Connor McDavid finished with a goal and two assists and Nick Baptiste, Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett also scored as Canada opened the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship with a victory over Slovakia in Sochi, Russia.

Brayden Point scored twice in regulation and once in the shootout as Canada beat the Czech Republic 5-4 in its second and final pre-tournament game ahead of the U18 world championship.

Dylan Labbé scored the lone goal late in the third period as Canada fell 4-1 to the U.S. on Sunday in the first of two 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship pre-tournament games.

Eight players who helped Canada to gold at last summer’s Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament will once again wear red and white, this time at the 2013 IIHF U18 World Championship.

Two-time World Junior head coach Don Hay will lead Canada’s National Men’s U18 Team at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship in Sochi, Russia, joined by assistant coaches Jody Hull and Yves Sarault.