They got here in very different ways, but the two best teams in Group A will meet tonight in Edmonton for gold at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships. They’ve met a number of times at the Men’s Worlds, but this is the first time they’ve battled for gold at the U20’s.
Canada, who won gold in 2020, then lost in 2021 to the USA, advanced to tonight’s game with a 5-2 victory over Czechia. The line of Logan Stankoven, Kent Johnson and Tyson Foerster were dominant again this one, combining for 2 goals and 4 assists. They also got another solid outing from Stankoven’s Kamloops Blazers teammate Dylan Garand, who stopped 30 of 32 Czech shots.