Canada has scored no less than eight goals in the third period on Tuesday, finally win 9 to 1 against Switzerland in a preliminary round of the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup.
This is a second gain in two days for the unifolié in this tournament involving players 18 and under that stands in Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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Things did not go too bad for Switzerland at the start of the third, when Canada led only 1 to 0. The sky, however, fell on the head of the Helvetians thereafter, while the British-Colombian Mathis Preston, in particular, took the opportunity to register a hop tour in the third.
Dimian Zhilkin and Adam Valentini have registered a double, Ethan Belchetz and Ryan Lin completed the brand.
Quebecer Thomas Rousseau added two aid, his first two points in the tournament.
“We took a step forward today, it was another good lesson for our group,” said Canadian head coach Mathieu Turcotte. We must not lift up even when we cannot fill the net. We had several shots on goal after two periods and we then brought some adjustments. ”
“We managed to open the machine in the third period, but I have to give credit to my teammates who made magic games and who put the table well to score goals,” said Preston.
Canada will take over the action on Wednesday, when it will face the Czech Republic.