OlympicTalk · May 3, 2019
U.S. sled hockey rolls into worlds final against familiar rival
Once again, it’s the U.S. versus Canada for a global sled hockey title.
The border rivals each dominated world championship semifinals in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Friday to set up their fourth straight meeting in the biennial final, one year after the Americans beat the Canadians in the PyeongChang Paralympic overtime final.
The gold-medal game airs live on Olympic Channel on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET. It also streams live on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app. NBCSN airs the game at 5:30 p.m.
The U.S., under new coach David Hoff, beat Canada in 3-1 in group play last Saturday to open the tournament.