U.S. beats Canada 6-2, completes Olympic and Paralympic hockey sweep
Mar 15th 2026
Jack Wallace netted a hat trick as Team USA beat Canada 6-2 to win Paralympic gold in Milan, completing the first-ever sweep of Olympic and Paralympic hockey and securing a fifth straight Para ice hockey title for the United States.
- Jack Wallace scored a hat trick as Team USA defeated Canada 6-2 in the Para ice hockey final in Milan Cortina.
- The victory makes the United States the first nation to sweep the hockey tournaments at the Olympics and Paralympics.
- It is the U.S. fifth straight Paralympic Para ice hockey title and marks another gold for captain Josh Pauls.
- The United States has now won six of the last seven Paralympic Para ice hockey titles.
- Canada suffered its third straight loss in the Paralympic final and its only gold in the sport came in Turin 2006.
- China beat Czech Republic 3-2 to claim bronze after conceding two goals in the opening three minutes.
- The final drew a record 10,755 spectators for Para ice hockey at a major tournament, surpassing the previous mark of 8,992.
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