B.C. resident James Gemmell plays defence for Canada鈥檚 para-hockey team, which earned its second shutout victory in as many days with a 10-0 win over Italy at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Sunday night in Gangneung, Korea.
In its two games played, Canada has outscored its opponents 27-0.
鈥� Ben Delaney鈥檚 (Ottawa, Ont.) hat trick led the way for the Canadian squad, which scored three times in the first period and added four more in the second stand and three more in the final frame.
鈥� James Dunn (Wallacetown, Ont.) and Liam Hickey (St. John鈥檚, N.L.) added a pair of goals, while Dominic Cozzolino (Mississauga, Ont.), Adam Dixon (Midland, Ont.) and Tyler McGregor (Forest, Ont.) chipped in with a goal each.
鈥� Bryan Sholomicki (Winnipeg, Man.) added three assists in the game.
鈥� Corbin Watson (Kingsville, Ont.) recorded the victory between the pipes.
Canada also marked a milestone in the third period when its ninth goal in the game marked the 1,000th goal Canada has scored since Hockey Canada took over the sledge hockey program in 2004.
鈥淚 thought Italy started the game playing us pretty strong physically, they plugged up the neutral zone and we had to adjust to that,鈥� said Canada鈥檚 Para Hockey Team head coach Ken Babey.
鈥淲e got rolling and tonight it was nice to see Delaney and Dunn and a few of the newer players come on to the horizon so to speak. It鈥檚 good to have team depth and I like the way we鈥檙e playing as a team.鈥�
In his first Paralympic experience, Dunn, 17, said he鈥檚 trying not to be nervous or overly excited.
鈥淚 just want to go out there and play my game. It is fun and a bit overwhelming. but it鈥檚 been an incredible experience so far.鈥�
Delaney said he鈥檚 proud of the team鈥檚 effort through two games.
鈥淚 feel we鈥檙e a strong team and we鈥檝e worked really hard to get where we are. It鈥檚 nice seeing us progressing and getting better every day.
鈥淟ooking at Norway, we expect a good hard game again. We just need to do our best to stick to our systems and play hard.鈥�
