Dec 28, 2022
Bedard completes hat-trick, Canada leads Austria after two
Connor Bedard joined some elite company Tuesday night against Austria. The Canadian, after scoring twice in the first, completed the hat-trick in style to become the first 16-year-old to score three goals in a game for Canada at this event since Wayne Gretzky in 1977.
TSN.ca Staff
Connor Bedard joined some elite company Tuesday night against Austria.
The Canadian, after scoring twice in the first, completed the hat-trick in style to become the first 16-year-old to score three goals in a game for Canada at this event since Wayne Gretzky in 1977.
Other than Bedard's goal, Canada was held off the score sheet and take a 6-1 lead into the third period.
A miscue in the defensive end with under a minute to play saw Austria get their first goal of the game.
Goalie Brett Brochu came out to challenge an Austria forward, but Vinzenz Rohrer was able to make a quick pass to Lukas Necesany who beat a sprawling Brochu to cut the deficit back to five.