Team Canada has won the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. On Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 in the gold medal game.
The Canadian goal scorers were centres Liam Kilfoil of Quispamsis, New Brunswick and Caleb Desnoyers of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Kilfoil opened the scoring at 6:29 of the first period from centre Brady Martin of Elmira, Ontario, and defenseman Cameron Reid of Aylmer, Ontario. Desnoyers then scored the game-winning goal from center Cameron Schmidt of Prince George, British Columbia, and centre Emile Guite of Chambly, Quebec.
Kilfoil is with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, while Desnoyers is also with a Maritimes team in the QMJHL as he is with the Moncton Wildcats. Reid and Martin are both in the Ontario Hockey League. Reid is with the Kitchener Rangers and Martin is with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Schmidt is in the Western Hockey League, specifically the Vancouver Giants. Guite is in the QMJHL with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens.
Canada went undefeated throughout the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. In Group A play, they had an undefeated record of three wins and zero losses. They beat Switzerland 10-0, Slovakia 5-1 and Sweden 2-1. In the semifinals, Canada beat the United States 5-1.
