Garrett Riley Goes for Gold!

Friday, 11 March 2022 at 08:30

The Canadian men's para ice hockey team will have a shot at winning the gold medal after they beat Korea in the semifinals last night 11-0.

BEIJING - The Canadian men's para ice hockey team has secured a spot in the gold medal final at the Beijing Paralympics.

They celebrated an 11-0 win over Korea last night, and Oxford County's Garrett Riley scored one of the goals for Team Canada. They will face the winner of this morning's U.S. vs. China semifinal matchup and the score was 8-0 for the Americans as of 8:17 a.m. You can watch the game online here.

Team Canada has also won another four medals at the Beijing Paralympics.

Mollie Jepson has won silver in the women's standing giant slalom for para alpine skiing, Brittany Hudak has won a para biathalon bronze, Mark Arendz has won a silver in the men's standing biathlon and Tyler Turner has won a para snowboard bronze in the banked slalom competition.

Team Canada has now secured 20 medals total; seven gold, four silver and nine bronze.

#TeamCanada dominated their semi-final against South Korea. Who will they be playing for 🥇? We will soon find out #ParaIceHockey @HockeyCanada pic.twitter.com/aJRyh46IH8
— Canadian Paralympic Committee (@CDNParalympics) March 11, 2022

It's another medal for @JepsenMollie ! A silver in the women’s standing giant slalom 🥈 @Alpine_Canada pic.twitter.com/k8YxUwiWEJ
— Canadian Paralympic Committee (@CDNParalympics) March 11, 2022

. @brittanyhudak93 takes a Para biathlon bronze! 🥉 @NordiqCanada pic.twitter.com/0HxWZbaXu7
— Canadian Paralympic Committee (@CDNParalympics) March 11, 2022

. @markarendz claims silver in the men’s standing biathlon 🥈 @NordiqCanada pic.twitter.com/v2dnXNM3Su
— Canadian Paralympic Committee (@CDNParalympics) March 11, 2022

Tyler Turner captures his second Paralympic medal, a bronze in the banked slalom 🥉 @CanadaSnowboard pic.twitter.com/lwyMw0yh4J
— Canadian Paralympic Committee (@CDNParalympics) March 11, 2022