Canada and Czechia meet at Trio Arena in Vantaa, Finland, in a battle of Group B unbeatens at the U-18 world championships
Canada (1-0-0, 3 points) and Czechia (1-0-0, 3 points) opened their runs in Group B at the 2024 IIHF U-18 World Championship with victories. The teams face off on Friday at Trio Arena in Vantaa, Finland. Canada won the bronze medal at last year’s tournament in Switzerland and is joined in Group B by 2023 silver medalists Sweden, Switzerland and Kazakhstan. Since the tournament launched in 1999, the Canadians claimed four gold medals, a silver and picked up bronze medal No. 4 last year. Its last gold medal came in 2021. Czechia’s best finish was a silver medal in 2014, its most recent medal-winning performance, to go with three bronzes.
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Game Date: April 26, 2024
Game Time: 12 p.m. ET
TV: NHL Network
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Gavin McKenna scored twice late in Canada’s four-goal first period, sparking a 6-3 victory over Sweden on Thursday. McKenna projects as the early favorite as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft. Jett Luchanko, Malcolm Spencer, Matthew Schaefer and Carson Wetsch also lit the lamp for Canada.
Jakub Milota turned aside 17 shots to lead Czechia to a 3-0 win over Switzerland on Thursday. Maximilian Curran got the Czechs on the board 4:44 into the game and Tomas Poletin and Marek Danicek added goals in the third period. Curran and Danicek each finished with a goal and an assist for a productive third line.
Canada returns to the ice on Sunday against Switzerland while Czechia faces Sweden earlier the same day.
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