Canada defeated Czechia 2-1 at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton, capturing their third consecutive gold medal at the tournament.
Liam Kilfoil and Caleb Desnoyers scored first period goals, while goaltender Jack Ivankovic made 18 saves and was named player of the match for the host team.
Czechia’s Tomas Poletin notched his team’s lone goal on a power play with less than 10 seconds remaining in the tilt to end Ivankovic’s shutout bid.
Eric Nilson scored three goals and added an assist to power Sweden to a 6-3 victory over the United States in the bronze medal game.
Melvin Novotny tallied twice and Jakob Wozniak scored in the first period for Sweden.
Matthew Lansing scored twice and Jesse Orlowsky added a late power-play goal for the Americans.
Sweden’s Love Harenstam finished the game with 34 saves on 37 shots.
Final standings
- Canada
- Czechia
- Sweden
- United States
- Slovakia
- Germany
- Finland
- Switzerland