Jack Ivankovic Backstops Canada To Gold At Hockey’s 2025 U18 Worlds
The post Jack Ivankovic Backstops Canada To Gold At Hockey’s 2025 U18 Worlds appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Canada’s Jack Ivankovic is a top goaltending prospect for the 2025 NHL draft. (Photo by Minas … More Panagiotakis/Getty Images) Getty Images Don’t tell Jack Ivankovic that he’s too small to succeed as a top-level goaltender. On Saturday, the 17-year-old won his second-straight gold medal at the 2025 IIHF world under-18 men’s championship. He made 28 saves against Sweden, which had been the highest-scoring team in the tournament heading into the gold-medal game. When the same two sides met in pre-tournament action on Apr. 21, Ivankovic allowed six goals on 20 shots over two periods in an 8-3 win for the Swedes. Once the tournament began in Allen and Frisco, Texas, Ivankovic allowed just six goals in the six games he played. He was named the tournament’s top goaltender with a .961 save percentage and two shutouts — in Canada’s 4-0 semi-final win over Slovakia and in the gold-medal game. The Canadians’ biggest challenge in the tournament came in their quarter-final matchup against Czechia. That went to overtime, tied 2-2, before Cole Reschny scored the game-winner at 2:41 of the sudden-death extra frame. The U18 tournament features players born in 2007 or later, and is the last international showcase for top prospects before the NHL Draft. The 2025 edition will take place in Los Angeles on June 27-28. Ivankovic will be one of the players waiting to hear his name called at the Peacock Theatre — and his performance in Texas may raise his draft stock. He sits fourth among North American goaltenders in the final 2025 draft rankings by NHL Central Scouting. That’s due to a decent-but-unspectacular regular season with the OHL’s Brampton Steelheads, where he finished with a 25-12-5 record and .903 save percentage. Also, Ivankovic checks in at 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds. In NHL goaltending circles, bigger…
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Canada’s Jack Ivankovic is a top goaltending prospect for the 2025 NHL draft. (Photo by Minas … More Panagiotakis/Getty Images) Getty Images Don’t tell Jack Ivankovic that he’s too small to succeed as a top-level goaltender. On Saturday, the 17-year-old won his second-straight gold medal at the 2025 IIHF world under-18 men’s championship. He made 28 saves against Sweden, which had been the highest-scoring team in the tournament heading into the gold-medal game. When the same two sides met in pre-tournament action on Apr. 21, Ivankovic allowed six goals on 20 shots over two periods in an 8-3 win for the Swedes. Once the tournament began in Allen and Frisco, Texas, Ivankovic allowed just six goals in the six games he played. He was named the tournament’s top goaltender with a .961 save percentage and two shutouts — in Canada’s 4-0 semi-final win over Slovakia and in the gold-medal game. The Canadians’ biggest challenge in the tournament came in their quarter-final matchup against Czechia. That went to overtime, tied 2-2, before Cole Reschny scored the game-winner at 2:41 of the sudden-death extra frame. The U18 tournament features players born in 2007 or later, and is the last international showcase for top prospects before the NHL Draft. The 2025 edition will take place in Los Angeles on June 27-28. Ivankovic will be one of the players waiting to hear his name called at the Peacock Theatre — and his performance in Texas may raise his draft stock. He sits fourth among North American goaltenders in the final 2025 draft rankings by NHL Central Scouting. That’s due to a decent-but-unspectacular regular season with the OHL’s Brampton Steelheads, where he finished with a 25-12-5 record and .903 save percentage. Also, Ivankovic checks in at 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds. In NHL goaltending circles, bigger…
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