Liam Ruck scored two goals in the 5-0 victory in Canada against Czech Republic on Wednesday during the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup.
The Canadians (3-0) scored four goals in the last nine minutes of play.
“We face big nations in this tournament, and we would obviously like to score a little earlier in the clashes, but we expect similar matches in the semi-finals and in the final,” said the head coach of Canada, Mathieu Turcotte.
“We know that these will be tight matches and we will have to keep our structure, stay patient and find a way to conclude the games at the right time. »»
Beckham Edwards, Daxon Rudolph and Alessandro Di Iorio also found the bottom of the net. Gavin Betts made 23 stops for the white game.
FRANISK POLETIN has pushed 30 shots for the Czechs (1-2), which welcome the tournament.
It was the last match of the preliminary tour for the two teams. Canada will face the United States at the start of the eliminatory round on Friday.
« [Les États-Unis] are always excellent at all levels, and they play quickly, said Ruck. We must be ready to match their level in the semi-finals, but we have a good team with a good depth, so we are ready to take up the challenge. »»
Earlier Wednesday, Switzerland beat Finland 4-3 in overtime, the United States dominated Germany 8-1 and Sweden bleached Slovakia 7-0.
