Canada advances to men's U18 world hockey semifinals on Cole Reschny overtime goal
Saskatchewan native also scored to force extra period against Czech Republic
Cole Reschny scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in leading Canada to a 3-2 overtime win over the Czech Republic Wednesday in the quarterfinal of the under-18 men's world hockey championship in Allen, Texas.
Reschny of Macklin, Sask., scored 2:41 into overtime for the winner. His first of the game with 4:08 left in the second period knotted the score at 2-2 just 45 seconds after Adam Benak put the Czechs up 2-1.
Jackson Smith made it 1-1 for Canada with 20 seconds remaining in the first period. David Rozsival opened the scoring for the Czech Republic at 6:06.
Jack Ivankovic made 22 saves in the win, while Frantisek Poletin stopped 37 of 40 shots in the opposite net.
The defending champion Canadians finished the preliminary round undefeated with an 8-1 win over Norway in Group A on Monday. The Czechs, meanwhile, closed the prelims Monday with a 7-3 loss to Sweden in Group B.
The semifinals will take place on Friday, with the medal games on Saturday.
