Breaking Down the Cutter Gauthier Trade and a Wild Monday Night for Flyers
The blockbuster Cutter Gauthier trade shook up the Flyers-Penguins game. Breaking down everything that happened on a wild Monday night.
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Flyers Notes: Gauthier Sends US to Gold Medal Game, Konecny Named All-Star
Cutter Gauthier delivers in the clutch at World Juniors, while Travis Konecny gets named to his second All-Star Game. Read more in Flyers Notes.
World Juniors Update: USA Reaches Semis, Sweden Eliminated Late by Finns
Team USA – and Flyers prospects Cam York and Bobby Brink – held off a rally by Slovakia to claim a 5-2 win. Team Sweden – and Flyers prospect Emil Andrae – were eliminated on a last-minute goal in a 3-2 defeat to Finland. Team Canada defeated Czech Republic and Russia defeated Germany to round out the final four teams of the tournament.
World Juniors Update: US Claims Top Seed, All 3 Flyers Prospects in Quarterfinals
The World Junior Championships has closed out group play and moved into the tournament portion with the Quarterfinals taking place on Saturday with four games on the schedule. All three Flyers prospects remain in the tournament, set for their own matchups on Saturday.
World Juniors Update: Sweden Leads Group B, USA with 2 Pivotal Matches Ahead
Both the USA – with Flyers prospects Cam York and Bobby Brink on the roster – and Sweden – with Emil Andrae on the roster – are playing in Group B. Through Monday, Sweden sits atop the standings in the Group, with two wins in two games. The US is in a three-way tie with Russia and Czech Republic with one win and one regulation loss.