Team Canada had two dominant games in hockey on Tuesday at the 2023 Winter Universiade in Lake Placid. New York. In men’s action, Canada clobbered Latvia 9-0, and in women’s action, Canada clobbered Great Britain 14-0.
In Canada’s win over Latvia, St. Francis Xavier University center Matthew Struthers of Milton, Ontario led Canada with two goals and two assists for four points. Queen’s University right winger Jonathan Yantsis of Markham, Ontario and University of Prince Edward Island defenseman Matthew Brassard of Barrie, Ontario had one goal and two assists for three points each.
Other Canadian players with multi-point games were University of Quebec Trois Rivieres center Simon Lafrance of St. Eustache, Quebec (one goal and one assist for two points), University of New Brunswick center Brady Gilmour of Grafton, Ontario (one goal and one assist for two points), University of Manitoba right winger Brett Davis of Oakbank, Manitoba (two assists), University of New Brunswick left winger Austen Keating of Guelph, Ontario (two assists), and St. Francis Xavier University center Liam Hawel of Arnprior, Ontario (two assists). The other Canadian goal scorers were University of Calgary defenseman Noah King of Winnipeg, Manitoba, captain and University of Saskatchewan right winger Jared Dmytriw of Craven, Saskatchewan, and University of Prince Edward Island forward T.J. Shea of Tignish, Prince Edward Island. The Canadian goalie with the shutout was Toronto Metropolitan University goaltender Kai Edmonds of Carlsbad Springs, Ontario, who made eight saves.
In Canada’s win over Great Britain, forwards Maria Dominico of Nipissing University and Leah Herrfort of the University of Waterloo had four points each. Dominico of North Bay, Ontario had two goals and two assists. Herrfort of Palmerston, Ontario had one goal and three assists for four points. Four Canadian players had three points each. They were St. Francis Xavier University forward Maggy Burbidge of Falmouth, Nova Scotia (two goals and one assist), Saint Mary’s University forward Shae Demale of Red Deer, Alberta (one goal and two assists), University of Waterloo defenseman Carley Bosse-Olivier of Sudbury, Ontario (one goal and two assists).
Five Canadian players had a two-point game. They were forwards Rosalie Begin-Cyr of St-Georges-de-Beauce, Quebec (Concordia University, one goal and one assist), Hannah Tait of Exeter, Ontario (University of Guelph, one goal and one assist), Lea MacLeod of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (St. Francis Xavier University, one goal and one assist), and defensemen Elizabeth Mura of Calgary, Alberta (McGill University, two assists), and Annabel Faubert of St-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Quebec (University of Montreal, two assists). Two more Canadian players scored. They were Bishops University defenseman Marie-Camille Theoret of Magog, Quebec and Queen’s University forward Scout Watkins Southward of Kingston, Ontario. University of Saskatchewan goaltender Camryn Drever of Edmonton, Alberta made five saves for the shutout.
The Canadian men’s hockey team improved to a record of four wins and zero losses, and in women’s hockey, Canada is also age four wins and zero losses. In men’s curling, Canada is at six wins and one loss following a 9-4 win over South Korea and a 5-2 win over Norway. The Canadian team is skipped by Owen Purcell of Halifax, Nova Scotia, who attends Dalhousie University.
