Canada whips Sweden 7-0 to strike gold in U-18 men’s world hockey championship

By Canadian Press on May 3, 2025.

FRISCO — Martin Brady scored twice, netminder Jack Ivankovic stopped 28 shots, and Canada whipped Sweden 7-0 in the Under-18 world men’s hockey championship gold-medal game on Saturday at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.

Xavier Villeneuve, Jackson Smith, Ethan Czata, Braeden Cootes and Jack Nesbitt also scored for Canada, which led 2-0 after the first period and 5-0 heading into the third. Ben Kindel chipped in with a pair of assists.

Sweden, which was coming off an emotional 4-3 semifinal win over the United States on Friday, didn’t appear to have much left in the tank for the aggressive Canadians, who blanked Slovakia 4-0 in Friday’s other semifinal.

UNITED STATES 4 SLOVAKIA 3 (OT)

Ben Kevan’s goal at 5:37 of overtime lifted the United States to a 4-3 victory over Slovakia in Saturday’s bronze-medal game.

Jan Chovan of Slovakia scored with 6:47 left in the third period to force the extra session.

Blake Fiddler, Jacob Kvasnicka and Cole McKinney also scored for the Americans, who led 1-0 after the first period but trailed 2-1 heading into the third.

Michal Svrcek scored twice for the Slovakians, who were outshot 33-26.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 3, 2025.

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