Canada off to gold-medal game at para hockey worlds after win over Czech Republic

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 30, 2025 7:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

Liam Hickey and Adam Dixon scored 18 seconds isolated successful the opening play arsenic Canada booked its summons to the gold-medal crippled of the satellite para crystal hockey title connected Friday with a 3-0 triumph implicit Czechia.

Tyler McGregor besides scored for Canada. Hickey and McGregor some had an assistance successful the crippled astatine LECOM Harborcenter.

Canada volition adjacent look the United States successful the last aft the Americans defeated China 6-1 successful their semifinal game. 

"We came retired flying and kept our composure each night," Hickey said. "When we instrumentality implicit games early, determination isn't overmuch that tin dilatory america down and I deliberation we did a large occupation close from the start. Physicality is thing the boys love. We play accelerated and hard.

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"Honestly, the Czechs brought it tonight. They came acceptable to play, but we wore them down. Hard-hitting games similar that are truthful overmuch amusive to play successful and that mentality of `hard to play against' is what we volition request time successful the gold-medal game, nary substance who the hostile is."

The Canadians person outscored their opponents 30-2, including Friday's win, crossed 4 games successful the tournament.

Only China has managed to people against Canada, with Canada taking that crippled 4-2 connected Tuesday.

Medal games volition beryllium played connected Saturday.