TORONTO — A tournament that started with an 8-0 shellacking ended in triumph Monday with a bronze for Slovakia, only its second ever medal at the world junior hockey championship. Wilson Ramos Mets Jersey .Captain Martin Reway set up three goals, including Pavol Skalickys winner early in the third period, as Slovakia capped a remarkable competition by upsetting Sweden 4-2.Its huge for Slovakia, for everybody there, said Reway, a Montreal Canadiens prospect. Not only for the success this year but to start thinking that we can win big games like this. And (that) we dont only go to tournaments like this to lose games.The Slovaks won their only other medal, a bronze, in 1998-99, in Winnipeg. Eighth last year, they leave this tournament with wins over Finland, the Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden, losing only to Canada (twice including the 8-0 opener) and the U.S.Slovak goalie Denis Godla, one of the stars of the tournament, raised his arms in triumph as the final buzzer went before he was mobbed by his teammates before a crowd of 13,625 at the Air Canada Centre.Afterwards, he said making the quarter-finals was the Slovaks goal. But he thought they could go further.They did, dispatching the Czechs 3-0 before falling 5-1 to Canada in the semifinals. For Sweden, which had won five straight games before falling 4-1 to Russia in Sundays other semifinal, it was a sour end to a tournament.Its going to be a long flight home, said forward Axel Holmstrom.Sweden came into the game with 17 tournament medals (2-10-5), including a gold and two silver at the three most recent editions.Slovakia had a dream start, up 2-0 on goals by David Soltes and Mislav Rosandic after just three minutes 22 seconds. Outshot 5-0 and trailing, the Swedes reacted by calling a timeout.It felt almost like were trying to overdo stuff at the start, said Swedish coach Rikard Gronborg. Thats the reason why we had to take a timeout.The smooth-skating Swedes began to get their act together and pulled even on goals by William Nylander and Jens Looke later in the period. The Swedes could perhaps have had more but were unable to pull the trigger on a five-on-three power play for 85 seconds.Once trailing the shot count 7-2, Sweden finished the first period with a 15-10 edge.The game turned at the start of the third, with the score still tied at 2-2. The Slovaks started the period on a five-minute power-play after Julius Bergman received a major penalty for interference and a game misconduct for high-sticking Patrik Koys in the neck and face at the end of the second.Thats not good in a situation where you have a tired team, said Gronborg.Skalicky took advantage, beating goalie Linus Soderstrom between the legs from the slot after a perfect pass from Reway at 2:52.Koys, who needed help to get off the ice after being hit by Bergman, returned in the third to get his revenge. Sweden pulled Soderstrom with 2:28 remaining, only to see Reway set up Koys for an empty-net insurance goal at 19:04.Its mistakes that cost us the game, said Nylander, who had seven shots on the night.We were lackadaisical with the puck, he added.Both teams finished with 28 shots.While there were empty seats, the game drew an enthusiastic crowd — most clad in red Canadian jerseys ahead of the gold-medal showdown — that cheered on Nylander every time the Toronto Maple Leaf prospects name was announced. The stylish forward had a goal and six shots in the first alone.While Slovakia has just 11,300 registered hockey players and 64 rinks, it has a developmental program that was home to 13 players on its tournament roster. They forged a team identity as Orange 20 Bratislava, playing against senior club competition.I didnt really expect that we were going to get a medal, coach Ernest Bokros said through an interpreter. 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Durant stayed on the bench for the final quarter, giving him 21 points for the match, and although the Sixers pulled level at 85-85 with 8.43 minutes left, guard Reggie Jackson (29 points) led the Thunder home to a 103-99 victory. "I like what he has been doing in pre-season," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said of a player who has led the NBA in scoring in three separate seasons. "He has come back even better." Durant scored a game-high 24 points in the Thunders 95-82 victory over Fenerbahce Ulker of Turkey on Saturday but started slowly three days later, making just 3 from 10 from the field before halftime. If the Sixers thought he was off colour at that stage, they were to be mistaken. It wasnt just Durants third-quarter scoring, it was also his quick passing, his leadership. Barking orders from the bench during the fourth quarter, he could easily have been the Oklahoma City coach. "We demand a level of play and he is as coachable as any player I have seen in this league," Brooks said. 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