McCoy, Westlake set up USA-Canada final

Daniel McCoy established a new tournament-record with 40 shots on goal. © • Andy Devlin / Hockey Canada

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Canada will now face the USA for the gold medal on Saturday at 17:00 MST.

Greg Westlake scored twice and added three assists to help Canada leave with a dominating 10-0 semi-final victory over Japan at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge on Thursday (6 December) in Calgary, Canada.

Canada will now face the USA for the gold medal on Saturday at 17:00 MST, after the USA beat Norway, 4-1, in the other semi-final behind a tournament-record 40 shots on goal and two scores by Daniel McCoy.

It will be the second year in a row that the North American rivals have met for the top prize, with Canada taking the title last year.

Japan will face Norway for the bronze medal earlier on Saturday at 12:00 MST.

In their semi-final, Canada scored seven times in the second period alone and four times shorthanded during the game.

Brad Bowden and Dominic Larocque had two goals apiece, while Billy Bridges, Adam Dixon, Kevin Rempel and Tyler McGregor added singles for the Canadians.

Dixon’s goal was his 100th career point, while McGregor’s was his first with the national team.

Benoit St-Amand earned his second shutout against the Japanese in five days, making five saves.

Mitsuru Nagase went the distance in the Japanese goal, finishing with 26 stops.

In addition to McCoy’s top performance in the USA’s win, Josh Pauls and Kevin McKee had the other goals for the USA.

Kristian Buen was the story for Norway, setting a new mark for saves in a World Sledge Hockey Challenge game by the end of the second period. Buen finished with 36 stops, easily surpassing fellow Norwegian Roger Johansen’s old record of 23, set in a 2008 loss to Canada.