Canada whips U.S. 8-1 to win Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Digital Subscription
One year of digital access for only $205*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
EDMONTON – Brock England, Maddox Schultz and Liam Pue each scored twice, the power play went 3-for-5, and Canada whipped the United States 8-1 to win the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Saturday.
Benjamin Veitch and Jaakko Wycisk also scored for Canada, who outshot the Americans 45-17, and led 3-1 after the first period and 6-1 heading into the third at Rogers Place.
Canadian captain Landon DuPont had four assists for the hosts, who earned their 26th Under-18 gold medal at the summer event.
“This is a crazy moment because we have dreamt of this since the start of the tournament, and it was our mission to win gold,” said Schultz, who was named player of the game. “It feels great to be wearing the gold medal around our necks, and everyone is excited to get this win.
“It was so fun to play with this team, and we wanted to win so badly. We knew we had it in us and that we were the group that could get it done, and to have the crowd behind us every shift and cheer us on was incredible.”
Gunnar Conboy scored a power-play goal for the Americans, who went 1-for-5 on the power play.
Canadian coach Ryan Oulahen was thrilled with the end result.
“I am so proud of this group. I know the score says what it says, but I would have been proud if it was a 1-0 game because of how well we played and the way everyone bought in to what we wanted to accomplish,” said Oulahen.
“This group will be remembered for playing the Canadian way. We got better every single day, and tonight was 60 minutes of exactly how you would want to draw things up. This is an impressive team that is led by an impressive staff, and I am going to remember this experience forever.”
Canada finished the preliminary round in first place in Group A after wins over Switzerland (7-3), Slovakia (6-1) and Sweden (7-4). It booked its spot in the gold-medal game with a 6-3 win over Finland in the semifinals.
The medal marks the 31st that Canada has won at the annual summer Under-18 tournament, capturing 26 gold medals, three silver and two bronze.
POKE CHECKS: Finland scored twice in the third period to defeat Slovakia 3-2 in Saturday’s bronze-medal game. Roni Kuukasjarvi scored the winner on a power play at 13:27 of the third period … Sweden scored twice in the final period to beat Germany 4-2 in Saturday’s seventh-place game. Oliver Sundberg and Olle Zetterstedt each scored twice for Sweden.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 8, 2026.