2016 IPC Pan-Pacific Championship Buffalo, N.Y. – March 29-April 2, 2016

Canada’s National Sledge Team beat Team Pan-Pacific 3-0 in its last preliminary-round game at the 2016 IPC Pan-Pacific Championship. Canada has gone undefeated in preliminary-round action, topping Korea by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday, and beating the United States 2-1 on Wednesday. Team Canada will now play for gold on Saturday.

Tyler McGregor (Forest, Ont.) led his team with three assists, while teammates Greg Westlake (Oakville, Ont.) notched two goals and Brad Bowden (Orton, Ont.) collected two assists. Goaltender Dominic Larocque (Quebec) recorded the shutout.

Gold Medal Game: Canada vs. United States – April 2 at 5 p.m. ET (HarborCenter).

“We’ve played every game in the tournament like it was our gold-medal game. Today we faced off against a team that we never played against before, and we reacted well. I felt we were solid and it looks good for tomorrow.” – Dominic Larocque (Quebec) 

“We played a good game against a team that played hard and physical. Our leaders did a really good job of making key plays at key moments, which gave us momentum. Now we set our sights on a chance to win gold.” – Ken Babey, head coach, Canada’s National Sledge Team