Casey DeSmith, Team USA working on something special at Worlds

Photo by Samppa Toivonen/Apollo Photo/DeFodi Images via Getty ImagesCasey DeSmith is rolling at the 2023 World Championships, and hoping to help Team USA break a 90-year drought at the event. DeSmith improved to 5-0-0 at the tournament with a quarterfinal shutout over the Czech.

DeSmith only needed to make 15 stops in the win, his second shutout of the event. Nick Bonino and Drew O’Connor are also representing the red, white and blue.

As the tournament has developed, the USA and Canada have stepped up as the top two events. The US has won all eight of their games, the Canadians lone loss came in a shootout to Norway. Both teams could be on a collision course for the final, if they clear their…