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Canada: 6 W - 0 T - 0 L, Gold Medal Canada was a perfect 6-0-0 in the 1996 World Junior Championship in Boston, but unlike the previous year, this gold medal was earned with elbow grease and tough defence. A huge and mobile defence corps simply did not allow many shots at the Canadian net. Defensive specialists like Rhett Warrener, Curtis Brown, Chad Allen and Nolan Baumgartner anchored in the Canadian zone, while more gifted skaters like Wade Redden and Chris Phillips were encouraged to stick to defence. The results were staggering. With Jose Theodore and Marc Denis sharing the net, Canada set a tournament record by allowing just eight goals in six games. Theodore, winning all four of his starts and posting a 1.50 goals against average, was named the tournaments top goaltender. On offence, Canada relied on the passion and power of Jarome Iginla, who was named the tournaments top forward after scoring 12 points. Christian Dube was another sniper for Canada, counting four big goals. As usual, Canada had a bunch of tough checkers to go with the glamour boys. Alyn McCauley was a quiet leader, while the likes of Hnat Domenichelli and Tyler Wright aggressively banged the boards. Whatever star power this team lacked up front, it more than made up for in effort. Surprisingly, Canada still had the tournaments second-best offence, scoring a total of 27 goals. There were three Canadians on the all-star team; Iginla, Baumgartner and Theodore. One goalie, one defenceman and one forward. It was a fitting representation of Canadas balanced line-up. All that being said, the competition wasnt exactly stiff in 1996. In fact, the top two scorers after Iginla were Florian Keller and Marco Sturm of the eighth-place German squad. Still, it was Canadas fourth gold medal in a row. Group A COUNTRY GP W L T GF GA PTS Canada 4 4 0 0 19 4 8 United States 4 2 2 0 13 17 4 Finland 4 2 2 0 14 10 4 Switzerland 4 1 3 0 10 14 2 Ukraine 4 1 3 0 9 20 2 Group B COUNTRY GP W L T GF GA PTS Czech Rep. 4 2 0 2 15 10 6 Russia 4 2 1 1 19 12 5 Sweden 4 2 1 1 14 7 5 Slovakia 4 0 1 3 11 17 3 Germany 4 0 3 1 11 24 1 MEDAL GAMES Gold - Canada 4, Sweden 1 Bronze - Russia 4, Czech Republic 1 Team Canada Roster (GP - G - A - Pts) Jarome Iginla (6 - 5 - 7 - 12) Christian Dube (6 - 4 - 2 - 6) Daymond Langkow (5 - 3 - 3 - 6) Alyn McCauley (6 - 2 - 3 - 5) Jason Podollan (6 - 2 - 3 - 5) Hnat Domenichelli (6 - 2 - 3 - 5) Jason Botterill (6 - 1 - 3 - 4) Robb Gordon (6 - 0 - 4 - 4) Jason Holland (6 - 2 - 1 - 3) Jamie Wright (6 - 1 - 2 - 3) Mike Watt (6 - 1 - 2 - 3) Brad Larsen (6 - 1 - 1 - 2) Denis Gauthier (6 - 1 - 1 - 2) Nolan Baumgartner (6 - 1 - 1 - 2) Wade Redden (6 - 0 - 2 - 2) Chad Allan (6 - 1 - 0 - 1) Curtis Brown (5 - 0 - 1 - 1) Chris Phillips (6 - 0 - 0 - 0) Rhett Warrener (6 - 0 - 0 - 0) Craig Mills (6 - 0 - 0 - 0) Team Canada Goaltending (W-L-T - GAA - SO) Marc Denis (2-0-0 - 1.00 - 0) Jose Theodore (4-0-0 - 1.50 - 0) Tournament All-Stars G - Jose Theodore (CAN) F - Jarome Iginla (CAN) D - Mattias Ohlund (SWE) F - Johan Davidsson (SWE) D - Nolan Baumgartner (CAN) F - Alexei Morozov (RUS) Top Scorers PLAYER GP G A P Jarome Iginla (CAN) 6 5 7 12 Florian Keler (GER) 6 4 8 12 Marco Sturm (GER) 6 4 6 10 Miika Elomo (FIN) 6 4 5 9 Johan Davidsson (SWE) 7 3 6 9 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1977-1981 Chicago Cubs Jerseys . 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REPORT: Lewis trumps Wade Nine-darters, epic draw, and two Barney games Michael van Gerwen drew with Gary Anderson meaning the victorious Phil Taylor remains top of the shop, but it wasnt a successful night for everyone.What did we learn in Belfast? Finally a nine-darter! But do we need more?Lewis nine-dart leg during his victory over James Wade was the Premier Leagues first in four years, a remarkable streak that has finally been broken. Somehow, the worlds finest throwers had conspired to starve us of the perfect leg dating back to 2012 when Simon Whitlock achieved darts grandest finish against Andy Hamilton. Adrian Lewis ended a four-year drought Poor old Wayne Mardle, our Sky Sports expert, has been predicting a nine-darter every week for four years without any joy but he was right to continue backing the boys. Lewis and co have always proved they have the ability to score a nine-darter but had bizarrely saved their best efforts for other tournaments - Anderson, in January, nailed a perfect leg at the World Championship against Jelle Klaasen.Lewis, after Thursdays success against Wade, revealed he had already hit a nine-darter in the practice room. Van Gerwen did the same over the weekend at a Tour event. The quality has never been higher, so hopefully Lewis has broken down a barrier to more frequent nine-dart finishes.Who is currently the worlds best player?Van Gerwen and Anderson thundered the dartboard in a scintillating 6-6 draw that took just 16 minutes, creating such a whirlwind of arrows that the Belfast crowd were briefly silenced into a state of shock. Nobody deserved to lose this high-quality encounter, especially after Anderson sensationally fended off an attempted break of throw with a 119 checkout. Reaction from Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson At that moment, it was difficult to decide if world No 1 Van Gerwen was a better player than defending Premier League and World Championship winner Anderson. Locked at the pinnacle of the sport, their feverish back-and-forth rivalry means debate will rage about the superior player regardless of Van Gerwens current place atop the PDC rankings.Of course, the elephant is the room is Taylor. Sitting pretty with a four-point lead at the top of the league, Taylor has quietly gone about his business amid questions of whether he still has another major title in his locker. Try telling The Power that Van Gerwen or Anderrson is the worlds best player…Barneys play-off hopes are overPrior to Thursday, Mardle speculated: If [Raymond van Barneveld] can nick four points, hes back in the mix.dddddddddddd Hes got a lifeline. If he doesnt get all four points, hes out of it. The leg that may have ended Barneys season... The Dutch legend is five points off the play-off spots, having already played a game extra than fourth-placed Anderson. There are four more weeks before the play-offs at Londons O2 Arena so mathematically Van Barneveld can still stage a turnaround but, realistically, his fate is largely in his rivals hands.He put up a decent battle in Belfast, but a late comeback couldnt prevent defeat to Taylor. From there, even a win against Robert Thornton couldnt raise a smile. Barney is seventh in the Premier League and it looks very likely his season will end in Rotterdam, in his home country of the Netherlands, on May 12.The Thorn is still pricklyThornton, in all likelihood, is going through the motions with the remaining weeks of the Premier League. Sitting at the bottom of the table, he never truly harboured any play-off hopes and would have just been delighted to escape elimination on Judgement Night. Robert Thornton earned his best win of the season Yet the freedom has resulted in Thorntons best performances of the season, and a 7-2 win against Peter Wright on Thursday is his finest result to date. He followed it up with defeat to Van Barneveld that forced him to spend another week in eighth place, but suddenly Thornton has become a tricky customer for the seven players that look down on him.The battle for fourthTaylor is currently top of the Premier League with 20 points, and Van Gerwen trails him on 16. Lewis is third with 15, and Anderson is a point behind in fourth. But dangerously, Wade is only one point off the pace and Snakebite Wright has 11. James Wade is firmly in the play-off hunt Taylor and Van Gerwen seem assured of their play-off spots as part of the top four, but the rest is up for grabs. Even reigning champion Anderson is by no means assured of maintaining his defence, despite a hearty 6-6 draw with Van Gerwen.Six of the eight remaining players have realistic ambitions of getting to The O2, so its all to play for…Watch Premier League Darts next Thursday from Birmingham, live on Sky Sports 2 HD at 7pm. Also See: Fixtures/Results On Sky TV Prem Table Darts betting ' ' '