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PIESTANY, Slovakia -- Canadas final preliminary-round game at the under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial hockey tournament didnt matter in the standings, and coach Todd Gill says early on, his team played like it didnt matter on the ice either. Dwight Freeney Jersey . But a three-goal burst in the final five minutes gave Canada a 3-2 win over co-host Slovakia on Wednesday and a boost of confidence heading into the semifinals. Captain Sam Reinhart scored the winner with just 53 seconds left in regulation as Canada finished the preliminary round on top of its group with a 3-0 record. "We had a really good chance just throwing a bouncer on net and the goalie got back and just made a great save on it," said Reinhart. "We regrouped on the faceoff and just started getting pucks in the net again, and soon after we had a mini break and (the puck) just went in off the goalies glove and over him." Ryan Kujawinski and Josh Morrissey also scored in the final five minutes for Canada, making up for the teams disinterested start. "We played like we were though for the first period," Gill said. "Finally we kicked it up a notch but we just couldnt put the puck past their goalie." Slovak goaltender Maros Mikolas was stellar, stopping 33 shots. "Hats off to their goalie, he played an outstanding game," Reinhart said. "He stopped quite a few shots, but we were able to get a few bounces our way and finally get the victory." Slovakia got off to a quick start when Kristian Horvat scored just 1:40 into the game. The Slovaks continued to play a patient game controlling the neutral zone, and it paid off when Martin Ambroz put Slovakia up 2-0 late in the second period. "I give (Slovakia) credit, they played a hell of a game," Gill said. "Great game plan, they frustrated us. The thing I liked about our kids though is they battled through adversity and we battled our way back to win the hockey game." Kujawinski finally got Canada on the board with a goal at 16:15 of the third period, and the offence took over from there. Morrissey tied the game with a power-play goal at 17:07 of the third, setting the stage for Reinharts winner. "The No. 1 thing I think for Canada is we have all our best players here, and when we hit some adversity, individualism kicks in," Gill said. "Its not because theyre selfish, they just want to do something to get us over the hump. "That happened in the first two periods, and in the third we started playing our system, and we were all over them and were lucky enough to get the three goals." Eric Comrie made 21 saves for Canada. The Canadians have dominated this event, having won it the last four years and 16 times overall since 1991. Robert Mathis Jersey .C. -- Claude Giroux took less than a minute and a half to get his first goal and proceeded to have his most productive game this season. Andrew Luck Jersey . Napoli progresses to the final 3-2 on aggregate and will meet Juventus on May 20 after the Turin outfit beat Milan on Tuesday. Napoli took the lead in the 10th minute when, under pressure from Cavani, Siena captain Simone Vergassola fired into his own net. http://www.nikeindianapoliscoltsproshop.com/reggie-wayne-jersey . After advancing to the second round of the playoffs three straight years, the Hawks were eliminated in the first round with Thursday nights Game 6 loss at Boston. Pat Angerer Jersey . Pepe collided with teammate Iker Casillas in the 42nd minute when both tried to reach a cross in Madrids area that led to Valencias goal. The two players remained prone on the pitch for a few moments. Pepe was replaced by Raul Albiol at halftime and sent to the hospital afterward. Andrew Luck Womens Jersey . As per club policy, terms of the deals were not made public. The 28-year-old Kinch totaled 25 points and 73 penalty minutes in 73 games last season with Binghamton of the American Hockey League.MILWAUKEE -- Jonathan Lucroys first time as a cleanup hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers was a big success. Lucroy homered twice and had a career-high seven RBIs, Zack Greinke pitched six strong innings to improve to 14-0 at Miller Park, and the Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 16-4 on Sunday. Lucroy connected on an 0-2 pitch from Jeff Gray in the seventh inning for his first career grand slam. The ball nipped the back edge of the padding in right before falling into the Twins bullpen. A curtain call followed for the Brewers catcher, who also had a solo homer in the first and an RBI single in the second. "Coming up through high school, college and the minor leagues, I was a three, four hitter," Lucroy said. "Im comfortable with it. Ive been there before." Lucroys opportunities to bat cleanup were limited until this year. Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder held down the Nos. 3 and 4 spots in the Brewers lineup the previous two seasons. But, with Prince gone, the offence sputtering and plagued by inconsistency, manager Ron Roenicke turned to Lucroy. "When I got here, obviously with someone like Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun in three, four, youre not going to be in there," he said. "If he calls me to be there, Ill be there. If not, whatever." Lucroy came in batting a team-high .330 and was second behind Braun in RBIs with 20. Lucroys performance Sunday elevated his average to .342 and gave him 27 runs driven in, just one RBI fewer than Brauns total. "Im just happy to help my team win any way I can," Lucroy said. "Im just trying to have good ABs and hit the ball hard somewhere." Despite the success, Roenicke said Lucroy will drop back into his regular spots in the bottom third of the order. However, if Lucroy continues blistering the ball, that might change. "Hell go back to where he was," Roenicke said, but then added, "I hope he stays this hot so we have to make that decision." While Lucroy seemed to be pounding the ball everywhere, Greinke was keeping the Twins from doing the same. "Hes nasty, though. Isnt he?" Lucroy said. "Hes a lot of fun to catch, working his magic out there. Whenever this guy locates down and away, painting and with velocity and bite on his slider, mixing the slow curve ball, the changeup. This guy won a Cy Young, and theres a reason why." Greinke (5-1) benefited from Milwaukees season highs for hits and runs to extend his unbeaten streak to 20 starts as a Brewer at Miller Park. He allowed one run on five hits, struck out six and walked one. Staked to a seven-run lead early, he allowed just one run on four hits through six innings. In the seventh, Trevor Plouffe singled with one out. Second baseman Edwin Maysonets two-base throwing error put runners at second and third. After Denard Span walked to load the bases, Juan Perez relieved and struck out Ben Revere to end the threat. With the victory, the Brewers avoided being swept in a three-game series with Minnnesota for the first time since Sept.dddddddddddd 15-17, 1978, when Milwaukee was still in the American League. Braun went 3 for 4 with two doubles, a single, four RBIs and two runs scored. Corey Hart also had three hits, including his ninth home run of the season. In the fourth, Brauns RBI double and Taylor Greens sacrifice fly pushed the lead to 10-1. An inning later, Braun made it 11-1 with a bloop RBI single. Norichika Aoki pinch hit for Braun in the seventh and drove in a run. The Brewers chased Jason Marquis (2-4) with a big six-hit, six-run second inning. Braun doubled in two, Lucroy had a bloop two-run single and Hart and Travis Ishikawa each added run-scoring singles. Marquis also hit one of the 10 batters he faced in his shortest start of the season. After Ishikawas two-out RBI hit, Anthony Swarzak took over for Marquis and retired Cesar Izturis on a fly ball. "Im putting the team in a hole every time I step on the mound," Marquis said after losing his fourth straight start. "I cant get it right right now. They hit good pitches and bad pitches." Marquis last victory was April 29 when he beat Kansas City. Hart led off the bottom of the first with a solo shot that nearly cleared the second tier of seats in left. Lucroy followed two outs later with another solo blast. It landed in the same tier in left, but just a few rows in. The Twins bright spot was Revere, who kept up his strong hitting since being recalled May 17. He doubled and scored on Josh Willinghams single in the Twins first. Revere came into the game batting .400 with two runs scored and two stolen bases. Brian Dozier had a RBI single in the eighth for the Twins. Minnesota scored a run in the ninth when Izturis couldnt field Darin Mastroiannis two-out roller to short with the bases loaded. Then reliever Kameron Loe walked in a run before retiring Dozier to end the game. The huge lead gave Roenicke a chance to move Hart to first to start the seventh. With Mat Gamel (right knee) out for the season, Ishikawa became the starting first baseman. While Green can play there, Roenicke sees Hart as a more long-term option. Plus, with Hart at first, an outfield position opens up that would allow Carlos Gomez. Nyjer Morgan and Aoki to see more playing time. NOTES: C Drew Butera drew a walk as a pinch-hitter in the eighth and stayed in the game as the Twins fifth reliever. He pitched a scoreless eighth. ... Harts home run in the first travelled an estimated 455 feet while Lucroys went 405 feet. ... The Brewers reinstated OF Carlos Gomez from the 15-day disabled list Sunday. They had optioned INF Brooks Conrad to Triple-A Nashville after Saturdays game. ... Brewers reliever Tim Dillard was ejected by home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt in the ninth for throwing behind Minnesotas Jamey Carroll. "I heard Lucroy say Nyjer Morgan," Carroll said, "but, we got our conversation cut off by Hunter. I wasnt expecting anything." ' ' '
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