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Roybal, Pauls score in second as U.S. beats Canada to win record sixth WSHC

CHARLOTTETOWN — Brody Roybal and Josh Pauls scored under two minute apart in the second period as the United States edged Canada 3-2 on Saturday to win its fourth-straight World Sledge Hockey Challenge.

Josh Misiewicz opened the scoring in the first period for the U.S., which won the tournament for a record sixth time.

Tyler McGregor got the Canadians on the board with a power-play goal in the second period before Liam Hickey added another with the man advantage in the third.

"Anytime you put yourselves down three it's tough to get back, especially against a team like that," McGregor said. "We showed a bit of resilience trying to come back. We had a good third, but trying to come from behind the eight-ball like that is pretty tough.

"It's frustrating because we know we're better than that."

It's the fifth time that Canada has won silver at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge.

Steve Cash made 14 saves for the win in net as Dominic Larocque turned away 11-of-14 shots in defeat.

"Our guys made a valiant effort. Any chances we had, we either missed or Cash shut us down," said Canada head coach, Ken Babey.

"We just got off to a flat start and turned too many pucks over early in the game. It's a tough thing to do when you're playing a U.S. team that has good speed and fire power."

The Canadian Press


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