CALGARY, Alberta – The U.S. National Sled Team will take on Czechia here today in the semifinal round of the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championship at WinSport Arena.
Puck drop is set for 1:30 p.m. MT, and the game will live stream for free on the NBC Sports YouTube Channel.
Team USA wrapped up preliminary round play as the top seed in Group A, finishing with a 3-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record and outscoring its opponents a combined 31-0 after beating China 10-0 on Tuesday. Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.) collected seven points, including his third-consecutive hat trick, while captain Josh Pauls (Green Brook, N.J.) tallied four points (1g, 3a) in his 200th career game.
Czechia enters this game with a 2-0-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record, finishing second in Group B through preliminary-round play.
Team USA holds an unbeaten. 18-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record on the season entering this game, The U.S. and Czechia have faced off four times this season, with Team USA winning all four contests.
The U.S. is 7-1-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) all-time in the World Para Ice Hockey Championship semifinals, and 13-0-1-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) all-time against Czechia across all-contests.