CANADA ADVANCES TO PARA HOCKEY CUP FINAL

OSTRAVA, CZECHIA Canada reached the final of the International Para Hockey Cup with a 4-1 semifinal win over the host Czechs on Wednesday. The Canadians will face the United States for gold Friday in a rematch of February’s Paralympic final in Beijing where the Americans blanked Canada 5-0 for the title. “You have to almost play a perfect game versus the Americans,” Canadian coach Russ Herrington said. Tyler McGregor had a goal and two assists and Dominic Cozzolino scored twice for Canada against the Czechs at Torax Arena in Ostrava. The Canadians outshot Czechia, the country commonly known as the Czech Republic, 21-7.