Canada scored early and often and also stayed out of the penalty box en route to a 4-1 win over Sweden in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup gold medal final.
Tanner Howe, Ethan Gauthier, Calum Ritchie and Brayden Yager scored for the Canadiens, who held a 2-1, 3-1 lead at the Peavey Mart Centrium on Saturday. Riley Heidt also contributed with two assists for the champions.
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Hugo Pettersson scored for Sweden, who were outshot 36-26. Each team received eight minutes of penalties.
Canada beat Sweden 3-0 on August 3.
Canada qualified for the final with a 4-1 victory over Finland, while Sweden beat Czechia 6-2. Finland beat Czechia 3-1 in the bronze medal final on Saturday.
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