The USA conceded to the Canadian hockey players in the post-match series with a score of 3: 4 (0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1).
Riley Barber was nominated for the US lead in the second third, but Dylan Cassen drew to a close.
Meanwhile, Kohl Silinger put Canada in the lead in the second minute of the third quarter. The United States answered with two goals, accurate to Kiefer Belous and Kerson Kulman. Less than three minutes before the end of the regular time, Joshua Enderson sent the puck to the US goal (3: 3).
Overtime ended without a goal, while Alex Galchenuk was the only successful “bull” in the post-throw series, while Pierre Lik Dibue and Cassens scored the winners.
The Latvian national team will meet the United States at the World Championships in Group B in Tampere on Friday, followed by matches against Finland, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, Great Britain and Austria. Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Italy and France will play in Group A. Helsinki.
It has already been reported that after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended all Russian and Belarusian national teams and clubs from competitions organized by the IIHF.
Russia and Belarus will be replaced by France and Austria, which ranked the highest selection of countries not expected to play in the top division.
The 2022 World Championships in Finland are scheduled for May 13-29.
