Cervenka, Czechs beat Russia for bronze
Posted May 15, 2011 1:45 pm.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Roman Cervenka scored a hat trick to lead the Czech Republic to a 7-4 victory over Russia and the bronze medal at the ice hockey world championship Sunday.
Petr Prucha scored twice and Jan Marek and Tomas Plekanec added one apiece for the Czechs — the defending champions — in a rematch of last year’s final.
Ilya Kovalchuk finally found his scoring instincts to score twice for Russia but it was not enough. Dmitri Kulikov and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored a goal each.
The Czechs earned their third bronze at the worlds while Russia, the most successful nation in the worlds with 25 titles, finished without a medal for the first time since 2006.
Sweden and Finland will play for the gold later Sunday.
