Former UMaine hockey coach Bob Corkum has his USA Under-18 Select Team in the semi-final round of the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament being played in the Czech Repulblic and Slovakia.

Corkum's USA squad is the #1 seed in its pool after wins over the Czech, Russia and Slovakia. The only loss came in overtime to Finland.

The semi-final round is Friday and the championship game is Saturday.

The Under-18 Select team is made up of many high school and prep school players, as well as junior hockey players. Many of the players are headed to college hockey.

 

August 3-10 • Breclav, Czech Republic & Piestany, Slovakia

DateOpponent Time (EDT)
Aug. 3Czech Republic (Exhib.)W, 1-0
Aug. 5FinlandL, 2-3 OT
Aug. 6RussiaW, 4-2
Aug. 7SlovakiaW, 5-2
Aug. 9Czech Republic Semifinals1 p.m.
Aug. 10Championship/Third placeTBD

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