Canada Red beats Canada White 8-4 in bronze-medal game at U17 World Challenge

OAKVILLE — Liam Pue had two goals and an assist, Jakob Royer had a goal and two assists and Canada Red collected a bronze medal with an 8-4 win over Canada White at the under-17 World Challenge hockey tournament on Saturday.

Canada Red lost 4-3 to Czechia in Friday’s semifinals but bounced back from the disappointing loss to outshoot Canada White 53-40 at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex.

Canada White dropped a 5-2 decision to the United States in Friday’s other semifinal. Czechia and the U.S. were playing for gold in Saturday night’s championship game.

Canada Red, which held 4-3 and 7-4 first- and second-period leads on Saturday, went 3-for-5 on the power play, while Canada White was 2-for-7.