Canada won gold this afternoon at the World Juniors defeating Russia 4-3 in the final.
The team includes forward Aidan Dudas from Parry Sound.
It's Canada's third gold in six years.
Alexis Lafreniere was named the tournament MVP and best forward. He had four goals and six assists in just five games after missing two games due to injury.
Canada's Joel Hofer was named best goalie.
Next year's event takes place in Edmonton and Red Deer.
Akil Thomas scored with 3:58 left in the third period to cap a furious comeback and secure a 4-3 victory for the country's 18th title at the annual under-20 tournament.
The Los Angeles Kings prospect stretched to grab a loose puck before roofing a backhand for his first goal of the event past Amir Miftakhov to send Ostravar Arena into a frenzy.
Russia advanced to the final thanks to 5-4 overtime victory against Sweden, which beat Finland 3-2 for bronze earlier Sunday.
Canada, which had outscored opponents 22-5 over its last four games, fell behind 3-1 at 8:46 of the third.
It earned its first medal in Europe since winning gold in 2008 when the Czech Republic last hosted. The Canadians finished a disappointing sixth on home soil last year when they were upset by Finland in the quarters.
With files from Canadian Press.
