(above) Drew Shore against the Czech Republic on Thursday nightFARGO, N.D. -- Four DU recruits are set to take on Russia in the gold-medal game at the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation World Under-18 Championship on Sunday at 6 PM MT. Drew Shore, William Wrenn, Jason Zucker & Adam Murray are DU recruits on the US Under-18 team.
The U.S. is currently 5-0-0-1 in tournament play and defeated arch rival Canada, 2-1, Friday night to secure a spot in the gold-medal game for the fifth time in six years at this event. Russia defeated the US 6-5 earlier in the tournament.
A record crowd of 4,906 packed into the Urban Plains Center for Friday night's semifinal match-up.
A record crowd of 4,906 packed into the Urban Plains Center for Friday night's semifinal match-up.
FASTHockey.com will provide live streaming coverage of the gold-medal game free of charge. Users who want to watch the game must first sign up for a free account at video.FASTHockey.com and install Microsoft Silverlight.
U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team Results
Thur. April 9 Norway W, 8-0
Sat. April 11 Finland W, 4-3
Mon. April 13 Slovakia W, 12-0
Tue. April 14 Russia L, 5-6
Thur. April 16 Czech Republic (QF) W, 6-2
Fri. April 17 Canada (Semifinal) W, 2-1
Sun. April 19 Russia 6 PM MT
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