ZUG, Switzerland - Jeremy Roy had three goals to power Canada past Latvia 11-6 on Wednesday in its opening game of the world under-18 hockey championship.
Canada took command of the contest by outscoring Latvia 6-0 in the second period to take an 8-3 advantage.
Captain Mitchell Stephens added two goals and an assist for Canada, which outshot Latvia 44-22. Nicolas Roy, Ethan Bear, Brett Howden, Jansen Harkins, Kyle Capobianco and Guillaume Brisebois had the others.
Canada's Zachary Sawchenko stopped 16 shots in goal.