The Goat is making the most of his time overseas with Canada’s National team.
Prince George Cougars goaltender Taylor Gauthier helped propel the Canadians into the semi-finals of the 2019 World Under-18 Hockey Championships in Sweden, stopping 38 of 39 shots for the 3-1 quarter-final win over Latvia.
Taylor Gauthier: big stop. He's had a fantastic evening. #U18Worlds #NHLdraft pic.twitter.com/faMBwu9cTR
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) April 25, 2019
The 18-year-old Calgary product held his team to a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes of play until giving up a five-on-three power-play goal in the third period.
He would stand his ground for the remainder of the contest for his third win in three starts.
Braden Schneider and Peyton Krebs (two goals) lit Canada’s three lamps Thursday morning (April 25).
A few of Taylor Gauthier's stops tonight. #U18Worlds pic.twitter.com/YIyBgYVIMF
— Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) April 25, 2019
Canada will have to beat host-Sweden to get to the gold medal game after they doubled the Czech Republic in their respective quarter-final match.
That game is set for Saturday (April 27) at 10:30 a.m. Pacific time.
That means Cougars forward Matej Toman’s tournament is officially over at the Worlds; he only registered one point for his country, a goal in the final preliminary game for the Czechs against Finland.
Taylor Gauthier stopped 38 shots, as 🇨🇦 is off to the Semi-Final after a 3-1 win over 🇱🇻 at the World Under-18 Hockey Championship. | #U18Worlds #NorthernUprising
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) April 25, 2019
📊 https://t.co/kogujlg6nb pic.twitter.com/OPK4RT2gAA
