Canada beats Sweden in Ivan Hlinka semis

Serron Noel scored the winning goal with just under 12 minutes left in regulation as Canada dumped Sweden 4-1 in their semifinal match Friday at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup under-18 hockey tournament in Bratislava, Slovakia. Canada will face the Czech Republic in Saturday’s final. The co-host Czechs beat Russia 2-1 in Friday’s other semi- final. Akil Thomas, Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Aidan Dudas also scored for Canada, while Olivier Rodrigue turned in a solid performance with 24 saves. The Czech Republic is the defending champion at the tournament, having ended a run of eight straight titles for Canada last year.