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CANADA vs SWEDEN GOLD MEDAL HIGHLIGHTS | 2025 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship #U18WJC  🇨🇦 Canada and 🇸🇪 Sweden went head-to-head for gold at the 2025 IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship, and we’ve got every clutch moment right here. From jaw-dropping goals to game-saving stops, this final in Frisco, USA had it all! 🏆🎥🏒  Whether you’re following top NHL Draft prospects or soaking in the #U18WJC finale, this gold medal clash delivered elite talent and nonstop drama.  #U18WJC #CanadavsSweden #IIHF #U18Worlds #2025U18WJC #HockeyHighlights #HockeyCanada #SwedishHockey #NHLProspects #WorldJuniors #TeamCanada #TeamSweden #U18Hockey

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00:00And for the first time ever, anticipation in the building, Canada, Sweden, meeting for a gold medal.

00:08Never happened before at the Under-18 World Hockey Championship.

00:12And the top line out for Sweden, top line out for Canada, head-to-head big boys all the way down the ice to Heronstaff.

00:19Here comes Brady Martin, big body check early on Vomidia.

00:23He was just...

00:24Rubrik, barrels in to keep it alive with Brady Martin.

00:27Rubrik, goes to the goal line, center for Kendall, the shot just wide.

00:31Kendall at the side of the net, Sweden trying to clear, they can't, Vildoos, score!

00:36Xavier Vildoos, rockin' race shot, 1-0 Canada.

00:42He's got four on the tournament and the icebreaker in the gold medal game.

00:50So again, Canada trying to get the puck deep below the goal line, they do exactly that.

00:55And then you put pressure on, now that puck skipped out from the backboards on one of those bounces.

00:59Kendall with a real good chance.

01:01And now you see Heronstaff trying to find his positioning again.

01:04But Xavier Vildoos, who plays on his toes both physically and mentally, is right on this puck.

01:11He's up on the top of the circles, and so when the puck comes, he's on it.

01:15And a short side shot high over the right shoulder of Heronstaff gets Canada on the board, 1-0.

01:21The center.

01:23Comidian, though.

01:24Quickly up ahead, Frontell.

01:26Breeze Wozniak.

01:27Cutting in, race shot, wide of the net.

01:30Pass in front, it was bouncing, but no swing in the vicinity.

01:33And it slipped down the ice.

01:35Behind the net, Zada, and it's released for Wang.

01:37Wang.

01:38Maybe a two-on-one to Velvet Kendall.

01:40Leaves it back, Vildoos again, race shot!

01:42Rebound bouncing, and Heronstaff kept that one out.

01:45Walked, as Carl's let it go.

01:50Brady Martin's parked in front.

01:54Katzen, up top, O'Shane's drive, hit a player, Reschney, in front, score!

01:58Brady Martin, up top!

02:00Canada, leads by two!

02:05Second of the tournament for Brady Martin, as he buries the rebound by Heronstaff.

02:09Canada, from the beginning of this game, have established a down-low game.

02:14Below the goal line, and they have really been able to play a lot in the offensive zone.

02:19And when you're able to do that, you've got the defenders turned around.

02:23I talked about getting the puck to the net and standing there.

02:26You're going to get rebounds.

02:27Be ready for them.

02:28Don't swing by the net.

02:30You don't have to tell Brady Martin that.

02:31He knows what he's doing.

02:33Gets himself established in front of the net, and finds that puck off the rebound.

02:372-0 Canada.

02:38Brady Martin had 33 goals in the Sioux in the Ontario Hockey League.

02:44He's ranked 11 by NHL Central scouting.

02:48Power play against the number one penalty kill.

02:50Bomidion across.

02:53And Merck Bomidion.

02:55Klingsell, wrist shot.

02:56Ivan Kovic, the save.

02:57Rebound through the crease.

02:59As Canada's killed off 18 of 20 opportunities.

03:01Eckberg and Martin in the corner battling.

03:05Stenberg's got the puck trying to win.

03:06Paddling, 2-23 to go in the period.

03:10Sweden, off the ice.

03:12Frandell first to speed.

03:13Anton Frandell cutting right in.

03:15And Verhoff played him well.

03:17The 16-year-old able to stand him up.

03:20He got his stick on Frandell's stick, and that really eliminated the danger.

03:27There's a turnover wrist shot.

03:28Hairstamp shorthanded as Cole Reshny.

03:32Five goals in the tournament.

03:33He's been hot down the stretch.

03:35Nice little move, Schmidt.

03:37And Kutz jumping up into the play.

03:39Cameron Schmidt makes a move to the forehand.

03:42Lost it.

03:42Backhand drive.

03:44Still the whistle.

03:45Hairstamp down.

03:46It's in his crest as Kutz was jamming away.

03:49What a rush.

03:52Nice little play in the defensive zone.

03:54And then he takes a good look.

03:55He sees where he's at.

03:56Makes a nice little move here.

03:57He tries to poke it over at the coots.

04:04There, Hoff.

04:06And Jackson Smith getting back.

04:07Yes, Streen stole it in front.

04:08Eckberg there.

04:09One chance.

04:10Two chance.

04:11Still lose.

04:12Wilstrup shoots.

04:13Big block in front.

04:14What a push.

04:15Late stages by Sweden.

04:17But Ivan Kovic shut it down.

04:20Forced to play it.

04:20Purple Midian took the body check mark.

04:23Brady Martin to steal.

04:24He'll use the boards up top.

04:25Great shot.

04:26Missed.

04:27Picked up by Katson.

04:28Katson.

04:28Martin.

04:29Great shot.

04:29Stop.

04:30Rebound.

04:30Off the post.

04:31Behind here.

04:32And Stam.

04:32And it's Dato.

04:33Through center ice.

04:36Here comes Di Iorio.

04:37In on Mo Midian.

04:40Jack Nesbitt trying to create a little space.

04:42Handed it off.

04:42Di Iorio.

04:43Great shot.

04:44Post.

04:45Another follow up try.

04:46Here at Stam.

04:47Diving over to stop that one.

04:50Eckberg locks the puck.

04:51Martin's coming again.

04:54Little move.

04:55Katzen into the corner.

04:57Lev Katzen.

04:58Up for Smith.

04:59Smith.

05:00Re-shot.

05:00Score!

05:02Jackson Smith.

05:03Top shelf.

05:043-0 Canada.

05:05Canada.

05:0812 goals from the defense.

05:11And for Jackson Smith.

05:12Number four in the tournament.

05:13Good.

05:18Keaton Beerhoff makes a great play in the neutral zone.

05:22As Sweden is trying to come out.

05:23This leads to everything moving the other direction.

05:26Katzen with a really good play.

05:28And Jackson Smith.

05:30Who to me.

05:31Has just embodied what Canada wants to do.

05:34Get the puck.

05:35Move it quick out of your own zone.

05:36Get the puck towards the net.

05:38Don't be messing around with it.

05:40All the defenders have been doing that.

05:42Jackson Smith gets rewarded with a goal that puts Canada at 3-0.

05:49There's Smith.

05:50Works it into the corner.

05:52And work.

05:54Reaching for it.

05:54Weighing in deeper.

05:55Hopkins.

05:56Ridge shot.

05:56Stop.

05:56Hairstamp.

05:57Rebound.

05:58Through the crease.

05:58Bouncing.

05:59Behind the net.

06:00Jammed in front.

06:01Zada to the net.

06:01Coutts.

06:02Down and out.

06:03Hairstamp.

06:03And Coutts couldn't find it in time.

06:05To the left wing.

06:08Picked off by Reshny.

06:09Up for Zada.

06:10Zada's got a step.

06:11And Zada shoots.

06:13Score!

06:14Canada's got another one.

06:16Ethan Zada first in the tournament for nothing Canada.

06:26Canada has had to get their pace of play high in this game.

06:30And they've done that.

06:31They've done it defensively.

06:33Great play at the defensive blue line.

06:35And then now a transition.

06:37And Zada with a really good play here.

06:40Takes a little look.

06:41Takes a little look.

06:42And Guilfoyle by going to the net.

06:45Might have just opened up that short side.

06:47As Aronson might be thinking pass.

06:50Zada buries his short side.

06:52Took a big body check.

06:53Ivan Kovic got clipped.

06:55And the net is off the moorings.

06:57But Canada's coming the other way.

06:59Play continues.

06:59Brady Martin cutting in.

07:01To the net.

07:02Score!

07:03How's that for payback?

07:05Martin doubles down in the game.

07:07And Canada's got five.

07:11Right now it's real simple.

07:14Sweden has no answer for Canada's tenacity, speed, and game plan.

07:20And this should have been a penalty.

07:22Melvin Novotny goes right through the crease.

07:24Bashes in to Ivan Kovic here on the back side.

07:27That should have been an interference penalty.

07:28But they go the other way.

07:31And here's Brady Martin.

07:33Him and Kendall with him.

07:35Real good little move.

07:36And then boom.

07:37Right into the net.

07:39That's not the knockout punch.

07:40I don't know what is.

07:41Because right now through just about 34 minutes of this game, Sweden isn't even close to being on the same level as Canada.

07:52Not even close.

07:53From Theodore Alquist.

07:57Jackson Smith at the corner.

07:59Right in front.

08:00Nielsen.

08:01What a stop!

08:02Ivan Kovic robbed him.

08:04And Nielsen can't believe it.

08:06There's many things.

08:09There's Brady Martin with the big hockey.

08:11I talked about hockey sense for goaltenders.

08:13It's exceptional.

08:14But he knows what's happening.

08:16He reads it.

08:16Reads it.

08:16And then he's so quick to read the play.

08:19But then to move out and be able to close down the net.

08:23Goaltenders that have their eye on the play.

08:25That are tracking what's going on.

08:27They don't get trapped deep in their net where there's a lot of net.

08:30Eric Nielsen looks at it.

08:31He goes.

08:31But that's just outstanding goaltending.

08:34It cannot happen unless you read the play and are so alert.

08:38And Jack Ivan Kovic is exactly that.

08:40Nielsen O'Sweden.

08:41But light things up offensively in a hurry.

08:44We've got to stick to that tenacious good habits here in the third.

08:48Shot.

08:48Score!

08:49On cue the captain.

08:51Kootz from the boards to the back of the net.

08:55Six on the board for Canada.

08:57Welcome man's goose.

08:59And right between the legs from a bad angle.

09:01And Jackson Smith talked to you during the second intermission.

09:05And there's certainly no way to try to get your way back into the game.

09:10I mean, just a quick shot.

09:14Just inside the hash marks.

09:16And Braden Kootz is the lucky recipient.

09:20Right between the legs.

09:26Here's Kendall.

09:29From Wang.

09:31Back to Kendall.

09:32He shoots.

09:33Rebound in front.

09:34Score!

09:34Nesbitt.

09:35Power play goal.

09:37And it's a touchdown.

09:38Stevitt in the gold medal game for Canada.

09:40Nesbitt establishes himself perfectly right outside the crease.

09:48Shot comes in nicely.

09:50Rebound.

09:51And totally ready for it.

09:53That's just a real good effective play.

09:57Got Wang.

09:57And then Kendall just gets it quickly to the net.

10:00There's the rebound.

10:01And just deposited it into the four by six.

10:05And that becomes a 7-0 lead.

10:09I want to say this too.

10:11Because I've watched this Swedish group play for a lot of years.

10:14They've got good players.

10:16This is a good Swedish.

10:17Oh.

10:1710 seconds left here in Texas.

10:22As the Canadian fans come alive.

10:25And for the first time ever.

10:27Canada.

10:28Back to back.

10:29Gold medals.

10:30At the under 18 World Hockey Championship.

10:33And they mob the goalie.

10:37Jack Ivan Kovic.

10:39A shutout in the semi-final.

10:41And a shutout in the gold medal game.

10:43And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:44And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:45And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:46And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:47And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:48And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:49And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:50And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:51And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:52And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:53And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:54And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:55And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:56And a shutout in the semi-final.

10:57And a shutout in the semi-final.

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