Vernon Vipers forward Brett Stapley scored twice as Canada Westdefeated the Czech Republic 5-1 Thursday to advance to Saturday's Final.
This is posted on the Hockey Canada website:
Game Story
WEST EXPLODES LATE, BOOKS SPOT IN WJAC GOLD MEDAL GAME
JASON LA ROSE
TRURO, N.S. - Angus Crookshank scored the first of four goals in the final nine minutes, helping Canada West to a 5-1 semifinal win over the Czech Republic on Thursday night and a spot in the gold medal game at the 2017 World Junior A Challenge.
The westerners will face off against the United States on Saturday (3 p.m. AT on TSN) in a showdown of the only two teams to ever win WJAC gold - the U.S. has claimed seven titles, while West owns the other four.
Brett Stapley scored a pair of goals for the Canadians, while Dylan Holloway and Brendan Budy added one each. In all, 11 different skaters got their names on the scoresheet for West.
The game was a battle of the goaltenders early, with Canadian netminder Zach Rose and Czech counterpart Milan Kloucek combining for 21 saves in a scoreless first period.
Boxscore-Game Summary,
https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/national-championships/men/world-junior-a/2017/stats/game-summary?gameid=1711
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