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Eriks Mateiko and Team Latvia will take on Sweden while Pavel Simek and Team Czechia will face the United States. The other quarterfinal matchups will feature Canada taking on Switzerland and Slovakia battling Finland.
All four quarters will take place Thursday. The semifinals are Saturday and the gold and bronze medal games will be played Sunday.
The Latvians finished 1-3-0 in the preliminary round, placing fourth in Group B. Mateiko, who is captaining Latvia, had a goal and an assist in four games.
Simek had two shots in 10:51 of ice time in Czechia's 8-3 loss to Canada on Tuesday. Simek finished the preliminary round with two assists in four games.
Czechia finished fourth in Group A with a 1-2-1 record.
Team Canada, meanwhile, will have a second QMJHL player joining them. Moncton Wildcats defenseman Etienne Morin will join Victoriaville Tigres goaltender Gabriel D'Aigle as the only Q players on the squad.
Etienne Morin des #Wildcats va rejoindre l’équipe canadienne des
— Stephane Leroux (@StephRDSJunior) April 25, 2023
Moins de 18 ans pour remplacer Quinton Burns qui s’est blessé lors du dernier match.
Morin (72 pts en saison) ne sera pas en uniforme aujourd’hui mais sera dispo pour la ronde des médailles a partir de jeudi. #RDS
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