18 year old Zach Rose of Paradise was spectacular in a 35-save performance, and Canada West beat the United States 5-1 on Saturday to win the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior A Challenge.
Rose – who was named tournament MVP following the game – was at his best in the final 40 minutes, making 14 saves in the second period and 12 more in the third to help the Canadians to the top of the podium.
It is the fifth gold for West – joining 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2015 – and the first time in four tries it has topped the Americans in the final.
