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Randy Sports Editor, 328 4419, 8 p.m. niidiiKjlUCanada rebounds to keep medal hopes aliveOSTRAVA. Czech Republic (CP) — A fiold-inedal showdown with Swedoi looms on ihe horizon tor coach Joe Cutuilc and Canada's junior hockey (cam.Canada kept the Swedes in its sights Thursday with a 6-3 victory over Finland at the world Junior lournamenl. The win leaves Canada (3-0-1) one poitti behind Ironi-running Sweden (4-0-0) in [he overall standings. No games are scheduled today.Should Canada and Sweden both win their ncKt two games, their game Tacsday will be for ihe gold medalIt's heady stuff for a b(ue-colhr Canadian team that’s minus such big-mime teenagers as Alexandre Daigle (Ottawa, NHL), Chris Prongcr (Hanford, NHL) and Brett Lindros (Canadian Olympic team).Canale says he's not looking ahead to Sweden.“When we came In here, flrsi. wc never talked rthnul goltl xaid an upbeat Canale. “Wc set shori-lcmi goals uid cut it (toumameni) in 10 segen^nts.“The first two games were for team pruparplinn and we won I lie games and played better hockey.The next two were to get a chance to play wlih the lop^boys and gel one foot In the door for the medal round. We've dune ihat.“Our not two games will determine whnl color and whether we’re going to pm both feci in the medal round.”Whether Canada could get both (ect fitiuly back un solid ground Thursday was more of a pressing issue. On Wednesday night, Canada played 52 , solid mhiuics against Russia and was lewarded with a 3-0 lead. Gut Canada collapsed during the (mal cighi minutes, surrendering three goals to barely hang on for a 3-3 lie. Having to face Finland the following nighl was hwdly ihe cure for the imim’s wocs.Agoinsi Finland, three timesCanada look, a one-goal lead. Each time the Finns rallied ih lie iheCP PHOTOCAfMADIAN JUNIOR TEAM GOALIE MANNY FERNANDEZ STOPS SCORING CHANCE BY FINLAND'S SAKU KOIVUcunicst. It appeared that ircnd would corniniic in the third period.Three minutes after Anson Curler’s u(xi] I nude it 4-3. Canada was assw.scd three si might penal lies in a two-minute .span, fwlco E'inlund had a iwo-man power play, bid couldn‘1 beai goat tender Manny Fernandez.Then Rick Girard got die instir-anoc goal and added another into the cmpiy iicl with .^0 sccxuids rc-mainitia. FcTnande?.. a picuirc of calm on ihc outside hur a hundle of nerves within, didn't feci relaxeil urilil aflcr the game ended.“1 had to concent rate because it was cin.sc,” said the soft-spoken Fernandez, who ojplaccd Jamie Siorr in goal after Slorr struggled late against Russia, “I was really iicrvons.“Them was u lot of pressure.” Canale could feel It.“If we would've lost iht game, 1 would’ve been on the burner a bit,” Canale chuckled. “But wc feU Mauny wiis ready, lhai the timing ^van perfect for him to come in.) 4Jason BnMcrill, Yanick Dube and Many Murray also scored for Canada.Pelieri Lliid, Saku Koivii and Ju-hani Karalahil replied for Finland.“Il was a good team effort, evendiough we played belter (Wednesday).'* said a Hmilirig Canale.“One of the things wc had in prove was that we believed in ourselves.“We lost the lead a couple of limes, but never gave up. We're siuTting 10 l^lieve now that we're u gix)d team.
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Fri, Dec 31, 1993
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