Good news for a change, Team USA will meet Sweden in WJC finals showdown:

• Video highlights- McCabe and Gaudreau notch two apiece in 5-1 win. [ TSN ]
• Don’t be too hard on Malcolm Subban, though. [ Toronto Sun ]
• Watch for jubilant, unscripted outbursts of joy from Team Russia’s Maxim Shalunov. [ 25Stanley.com ]

Oh, and there is NHL news, too.

• NHL and NHLPA meetings wrapped late, and there was a mediator. [ NBC Sports ]
• Discussions were substantive, frank, and will continue today. [ NY Hockey Journal ]
• Disclaimer of interest was reportedly not filed, and a re-vote would be required to do so at this point. [ Pro Hockey Talk ]
• Andrew Ference sat in on the session yesterday. [ @NaokoFunayama ]

And in other hockey related news:

• The lockout may have been a blessing in disguise for Adam McQuaid. [ Boston Herald ]
• A good fan video of Tyler Seguins tenure in Biel. Turn down your volume first. [ YouTube ]
• The Bettman and Hobbes, with apologies to Calvin and Hobbes. [ Puck Daddy ]
• Yet another heartwarming reminder that we own hockey. [ CBC.ca ]