Prague (AFP) - Canada swept Latvia and the USA breezed past Finland in the opening games of the ice hockey world championships in the Czech Republic on Friday.
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In Prague, Dallas forward Jason Spezza scored twice and added an assist while Colorado forward Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists to hand Canada a 6-1 win over underdogs Latvia.