The Latvian national team defeated the Americans and for the first time won the bronze of the Ice Hockey World Championship

The Latvian national team defeated the Americans and for the first time won the bronze of the Ice Hockey World Championship

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The Latvian national team in Tampere, Finland at the Ice Hockey World Championship defeated the United States in the match for third place and won the tournament bronze for the first time in history.

The game ended in overtime with a score of 4:3. The Latvian pucks were scored by Robert Bukarts (8th minute), Janis Jaks (17) and Christian Rubins (55, 62). The Americans scored Rocco Grimaldi (10, 20) and Matt Coronato (47).

Recall that the US team became the world champion twice and took silver and bronze nine times.

Teams of Canada and Germany will play in the match for gold.

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