Canada falls 5-3 to US at Para Hockey Cup to earn silver

By The Canadian Press on October 13, 2024.

OSTRAVA, Czechia – Canada earned a third consecutive silver medal after falling 5-3 to the United States at the International Para Hockey Cup on Sunday.

Auren Halbert, Dominic Cozzolino and James Dunn scored for Canada, which got 22 saves from Adam Kingsmill.

Jack Wallace and Declan Farmer each had two goals, along with another from Brett Bolton, for the U.S. Griffin LaMarre stopped 10 shots in net.

Halbert opened the scoring two minutes into the contest, but Bolton knotted up the contest 29 seconds later. Farmer gave the U.S. a 2-1 edge with a power-play goal at 13:44 of the first period.

Cozzolino tied it 4:14 into the second before Farmer netted a second power-play marker just over two minutes later.

In the third, Dunn made it a 3-3 contest at 1:48. But Wallace restored the Americans’ lead just over a minute later before scoring an empty-netter at 14:51 to seal the victory.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2024.