Czechs lose 5-0 in pre-tournament game vs Canada

In the last pre-tournament game before the start of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Czechia played against Canada and the game ended with an expected victory for the pre-tournament favourite. While the home team didn´t score even once, the young Canadians scored four times by the midpoint to seal a smooth victory in the end.

Game #0  •  Sa 29.7.2023  •  18:30  •  Video stream

Czech Republic

0:5

( 0:2, 0:2, 0:1)

Canada

Czech Republic: Mařík – Jiříček, Fibigr, Hlinský, Svozil, A. Král, Galvas, Skok – Titlbach, Benák, Kos – Kubiesa, Sikora, Klíma – Jecho, Curran, Lisler – Humeník, Drančák, Chludil.

Canada: D’Aigle (32.–40. George) – Mews, Marrelli, Elick, Dickinson, Parekh, Danford, Cristoforo – Wetsch, Beaudoin, Lindstrom – Martone, Catton, Ritchie – Poirier, McQueen, Spence – Massé, Josephson, Misa – Greentree, Gavin.

Goals and assists: 9. Wetsch (Spence), 17. Martone (Catton), 26. Ritchie (Mews), 30. Misa (Massé), 60. Poirier (Spence).

Shots: 30:33 (4:14, 12:9, 14:10).
Penalties: 9:10. PP goals: 0:1. SH goals: 0:0.
Referees: Šudoma, Skopal – Bezděk, Peluha.. Attendance: 680.