Day 9 - Travel day and Two Jr. Games!

Sheesh... we all thought today would be a bit of a break. Sleep in a bit, have breakfast, and enjoy the bus ride back to Göteborg. Not so... The night before was a bit late after our return from the exhibition game in Malmö. This made wake-up pretty sluggish for most. The three-and-a-half-hour bus ride back was pretty quiet with most of the group sleeping. I have some pretty interesting pictures I promised not to post. :)

Upon arrival in Gothenburg, we checked in quickly and re-boarded the bus for a double header semi-final afternoon/evening. Two really good hockey games saw Sweden in game one and the USA in game two victorious setting up a great gold medal game tomorrow. The Czechs and Finland both played extremely well but unfortunately lost and will meet up for the bronze.

It was Chase Comisarow's birthday and his handsome face found its way to the jumbotron. Happy birthday,  Chase!

Time for bed now as it's our last full night in Sweden and the day tomorrow is full. 









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