Slovakia 4 vs. USA 1
Ben Bishop, USA, Loss, 22/25, 3.04 GAA, .880 sv%
Tournament totals: 5 GP, 3-2-0, 0 SO, 2.83 GAA, .876 sv%

Matt Carle, USA, 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Tournament totals: 7 GP, 0-2-2, E, 0 PIM

Nate Thompson, USA, 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Tournament totals: 7 GP, 0-2-2, E, 8 PIM

Jaroslav Janus, Slovakia, DNP
Tournament totals: 2 GP, 0-2-0, 0 SO, 3.00 GAA, .875 sv%

What a letdown for the Americans. Controlling their destiny for the top spot in their pool, they fell hard to a hungry Team Slovakia 4-1. Jaroslav Janus did not suit up for the Slovakians.

USA falls to 3rd in their pool with the loss with Russia taking 2nd place on goal differential. Slovakia held onto the key 4th spot in the pool to make it into the medal round. In the other pool, surprising Switzerland won the top spot leaving Steven Stamkos and the Canadians in 2nd place.

The Quarterfinals are up next with USA ending up with an incredibly difficult draw in Team Russia. Slovakia gets home co-host Finland in their Quarterfinals matchup while the Canadians draw the other co-host nation, Sweden, in their next match. Had USA handled their business, they likely would have faced Germany in the Quarterfinals and been in much better position to medal. Such a shame.

Ontario Hockey League

(E2)Barrie Colts 2 @ (W1)London Knights 3
London wins best-of-7 OHL Finals, 4-3

D Jake Dotchin, BAR: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM
Playoff totals: 17 GP, 1-4-5, +5, 25 PIM
Season totals: 66 GP, 4-18-22, E, 81 PIM
With Barrie: 28 GP, 2-6-8, -1, 42 PIM
With Owen Sound: 38 GP, 2-12-14, +1, 39 PIM

Likely 2013 first rounder Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game with less than a second remaining in regulation to give the London Knights a come-from-behind series win and the OHL championship. Barrie was up 3-1 in the series over the favored Knights, but couldn’t close out the defending champs. Barrie’s loss means Lightning prospect Jake Dotchin is done for the year – the last drafted/signed Lightning prospect still playing outside the AHL. We will continue to follow Halifax’s Nate MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin through the Memorial Cup tournament. The Lightning could pick one of the two with the third overall pick in this summer’s draft. WHL Portland, London, and tournament host Saskatoon will join Halifax in the tournament.

Austria 4 vs. Russia 8
Vasily Koshechkin, Russia, DNP
Tournament totals: 1 GP, 0-1-0, 0 SO, 2.04 GAA, .895 sv%

Vasily Koshechkin sat backup to Semyon Varlamov in Russia's wild 8-4 win over Austria. Russia got a goal and 3 points from New Jersey's Ilya Kovalchuk in the match.

Canada 4 vs. Slovenia 3 (OT)
Steven Stamkos, Canada, 2-0-2, +2, 2 PIM, 7 SOG
Tournament totals: 7 GP, 6-5-11, +5, 4 PIM

It took Steven Stamkos' overtime goal at 2:36 of overtime for Canada to avoid a huge upset at the hands of Slovenia. Stamkos paced the Canadians with 2 goals in the match, and is 2 points behind Kovalchuk for the tournament lead in points.

Tomorrow is the final day of the tournament's round robin. Russia's win ties them with USA for first in their pool, but USA controls their own destiny with 1 more game left to play and Russia having completed their schedule. Slovakia desperately needs a win tomorrow against the US to hold onto 4th place in the pool.

Meanwhile, in the other pool, Canada holds a slim 1 point lead over Switzerland in the standings, but the Swiss control their own destiny with a game in hand. They draw Belarus in their final match of the Preliminary Round.

By Jeremy Houghtaling

Stacy Roest sees something in Cedric Paquette.

Roest, a developmental coaches working with the Syracuse Crunch practice squad, knows the transition from the junior to professional ranks means a faster pace and stronger competition.

But Paquette, the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2012 fourth-rounder, has the drive.

"He's the ultimate competitor," Roest said of Paquette. "He's a really high compete kid. He has a really good shot. His skating has to come a ways, but he's a good player."

USA 3 vs. Germany 0
Ben Bishop, USA, DNP
Tournament totals: 4 GP, 3-1-0, 0 SO, 2.78 GAA, .875 sv%

Matt Carle, USA, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Tournament totals: 6 GP, 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM

Nate Thompson, USA, 0-1-1, +1, 6 PIM, 1 SOG
Tournament totals: 6 GP, 0-2-2, +1, 8 PIM

John Gibson stopped all 30 shots he faced for Team USA in their 3-0 blanking of Germany. Nate Thompson assisted on a Stephen Gionta goal while Paul Stastny of Colorado added another tally in the match. Team USA still controls their destiny for the top spot in their pool.

Canada 2 vs. Czech Republic 1
Steven Stamkos, Canada, 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM, 6 SOG
Tournament totals: 6 GP, 4-5-9, +3, 2 PIM

Carolina's Jeff Skinner scored a key Third Period goal to lift Canada to a 2-1 win over Czech Republic. Ex-Lightning netminder Mike Smith stopped 30 in match for the Canadians.

Slovakia 1 vs. Russia 3
Jaroslav Janus, Slovakia, Loss, 20/23, 3.00 GAA, .870 sv%
Tournament totals: 2 GP, 0-2-0, 0 SO, 3.00 GAA, .875 sv%

Vasily Koshechkin, Russia, DNP
Tournament totals: 1 GP, 0-1-0, 0 SO, 2.04 GAA, .895 sv%

New Jersey's Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal in Russia's 3-1 win over listing Slovakia. Ex-Lightning first rounder Vladimir Mihalik was -2 in over 21 minutes of ice time for the Slovaks after being promoted to the team's top pair. Vasily Koshechkin did not suit up for the Russians.