Power, Canada Win Gold at World Championship; Beniers, USA Earn Bronze
6/6/2021 5:00:00 PM | Ice Hockey
University of Michigan ice hockey freshmen Matty Beniers and Owen Power will compete for Team USA and Canada, respectively, at the 2021 IIHF World Championship, scheduled for May 21 through June 6 in Riga, Latvia. Follow the Wolverine duo's progress via updates on this page.
Sunday, June 6: Power and Canada Win Gold; Beniers and USA Take Bronze
Owen Power is a world champion! Team Canada won gold with a 3-2 overtime victory over Finland. Power played the most minutes of any player in the third period, racking up 10:31, and finished with 24:17. He took two shots in the first period. Canada started the tournament 0-3 before hitting its stride and winning its next seven en route to the gold.
Earlier in the day Team USA earned a 6-1 win over Germany for the bronze medal. It marked the third medal for Matty Beniers in his career, after winning gold at this year's World Juniors and bronze at the 2019 U18 World Championship.
USA, Canada Schedules
Times EDT; All games on NHL Network
Friday, May 21 -- Canada vs. Latvia (L, 2-0) | Game Center
Saturday, May 22 -- USA vs. Finland (L, 2-1) | Game Center
Sunday, May 23 -- Canada 5, USA 1 | Game Center
Monday, May 24 -- Canada vs. Germany (L, 3-1) | Game Center
Tuesday, May 25 -- USA vs. Kazakhstan (W, 3-0) | Game Center
Wednesday, May 26 -- Canada vs. Norway (W, 4-2) | Game Center
Thursday, May 27 -- USA vs. Latvia (W, 4-2) | Game Center
Friday, May 28 -- Canada vs. Kazakhstan (W, 4-2) | Game Center
Saturday, May 29 -- USA vs. Norway (W, 2-1) | Game Center
Sunday, May 30 -- Canada vs. Italy (W, 7-1) | Game Center
Monday, May 31 -- USA vs. Germany (W, 2-0) | Game Center
Tuesday, June 1 -- Canada vs. Finland (L, 3-2) | Game Center
Tuesday, June 1 -- USA vs. Italy (W, 4-2) | Game Center
Thursday, June 3 -- Quarterfinal: USA vs. Slovakia (W, 6-1) | Game Center
Thursday, June 3 -- Quarterfinal: Canada vs. Russian OC (W, 2-1 OT) | Game Center
Saturday, June 5 -- Semifinal: Canada 4, USA 2 | Game Center
Sunday, June 6 -- Third-Place Game: USA vs. Germany (W, 6-1)Â | Game Center
Sunday, June 6 -- Championship Game: Canada vs. Finland (W, 3-2 OT) | Game Center
Saturday, June 5: Canada Defeats US to Advance to Gold Medal Game
Owen Power and Hockey Canada handed Team USA a 4-2 semifinal loss, avenging a 5-1 defeat in the preliminary round. After a lower-body injury in the last game, Matty Beniers returned to the ice, taking on warmups, but did not dress for the game.
The loss snapped a seven-game win streak in the tournament for USA, which will compete in the bronze medal game on Sunday (June 6) at 8:15 a.m. vs. Germany.
Power once again put up serious minutes, logging 27:51 of ice time, including playing more than half the third period at 10:34. Canada goes for the gold on Sunday at 1:15 p.m., facing off with Finland.
Thursday, June 3: Power Named Player of the Game, Beniers Leaves Game in First Period
Team USA defeated Slovakia 6-1 in the quarterfinals, but it came with a price as it lost two players due to injury, including Matty Beniers. Beniers lost an edge in the first period and went into the boards hard, and he could not put weight on his right ankle as he was helped off the ice. He did not return and is listed as day-to-day.
Owen Power was named the Player of the Game as Canada defeated ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) 2-1 in overtime. Playing with Troy Stetcher as the top pair, Power was just behind Stetcher in time on ice with 24:02. He took his first penalty of the tournament and had two shots.
USA and Canada will face off in the semifinal round Saturday (June 5). The game is scheduled for 7:15 a.m. EDT on NHL Network.
Tuesday, June 1: Beniers Earns Assist; USA, Canada Advance
Matty Beniers picked up an assist in a 4-2 win over Italy, the final game of the preliminary round. With the win, its sixth straight, Team USA won Group B. Beniers finished a +2 and played 12:35. USA will take on Slovakia in the quarterfinal round on Thursday (June 3) at 9:15 a.m. EDT.
Owen Power and Team Canada lost to Finland 3-2 in a shootout in their final game of the prelims. Power recorded more than 22 minutes of ice time. Canada finished fourth in Group B and will face ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 1:15 p.m. EDT.
Monday, May 31: Team USA Takes Down Germany
The United States blanked Germany 2-0 and is tied with Finland atop the Group B standings. Matty Beniers did not see any ice time in the game.
On Tuesday (June 1), Team USA will take on winless Italy, while the Finns will battle Owen Power and Canada.
Sunday, May 30: Canada Routs Italy
Team Canada cruised to a 7-1 win over Italy on Sunday with Owen Power finishing +2. He had two shots on goal and played just over 17 minutes. Canada is in sixth place in Group B (nine points) with two more games remaining in the prelims.
Saturday, May 29: Team USA wins fourth straight
Matty Beniers was moved up as the top-line right winger as Team USA claimed a 2-1 victory over Norway. However, he saw limited ice time (4:44) and had one shot on goal. Team USA has won four straight games and is in second place in Group B with 12 points.
Friday, May 28: Power's Time on Ice Increasing
On Friday, Team Canada earned a 4-2 win over Kazakhstan, its second straight win of the tournament. Owen Power's minutes continue to increase as he saw a team-high 26:05, assisted on Andrew Mangiapane's goal, the first goal of the game, and finished with two shots on goal.
Thursday, May 27: Beniers Scores in USA Win Over Latvia
Matty Beniers scored his first goal of the World Championship on Thursday as the USA defeated host Latvia, 4-2. Beniers scored the game's final marker in the second period, playing on the second line as the left wing. Beniers, who had three points en route to the gold medal at the World Juniors, scored on his only shot of the game, playing 5:44. Team USA is in third place in the Group B standings with nine points and has three games remaining in the preliminary round.
Wednesday, May 26: Power Picks Up First International Points
Owen Power collected his first international points with two assists in Canada's 4-2 victory over Norway on Wednesday. Power took the first shot of the game from the left point that set up the opening goal just 22 seconds into the game. He then set up the next goal midway through the first as Canada took a 2-0 edge. Power quarterbacked the first power-play unit and had time on the team's penalty kill. He ended up with more than 20 minutes of ice time, the second most minutes on the team in the game, and finished with four shots.
Tuesday, May 24: Beniers, USA Blank Kazakhstan
Back in the lineup as the left wing on the second line, Matty Beniers and Team USA picked up a 3-0 shutout win over Kazakhstan on Tuesday. He helped to set up the third US goal with a play in the defensive zone to gain possession for USA, which took it the other way and scored. Beniers finished with 6:59 of ice time.
Monday, May 23: Power, Canada Fall to Germany
Owen Power moved up to the second defensive pairing for Canada as it played its third game at the World Championship. Power took 20 shifts and earned 16:15 of ice time as Canada fell 3-1 to Germany.
Sunday, May 23: USA Beats Canada
Team USA and Hockey Canada faced off this afternoon with the Red, White and Blue taking a 5-1 game. Matty Beniers was scratched for the game for the USA, while Owen Power had one shot and is averaging 14:32 minutes of ice time for Canada.
Saturday, May 22: Beniers, USA Fall to Finland in Opener
Matty Beniers and Team USA opened the tournament with a 2-1 loss to reigning-champion Finland on Saturday. Beniers played as the fourth-line center.
Friday, May 21: Power Makes Debut with Canada
Owen Power made his debut for Hockey Canada this afternoon as the Red & White lost a 2-0 game to host Latvia in the first game of the 2021 IIHF World Championships. Power took his first shift in the second period, with Canada trailing 2-0. A backcheck to get his team possession and a shot from the left point on that first shift led to him getting plenty more opportunity -- originally listed in the lineup as a member of the fourth defensive pairing.
Providing some offensive jump for Canada, he earned regular shift time from the coaching staff, finishing with 17 shifts and recording two shots in his 7:58 minutes of ice time.
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