Canada Advances to Para Cup Final with 3-1 Victory Over Czechia

On Friday in Charlottetown, Liam Hickey, Vincent Boily, and Tyler McGregor led Canada to a 3-1 victory over Czechia in the Para Cup semifinals. Canada’s win sets up a gold-medal final against the United States, who dominated China 13-2 in the other semifinal match.

In a tightly contested game, Canada took an early lead with goals from Hickey and Boily to go up 2-0. Czechia fought back in the third period, with Filip Vesely scoring to cut the deficit to 2-1. However, McGregor’s goal at 6:33 of the third period secured the win for Canada. Dominic Cozzolino contributed with two assists in the game.

Canada outshot Czechia 22-9 and displayed a strong defensive effort, holding Czechia to just one goal. Despite a few power play opportunities for both teams, neither side was able to capitalize with Canada going 0-for-1 and Czechia going 0-for-3 on the power play.

With this victory, Canada now looks ahead to the final showdown against the United States, where they will aim to clinch the gold medal in the Para Cup. Fans can expect an exciting matchup between the two powerhouse teams as they battle for supremacy in para ice hockey.