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PIESTANY, Czech Republic -- Canada has a chance to win its sixth straight gold medal at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial under-18 mens hockey tournament. Spencer Watson and Sam Bennett scored first-period goals and Clark Bishop added an empty-netter as Canada defeated Russia 3-1 in Fridays semifinal. Canadian head coach Dale Hunter praised his penalty killers for preventing the Russians from scoring with a 5-on-3 man advantage in the third period. "They played very well and killed it off and that was the difference in the game," Hunter said. Watson beat Russian netminder Sergei Korobov just 39 seconds into the game. Later in the frame, Watson found Bennett for a tap-in power-play goal to give Canada a two-goal edge. Russias Damir Sharipzyanov cut into the lead with a power-play goal in the second period. Bishop iced the victory with 62 seconds left in the third. The United States defeated the Czech Republic 5-3 in the late semifinal. Ryan Wagner scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Cody Milan added an empty-netter. "The guys really dug down deep to get the win," said American head coach Bob Corkum. "It was really hot and humid in the arena, but they battled through everything and got the job done when it mattered. "Now its important for them to get rest and fluids with the quick turnaround, and then well get ready for tomorrow." The Americans last appeared in the title game in 2010. Hunter said his team has displayed plenty of character throughout the tournament and hes confident theyll be ready for the championship game. "Theyre sacrificing," Hunter said. "I put some kids into certain roles and theyre all buying in." Canada was first in the Group A standings despite finishing tied with the Swiss and Czech Republic with five points apiece. The Canadians beat the Czechs and Switzerland during the preliminary round. Canada claimed a semifinal berth with a 4-3 win over Switzerland on Wednesday. Adidas Nmd Shoes On Sale . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. Wholesale Adidas Nmd .J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. http://www.discountadidasnmd.com/ . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. Adidas Nmd Clearance Sale . Booth picked up 65 caps after making her national team debut in 2002 at the age of 17. She most recently played for Sky Blue FC of the National Womens Soccer League. "It just felt like it was my time to move on," she said in a phone interview from her hometown of Burlington, Ont. Cheap Real Adidas Nmd . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- This past week saw USA Hockey hold its evaluation camp for this winters IIHF world junior championship, and three other nations -- Canada, Sweden and Finland -- also took part in a series of practices and games to gauge their top talent for inclusion on the rosters.If you missed my flurry of social posts on the event, youre in luck: What follows is a rundown of the players who stood out the most to me through the practices, scrimmages and games.You may notice that I didnt list Arizonaas Dylan Strome or Torontos Mitch Marner here; if you wanted the spectacular insight about how top-five picks from two drafts ago -- who have torn the OHL to shreds the past two seasons -- looked great against junior-level competition, then I do apologize.dddddddddddd Instead, here are 14 players whose production demonstrated improvement since we last saw them in competition: Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '