The United States scored a short-handed goal and another on the power play in a 3-0 victory over Canada for its fourth title at the International Para Hockey Cup on Sunday in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Declan Farmer led the U.S. men offensively, scoring a power-play goal in the second period and another into an empty net with 52 seconds left in regulation.
“I thought this was a great way to finish this tournament, a really solid effort from beginning to end tonight,” American head coach David Hoff said in a statement released by USA Hockey. “From the goaltending, to all the way up front, we played a really solid game and hopefully that’s a start to a really strong season.”
Malik Jones opened the scoring near the midway point of the first period, intercepting an attempted breakout pass in the slot and firing the puck past Canadian goalie Corbin Watson for a short-handed goal.
In the second, Farmer beat Watson with a deke and tucked the puck in the net from just outside the crease.
Griffin LaMarre turned aside 11 shots for the shutout at Ostravar Arena.
It is the 10th Para Hockey Cup title for the Americans, who downed Canada 4-1 in last year’s championship game.
On Sunday, the U.S. outshot Canada 9-0 in the second period and 23-11 overall.
The Americans converted one of four power plays while the Canadians were 0-for-5.
Canada advanced to the gold-medal game at the Para Hockey Cup with a 9-1 rout of Italy on Friday.
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