2016 WJAC: USA 4 – CAN-E 0 (Gold Medal)

Dec 16, 2016

Nick Swaney scored the game-winning goal in the last minute of the first period, Cayden Primeau needed to make just 14 saves to record the shutout, and the United States won its seventh gold medal at the World Junior A Challenge, blanking Canada East.

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Dennis Pajot / Hockey Canada Images

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