Canada defeated the USA 5-1 Saturday at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. There is a highlight pack available on YouTube from TSN here, and I strongly recommend you at least watch for the burlesque performer at 1:55 behind the Canada bench and the reactions.

If you want to skip the whole recap but still see one highlight, here's Gavin McKenna doing his thing again.

Canada moves on to play Czechia in the final tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET, broadcast on TSN.

Scout’s Analysis: Canada’s captain, goalie among early standouts at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
The semifinal matchups are set at the U18 men’s Hlinka Gretzky Cup with Canada facing the U.S. in one game on Friday and Sweden battling upstart Czechia in the other. Here are some of my notes following the conclusion of the round robin.
Sportsnet| August 9, 2024, 10:46 AM

UPDATE: Canada won!

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Enjoy your weekend.

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