62-year-old facing assault charge after Brigden confrontation
McGregor and Team Canada take on US in Paralympic finals Sunday
March 14, 2026
The Forest native had two goals in the semi-final win over China
Canada defeated China 4-2 setting up a showdown with the US for gold.
It’s the third time the Paralympic teams meet in the gold medal game; the US team has won two golds so far.
Friday, Forest’s Tyler McGregor scored two in the first period to put Canada up 2-1. But China fought back and Dominic Cozzolino scored the winner late in the third to make the score 3-2. Liam Hickey had the final goal in the 4-2 win.
The gold medal game is Sunday at 11 am.
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