The Master's World Cup organized by the ISBHF took place in Pilsen Czech Republic, from September 19 to 23. The tournament welcomed eight teams of players 40 and over.

Slovakia won the gold medal, Czech Republic the silver one, and Canada the bronze.
The province of Quebec was represented by three players: Martin Boucher, Patric Gendron, and Paolo Musto.

SUMMARY OF THE BRONZE MEDAL FINAL
Canada 3 – Slovakia Old Boys 1

The match had a great pace since the beginning. Ricci’s hard slap shot from the blueline was tapped in by Dennis Bettencourt and the Canadians took the lead. The game was very equal, but then Hránek obtained a bad penalty for body-checking and Musto quickly found the way to increase the gap between both teams as he made it 2:0.
The second period didn’t offer much action as both teams were fighting for each ball. Hránek got a penalty for elbowing in the beginning, but the Canadians didn’t add another one. The powerplay was offered also to the Old Boys in the end, but they didn’t take advantage of it neither.

The final period started with a Slovakian pressure, as they felt their last chance and Ronald Kochan managed to decrease the score. The Canadians had some chances as well, but as the end was approaching, the game moved into their zone. They resisted the pressure and Paolo Musto scored the match-decider into the empty net 8 seconds before the horn and secured a win for team Canada.

Paolo Musto (captain of team Canada): „It was hard for both teams as we lost our semifinals, but lots of guys were new at the team and still wanted a medal. The Slovaks pressured us a couple of minutes in the last period, but they didn’t have any really good chances, so we were also a bit lucky with that. We were capitalising on our opportunities, but it was still a hardly-won game.“

Aladár Melíšek (captain of team Old Boys Slovakia): „It was for sure our best match here. We put our hearts in the game and I think we did a great job representing the Old Boys. The key moment was probably in the third, where we got angry at the referees as they didn’t give the icing, but it’s just the game and fun. We have our minds and we can take it.“