OSTRAVA 鈥� Rob Armstrong scored the game-winning goal 1:14 into overtime to lift sa国际传媒 to a 1-0 victory over Czechia and into the gold-medal game of the International Para Hockey Cup on Saturday.
Corbin Watson earned a 16-save shutout for sa国际传媒.
鈥淚 think I blacked out during the goal," Armstrong said. "It was a hard-fought game. We were just trying to get something going towards the net. I was able to break off on a bit of a rush and as soon as I shot the puck and I saw it go in the back of the net, it was a huge feeling of relief.鈥�
Michal Vapenka turned away 13 shots for the hosts.
The Canadians also defeated Czechia 3-2 in the final preliminary game of the four-team tournament on Thursday.
sa国际传媒 will next face the United States on Sunday. The Americans handed Italy a 6-0 loss in the other semifinal earlier Saturday to advance.
The U.S. defeated sa国际传媒 2-1 in overtime in preliminary action on Tuesday, sa国际传媒's lone loss of the tournament.
鈥淚t鈥檚 simple, we just need to keep doing all the little things we鈥檝e been doing along the way," Watson said. "We鈥檙e doing all the small things right; everybody is gelling right now and everybody is feeling the games.
"Today was a tough battle and we want to bring what we had today into tomorrow against the United States. We鈥檙e going to push and be ready to play our game.鈥�
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 12, 2024.
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