke Zajic (#126 North American skater) and Wyatt Cullen (#13). Brooks Rogowski (#21) added an assist.
Slovakia 2, Canada 1 – The tournament’s second big upset, both occurring on Day 1 of the event. The game-winner was scored by Slovakian forward Timothy Kazda (2027 draft-eligible) on a penalty shot midway through the third period. Slovakia’s first goal of the game came on a second period power play, and was converted by forward Samuel Sramaty (2026 draft-eligible). Canada’s lone goal was scored by forward Mathis Preston (#32 North American skater), and assisted by forward Adam Valentini (#86).