Czechia opens World Juniors with win over Switzerland
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Hoping to improve on last year's bronze medal, Czechia jumped out to a promising start with a 5-1 win over Switzerland.
Miroslav Holinka, Eduard Sale, Ondrej Kos, Jakub Stancl and Petr Sikora scored for the winners, who received a two-assist effort from Tomas Galvas.
Leo Braillard scored a third-period goal for Switzerland, which was outshot 35-26.
Czechia led 1-0 after the first period and took a 3-0 lead into the third.
Czechia has the day off Friday then faces Kazakhstan on Saturday. Switzerland plays Slovakia on Friday.
In other games Thursday, host Canada took on Finland.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 26, 2024.