Kash Kwajah recorded two goals and two assists as Canada Red beat the United States 6-4 at the Under-17 World Challenge in Oakville.
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Kash Kwajah scored twice, including a power-play goal at 8:28 of the third period that proved to be the winner, as Canada Red defeated the United States 6-4 on Monday night.
Kwajah also added two assists as Canada Red, coached by Dan DaSilva of Saskatoon, improved to 1-1 in round-robin play at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Canada Red previously lost 5-1 to Finland on Sunday.
Drew Bate added two goals for Canada, with Canada trailing 2-1 after the first period before tying the game 3-3 heading into the third. Ben Oliverio and Kyler Lauder also scored, while Owen Loftus made 37 saves. Tanner Adams contributed two assists.
For the United States, Dean Steven had two goals and an assist and Jack Queally had a goal and two assists, with Joey Cullen also scoring. The U.S. outshot Canada 41-36, but went 0-for-6 on the power play. Canada went 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
The Canada Red team is in a pool with Finland (1-0) and the U.S. (0-1). Canada will have Tuesday off and then begin the quarterfinal round on Thursday.
In other Monday action, Sweden beat Czechia 3-2 in a shootout, with Joakim Dahl scoring the winner in the fifth round. Isak Alvudd and Viking Simon scored for Sweden in regulation, while Matyas Michaelek and Matej Balvin scored for Czechia on the power play. Sweden and Czechia were tied 1-1 after the first period, and Sweden led 2-1 after 40 minutes.
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