Alex Kerfoot of the Coquitlam Express scored once and added an assist to give Canada West a 2-0 lead and spark the squad to its third gold medal at the World Junior 'A' Challenge with a 4-2 win over Canada East on Sunday night in Langley.
All three of Canada West's gold medals have come at the expense of Canada East -- West topped East 4-3 at the inaugural WJAC in Yorkton, Sask., in 2006 before winning by a 4-1 count in Trail the next year.
The two teams combined for just one penalty -- a slashing minor against East's Tyson Spink that led to Cooper's winning goal -- setting a pair of WJAC records: fewest penalty minutes by one team (0, by Canada West) and fewest combined penalty minutes by both teams (two).
Following the game, Kerfoot and Canada West goaltender Sean Maguire, along with Canada East forward Devin Shore and defenceman Kevin Lough, U.S. forward Mario Lucia and Swedish defenceman Ludwig Bystrom were named to the tournament all-star team. A 17-year-old West Vancouver product, Kerfoot also produced the overtime winner 2:09 into the extra session as Canada West tripped Sweden 2-1 in Friday's semifinals.
Canada East won 4-2 in the other semi over the U.S., who went on to blank Sweden 4-0 in the bronze-medal game.
