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Prince George coach settles for silver; Seattle shot by Spitfires

It was a remarkable run at the 2017 IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championships for Jon Cooper and his Canadian clan, who were looking to complete a three-peat Gold in Germany.

However, despite making a comeback in the third period, the Prince George native was unable to lead Canada to that feat, losing 2-1 in a shootout to Sweden.

The 49-year-old head coach of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning will bring back a silver medal to Northern BC.

“We sat in our locker room and don’t feel like we lost a hockey game tonight, we feel like we lost a shootout,” Said Cooper after the game.

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“I told our guys: ‘Hold your head high.’ We knew the rules going in, it was part of the format, and they bested us. I thought both goalies were exceptional, but in the end it came down to a skill competition and they were better than us and they are deserving world champs.”

Ryan O’Reilly was the lone goal-scorer for Canada; Henrik Lundqvist stopped all four shootout attempts to give his country its 10th World title.

MEMORIAL CUP:

The Thunderbirds have slipped to 0-2 in their first Memorial Cup appearance in franchise history.

Taking on the Windsor Spitfires, Seattle fell behind early in the contest and were unable to recover, ultimately losing by a score of 7-1.

The host team scored three goals in the first, all within a 38-second span, followed by the T-Birds’ only tally of the night by Alternate Captain Keegan Kolesar.

Windsor would score four more to improve their tournament record to 2-0 in front of the home crowd.

Seattle’s next game goes for Tuesday at 4PM Pacific time against the Quebec Major Junior League (QMJHL) champion Saint John Sea Dogs.

Home cooking in the Royal Bank Cup

The host Cobourg Cougars won the Royal Bank Cup in thrilling fashion.

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The Cougars scored late in the 3rd with their goalie pulled and then won the gold medal game in overtime 3-2 over the Brooks Bandits.

The BCHL champion Penticton Vees were eliminated by Cobourg 3-1 in the semi-final.

Former PG Cougars assistant coach Jason Becker is an assistant coach with the Vees.

The RBC was held in Prince George 10 years ago.

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