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U.S. Collegiate Selects Defeat HC Davos for First Spengler Cup Win

Group placement will be set by Sunday's CanadaDavos result.

Overview

  • The NCAA all‑star team prevailed 5-3 over the Swiss hosts, never trailed, and held a 38-33 shots edge.
  • Quinn Finley led the offense with two goals and an assist, Matt DiMarsico added two goals, and Eric Pohlkamp sealed it with a late power‑play strike.
  • Goaltender Adam Gajan made 29 saves to backstop the victory in Davos.
  • The result is the first Spengler Cup win for the Collegiate Selects and the first by a college team in Davos since North Dakota in 1982, a team that included current UMD coach Scott Sandelin.
  • The Selects can still earn a semifinal bye only if Davos defeats Team Canada by specific margins; otherwise they will play a quarterfinal on Monday, with semifinals Tuesday and the final on Thursday.