Wolves win gold at World Cup

The Sudbury Wolves won the gold medal at the Junior Club World Cup, after beating the USHL's Waterloo Black Hawks in the final Sunday. Supplied photo.

The Sudbury Wolves won the gold medal at the Junior Club World Cup, after beating the USHL's Waterloo Black Hawks in the final Sunday. Supplied photo.

Aug 27, 2012- 10:44 AM

By: Sudbury Northern Life Staff

The Sudbury Wolves have taken the gold medal at the Junior Club World Cup, after edging the USHL's Waterloo Black Hawks 2-0 in the all-North American championship game Sunday.

Veterans Josh Leivo and Frank Corrado handled the scoring for the Pack, both finding the mark in the third period.

The Wolves earned a spot in the final after upsetting Team Belarus by a score of 5-2 in the semifinal game.

After completing a four-game round robin format, the Wolves emerged as the top scoring team in the tournament held in Omsk, Siberia. The Wolves have scored the most number of goals — 20 — due in large part to their convincing 9-1 thrashing of Team Finland in the opening game of the tournament. 

Leivo is a big reason that the Wolves have had so much success offensively, according to a press release. The 19-year-old Leafs prospect has four goals — three of which were short-handed in the team's 7-3 victory over Team Denmark — and three assists for seven points in the round robin.

Michael Kantor and Mathew Campagna finished tied for seventh place in tournament scoring with five points each.
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