Canada defeated Switzerland 4-1 this afternoon at HSBC Arena setting up a re-match of the 2011 gold-medal game between Canada and the United States tomorrow night at 7:30 pm. Get your tickets now before they’re gone.

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"It’s going to be a tremendous game tomorrow same it was last year," said Ryan Johansen. "We’re really looking forward now and start preparing. They have been one of the top teams of this tournament in the last few years."

Coming into the game, Canada had a perfect 18-0-0 record against Switzerland in U20 history dating back to 1980. The aggregate goals totals of 122-32 were strong evidence of just how heavily-favoured Canada was before the game.

But this Swiss team was different. Persistent and resistent, strong, and confident, it gave Canada all it could handle before going down. Goalie Benjamin Conz, 19 and still undrafted, was the star of the game for the Swiss, stopping 46 of 50 shots. Ryan Johansen, Casey Cizikas, and Louis LeBlanc scored for Canada, one a period, after Inti Pesoni opened the scoring early for the Swiss.

Canada’s goaltending woes were as evident at the start of the game as had been the case all tournament. Coach Dave Cameron started Mark Visentin in place of Olivier Roy, who had struggled throughout the tournament, but just 69 seconds into the game Visentin spotted the Swiss a goal.

Pestoni got a puck from behind the Canadian goal and backhanded a light shot that dribbled between Visentin’s blocker and post and in as the goalie went down on the play to cover the short side.

The Swiss gave Canada a great chance to come right back by taking two quick penalties, but the Canadians couldn’t muster much of an attack with the two-man and then one-man advantage. Later in the period, though, they shook off the cobwebs to tie the game on another power play.

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