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Beck scores twice, Celebrini ejected as Canada wins world junior hockey exhibition

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Owen Beck scored twice as Canada beat Switzerland 6-2 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game Friday in Sweden. Beck, the only player returning from Canada's championship-winning team from the 2023 world junior championship, scored the winning goal 28 seconds into the second period and capped the scoring with a short-handed goal midway through the third.

Seventeen-year-old Maclkin Celebrini had two assists, but was also assessed a boarding penalty and game misconduct at 12:55 of the second period.

Conor Geekie had a goal and an assist for Canada, and Matt Poitras, recently loaned to the team by the NHL's Boston Bruins, had a goal.

Joey Savoie and Fraser Minten also scored for Canada. Jonas Taible and Miles Muller scored for Switzerland Mathis Rosseau made 26 saves for Canada.

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