Mississauga coach guides deaf hockey team to title

From: Mississauga News, Canada - Mar 26, 2003

The Canadian Deaf ice hockey team has captured its second consecutive world title.

The team, coached by Louis Carnavale of Mississauga, defeated the U.S. 5-2 to capture the gold medal in the six-nation tournament at Sundsvaal, Sweden, just north of Stockholm recently.

The Canadian team breezed through the round-robin competition undefeated. The Canadians beat Germany 20-0, host Sweden 6-2, Finland 6-2 and Russia 4-2 before the triumph over the U.S.

"It was a great tournament for us," said Carnavale, who coached the team last year. "We went undefeated for the first time ever and that's just tremendous.

"There was a lot of support because everyone wanted to see the Canadians and the Americans go at it in the final. It was pretty exciting."

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