Canada defeated Czechia 3-2 in an exhibition game, finishing their pre-tournament schedule with a perfect 3-0 record.
Gavin McKenna scored his second goal of the game at 17:31 of the third period, breaking a 2-2 tie and leading Canada to a 3-2 exhibition win over Czechia at the Canadian Tire Centre. Bradly Nadeau also scored for Canada , and Matthew Schaefer had two assists as the World Junior Championship hosts finished pre-tournament play with a 3-0 record. Dominik Petr and Jiri Felcman scored for Czechia, which was outshot 39-23 but received a superb performance from goaltender Michael Hrabel.
Canada's first game in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship is on Boxing Day against Finland, followed by a Friday game against Latvia. Czechia will face Switzerland in its tournament opener on Thursday, then play Kazakhstan on Saturday. Elsewhere in pre-tournament play on Monday: CORNWALL, Ont. — The United States broke open a close game with four goals in the second period and coasted to a 5-2 win over Finland at Cornwall Civic Complex. Ryan Leonard, Joe Willis, Zeev Buium, Austin Burnevik and Carey Terrance scored for the Americans, who went 1-for-2 on the power play. The U.S. outshot Finland 30-18. BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Victor Eklund and David Edstrom each scored twice as Sweden whipped Germany 11-1 at CAA Arena. Rasmus Bergqvist, Herman Traff, Tom Willander, Wilhelm Hallquisth, Felix Unger Sorum, Otto Stenberg and Felix Nilsson also scored for the Swedes, who outshot Germany 43-17, and led 2-0 after the first period and 6-1 heading into the third. Sweden went 4-for-6 on the power play
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