2018 WJAC: CZE 5 – CAN-W 4 SO (Preliminary)

Dec 12, 2018

Vojtech Strondala and Jan Kern scored 59 seconds apart in the third period to tie the game and Strondala netted the shootout winner, sending the Czech Republic past Canada West 5-4 for its first win at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge.

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