U18 World Championships. Team Russia advances to the semis

Valery Nichushkin garnered an impressive hat-trick in this game.

U18 World Championships, Sochi, Russia. Playoff round

Stats and details

Russia U18 vs. Germany U18 – 8:4 (2:1, 4:0; 2:3)

Goals: Nichushkin (Buchnevich, Demidov), 2 (1:0 – PP); Bender (Moser, Draisaitl), 8 (1:1); Tolchinskiy (Barbashev, Tkachyov), 19 (2:1 – PP); Nichushkin (Buchnevich, Ivanov), 22 (3:1); Galeyev (Setdikov, Shatski), 27 (4:1); Alekseyev (Svechnikov, Leshchenko), 28 (5:1); Tolchinskiy (Barbashev), 32 (6:1); Kahun, 42 (6:2); Eder (Kammerer), 43 (6:3); Galeyev (Shatski, Setdikov), 44 (7:3); Wagner (Walch, Tuomie), 48 (7:4 – PP); Nichushkin, 54 (8:4).

Schedule and results

Quarterfinals, April 25
Finland vs. Switzerland – 7:4
Sweden vs. USA – 0:4
Canada vs. Czech Republic – 6:0
Russia vs. Germany – 8:4

Semifinals, April 26
18:00*. Finland vs. Canada
22:00. Russia vs. USA

* Chelyabinsk time

Photo courtesy of Ice Hockey Federation of Russia