HALIFAX, NS - Spruce Grove's own and Edmonton Oilers prospect Reid Schaefer will return from the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship adorned in gold.
Team Canada staved off a resilient Czechia in overtime 3-2 at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax to win their second consecutive gold medal at the tournament after taking the title at Rogers Place this past summer over Finland -- a final that also went to overtime.
FUTURE WATCH: Schaefer, Canada claim gold at World Juniors
The Spruce Grove product recorded an assist in seven games for Team Canada, who claimed their second consecutive gold off Dylan Guenther's overtime winner against Czechia
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