Canada ties Czech Republic at World Under-18

Team Canada scored three times in the first period and held on for a 3-3 tie against the Czech Republic in round robin play at the World Under-18 Championships in Yaroslavl, Russia on Monday.
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rSteve Bernier, B.J. Crombeen and Ryan Getzlaf of the Calgary Hitmen scored first period goals to give Canada a 3-0 lead in the first period.
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rLukas Casper scored a short-handed goal in the second period for the Czech Repulic before Jakub Petruzalek and Jakub Sindel tied the game in the third period.
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rCanada (0-1-1) plays Kazakhstan on Wednesday before wrapping up the round robin portion of the schedule against Switzerland on Thursday.
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rGame Summary.
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rFollow Team Canada at the World Under-18 Championships on the official Web site of the CHA – www.canadianhockey.ca.
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