Canada defeats USA to clinch world junior gold medal game

Canadian goaltender Thomas Milic saved 43 of forty-five shots within the win. He is undefeated because he relieved sole starter

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"I thought we started a little tough and we were behind 2-0 pretty quickly and the photos were unbalanced

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“I think our bench did a great job just staying calm, sticking to the game plan. We obviously had the right contribution from everyone

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Milic received the participants of the sport and got a loud ovation from the lovers of the house.

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"Oh man, that turned out to be great. Truly the greatest moment of my hockey career and maybe my lifestyle as well.

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It's amazing to have so much support at home and across Canada," he said.

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The Americans started quickly, taking a 2-0 lead and registering the first nine shots on target before Canada rallied for six straight goals

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The USA had wishes on goalie interference, one within the second long and one within 0.33. Main train Rand Pecknold was not a fan of sentences.

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