HOCKEY CANADA ROUND-UP – Canada vs. United States

2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge

Bridgewater, N.S. – Jan. 17-23, 2016

World Sledge Hockey, in its final preliminary-round game, Team Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in a shootout at the 2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge. Adam Dixon (Midland, Ont.) scored the winning goal. Team Canada finishes first in the standings with a (2-0-1-0) record.

Next game 

Team Canada faces Team Korea in the semifinal on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. AT.

“It was an awesome game; we could hear the crowd from the bench and [that made it] really exciting for us. To be honest, I didn’t think I would get a second chance in the shootout. When coach Babey tapped me on the shoulder, I knew it was my chance to help my team. I’m just glad we got the win.” Adam Dixon (Midland, Ont.) 

“It’s do-or-die starting now. This is how we have to approach the next game. I liked our effort tonight, no doubt we played well. We have to be ready for another hard game.” head coach Ken Babey (Saskatoon, Sask.)

“We haven’t lost a game in two years so this will be good for us to come down the mountain a little bit,” said Jeff Sauer, head coach of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. “You don’t have to win every game in these tournaments; just the right ones and tomorrow becomes the right one. Hopefully we’ll face them again.” 

 

The semifinals and bronze-medal game will be webcast through FASTHockey on the game summary pages at HockeyCanada.ca/wshc.

The gold-medal game of the 2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge will air live on TSN and RDS, official broadcasters of Hockey Canada. Please check your local listings for details.