Relive Team Canada's golden game with our recap by veteran sports writer CH_GMacHerald and photojournalist ryantaplinhfx
Dylan Guenther scores in overtime, beating Czechia goalie Tomas Suchanek to the short side to give Canada a 3-2 victory in the gold medal game at the IIHF world junior hockey championships in Halifax on Thursday. - Ryan TaplinDylan Guenther scored the golden goal 6:22 into overtime to lead Canada to a 3-2 victory over Czechia in the final of the IIHF world junior championship in front of a boisterous, sold-out Scotiabank Centre crowd, nearly all clad in red.
“To be able to do it with this team, in front of these fans, it couldn’t have been any better. That was a lot of fun. These are the moments you wanted to be in as a kid. You dream about playing in the gold medal game, playing in overtime. With the crowd behind you, it makes it a lot of fun. This is something I’ll never forget.”
Connor Bedard, the 17-year-old fan favourite who led all scorers with a Canadian record nine goals and 23 points, was named tournament MVP. With 10 seconds left on the man advantage, Guenther fired a rocket from inside the left face-off circle which beat Suchanek high to the short side for the early Canadian lead.
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