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World juniors: Canada beats Czechia in overtime for consecutive gold medals

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Canada has captured back-to-back gold medals at the world juniors, ousting Czechia in overtime in dramatic fashion on Thursday night.

With Canada busting down the ice 2-on-1, Joshua Roy feathered a perfect pass over to Dylan Guenther, who made no mistake.

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— TSN (@TSN_Sports) January 6, 2023

After coming oh so close to their first gold since 2001, Czechia's medal drought at the tournament came to an end after 17 years with the silver.