Team Canada Topples Team Korea 15 - 1 - Photo Story

Photos by Robert Thomas

It was a night at firsts as Team Canada faced their first official opponent, Team Korea, in a World Para Ice Hockey Championship, on Canadian soil.

The first official game for female Team Canada player - Raphaelle Tousignant. Who had a rough road on the ice.

And finally Team Canada was able to play in front of 1,000 fans after years of spectator free games due to the COVID -19 pandemic.

Raphaelle Tousignant (center) briefly goes airborne after getting run into the back of the Team Korea net

Canada’s Anton Jacobs-Webb heads towards the corner against a team Korea opponent

Team Canada’s Vincent Boiley was awarded a penalty shot. Unfortunately he didn’t score.

Team Korea netminder Daehan Bong watches the play develop as Team Canada’s Raphaelle Tousignant waits in front for a pass or a rebound

A young Team Canada fan shows the intensity of the game

Team Korea’s goalkeeper Daehan Bong makes a stop

Team Canada swarms the puck after Team Korea got close to the goal

A penalty is called against Team Korea after they interfered with Team Canada’s Vincent Boily split the Korean defence and was on a breakaway

Team Canada’s Raphaelle Tousignant (center) watches the puck go by

One of Team Canada’s 15 goals trickles into the net

Team Canada plays tonight at 7 pm versus Team Czechia.

Tickets are still available for the game.