U.S. Secures Fifth Consecutive Paralympic Gold with 6-2 Victory Over Canada

MILAN – The U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team, driven by a four-point performance (3g, 1a) from Jack Wallace (Franklin Lakes, N.J.), secured its fifth consecutive gold medal at the Paralympic Winter Games with a 6-2 triumph over Canada in the championship match at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

Team USA achieved its sixth gold medal overall at the Paralympics (2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026) and concluded the 2026 Games with an impeccable record of 5-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L). The U.S. finished its impressive campaign by outscoring opponents 46-6.

“I was very pleased with our level of competition tonight; this team showed remarkable determination,” stated David Hoff (Bottineau, N.D.), head coach of the 2026 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team. “That was the key factor. We established a strong pace tonight and maintained it throughout all three periods to achieve our primary objective.”

Wallace initiated the scoring at 8:39 of the first period during a power play, firing a shot from the left faceoff circle that eluded Canadian goaltender Corbin Watson.

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U.S. goaltender Griffin LaMarre (Haverhill, Mass.) made two crucial saves during a penalty kill with 3:12 left in the first period, maintaining his team’s one-goal lead at the end of the opening frame.

Liam Hickey equalized for Canada 1:45 into the second period with a power-play goal from the slot.

Kayden Beasley (Coats, N.C.) took advantage of a Canadian turnover, scoring an unassisted goal at 6:29, sending the puck past the sprawling goaltender to regain the lead for Team USA.

Team USA extended its lead to two goals at 9:52, as Wallace netted his second goal, beating Watson on a breakaway set up by a stretch pass from Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.), putting the U.S. ahead, 3-1.

Wallace completed his hat trick at 1:42 of the third period, launching a wrist shot that found its way past Watson’s glove to increase the U.S. lead to 4-1.

Canada responded just 24 seconds later, as Hickey scored his second goal of the match with a wrist shot from the top of the right circle that found the net.

The U.S. added a shorthanded goal at 11:20, as Farmer tapped in a rebound in the crease to restore his team’s three-goal cushion. Brody Roybal (Northlake, Ill.) sealed the game with an empty-net goal nine seconds later, extending the U.S. lead to 6-2.

NOTES: The U.S. outshot Canada, 25-15 … Team USA converted 1-3 on the power play, while Canada was 1-4 … Declan Farmer was awarded Tournament MVP … The U.S. became the first country to win gold in both Men’s and Women’s Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic sled hockey in the same year.

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