Para Hockey Cup Recap - November 28

Tyler McGregor and Declan Farmer each had four-point games as Canada and the United States stayed perfect with 2-0 records at the 2022 Para Hockey Cup in Bridgewater.

GAME STATISTICS

Bridgewater, N.S. – Tyler McGregor’s four-point night lifted Canada’s National Para Hockey Team to a 5-0 win over Czechia at the Para Hockey Cup on Monday night.

• Tyler McGregor (Forest, Ont.) scored twice and added two assists.
• Dominic Cozzolino (Mississauga, Ont.) had a goal and an assist.
• Rod Crane (Clarksburg, Ont.) scored his first goal of the tournament.
• Adam Dixon (Midland, Ont.) rounded out the scoring for Canada.
• Rob Armstrong (Erin, Ont.), Auren Halbert (Calgary, Alta.), Liam Hickey (St. John’s, N.L.) and goaltender Dominic Larocque (Quebec City, Que.) each recorded assists.
• Larocque and Jean-Francois Huneault (Saint-Eustache, Que.) combined to make six saves for the win, and a second-straight shutout.
• Canada outshot Czechia 19-6

Other Game(s)

United States 9 – Italy 2

• Brody Roybal scored twice for the United States.
• Nils Larch scored twice for Italy.
•  USA outshot Italy 25-6
  
  

Next games – Wednesday, November 30:

•  Italy vs. Czechia – 11:30 a.m. AT
•  United States vs. Canada - 7 p.m. AT

Quotes:

“Tonight, was an extremely physical game and we knew it would be. The Czech’s are a big, heavy team, and I was happy with how we hung in there, took hits to make plays and dished it out when it was necessary.”

- Head coach Russ Herrington (Unionville, Ont.) on the physicality

“We were resilient tonight. Czechia put up a great fight, they were physical and had their chances. We did a good job of staying present and creating our offence from good defence. Our ability to regroup when mistakes happened really impressed me in this game. It was a great effort.”

- McGregor on Canada’s effort

“Every time we play them, it’s exciting. They are a talented team and are a top team in the world right now and we’re chasing that. If we take care of our game, we can be successful. Everyone in that room is excited.”

- Hickey on facing the Americans on Wednesday.

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