Nipawin’s Blake Chorney (pictured) lit the lamp twice for Canada Red during their 8-3 win over Sweden on Thursday at the U17 World Challenge. (Hockey Canada)
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Nov 7, 2025 | 10:59 AM
TRURO, N.S. – Blake Chorney had scored twice for Canada Red and Kayden Stroeder collected a pair of assists for Canada White as they helped their teams to victory at the U17 World Challenge in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Canada Red won their game over Sweden on Thursday by a commanding 8-3 score, partially led by Nipawin’s Chorney, who potted two goals. Fellow Sask. product Boston Tait recorded three assists.
Canada Red head coach and Prince Albert Raiders head coach Ryan McDonald said it was a full 60-minute effort.
“Sweden had their opportunities and times where they pushed, especially in that third period, they threw everything they had at us, and we stayed sound defensively and bent but didn’t break. The two goals we got in the third period came directly as a result of defensive-zone faceoff wins; we drive down 200 feet and get rewarded… that’s the kind of thing that will win you hockey games. Guys are doing the little things right, defending hard, and it’s creating a lot of offence for us.”
