Mooretown pool, fitness centre won’t reopen in September
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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