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Ales Hemsky fed Krejci for what ended up being the game-winning goal. Petr Prucha and Jiri Novotny were the other Czech goal scorers while Mika Pyorala and Jussi Jokinen found the net for Finland. The Finns took a huge shot advantage in the third period but Jokinen was the only player who could score.

Knight, a second-round pick of the Bruins in 2010, registered an assist in the victory. The Knights will play the Shawinigan Cataractes led by Phoenix defenseman prospect Brandon Gormely Sunday in their second Memorial Cup contest.

The win vaults Slovakia into the World Hockey Championship final where they will take on Russia for the gold medal. Satan last played in the NHL two years ago for the Boston Bruins. Jiri Hudacek also scored for Slovakia while Michael Frolik picked up the lone goal for the Czech Republic who will play host Finland for the bronze medal.

Boston's number one pick in last June's entry draft scored five goals and registered 23 points in 20 games during the London Knight's run towards the OHL championship. Hamilton is certainly worth putting on your watch list.

Team President Cam Neely is expecting Hamilton to get a long pre-season look. "I want to see him at camp", Neely said. "I want to see him in games against NHL players. We all know that he's got the skill to be an NHL defenseman. It's a matter of, is he going to be ready this year? And that's something we aren't going to find out until training camp.'' Keep an eye on this situation in September.

"I've had a lot of issues obviously," Savard said. "They were a lot of different things. This year I was at home a lot and I tried to help out my son coaching and getting on the ice a little bit. Even doing just [getting on the ice coaching] I wouldn't feel well afterward: lightheadedness, a little bit of an upset stomach all the time. But the biggest issue I've had, of course, is the memory issues. It's very frustrating. It's something I hope I don't have to deal with for the rest of my life." Savard hasn't played since Jan. 22, 2011. He also added that he wishes there was a "black and white rule for head shots."

"We're very happy with our goalies. We have two strong goalies in both Tim and Tuukka," said Neely. "I think a lot of teams are probably envious of what we have here. It's an area were we feel pretty comfortable." Of course that might simply be them trying to position themselves as being willing to keep Thomas in the hopes that any potential trading partner won't feel like they have the upper hand. With Tuukka Rask scheduled to become a restricted free agent this summer, keeping both of their goaltenders could significantly eat away at their 2012-13 cap space.