EP Rinkside's 3 Stars from Day 1 of the 2024 U18 World Hockey Championship
Thu, 25 Apr 24 19:35:38 +0000
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The 2024 U18 World Hockey Championship opening day started off with an expected result as Team USA took down Slovakia in a dominant effort. The big guns showed up from the start, with James Hagens adding four points and Cole Eiserman scoring a hat-trick in very Cole Eiserman fashion.
It's a weak draft class for the Slovaks and their players had real trouble with the Americans. The best effort was made by the 2025-eligible Tomas Pobezal, who had the most notable offensive plays on the team. But really, the game was one-way traffic for almost the entirety of it.
Czechia, meanwhile, won a deceptively close 3-0 hockey game over the Swiss, leaning heavily on their goaltender Jakub Milota and a pair of strong performances from Maxmilian Curran and Marek Daniček to make it happen.
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