Slovakia beats Sweden for men’s hockey bronze

Slovakia has won its first Olympic hockey medal in the nation’s history.

Slovakia defeated Sweden 4-0 to win the bronze medal in men’s hockey at the Beijing Winter Games.

Juraj Slafovsky scored two goals for Slovakia. Slafkovsky at 17 is the youngest player in the tournament and leads all scorers with seven goals.

Slovakia is coached by Canada-born Craig Ramsay. Ramsay played 14 NHL seasons and was an assistant in the league for two decades.

Finland plays the Russians for gold on Sunday.