EDMONTON — The Czech Republic clinched a spot in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship with a 7-0 win over Austria on Thursday.
The Czech Republic went 2-2 in the preliminary round to lock up fourth place in five-team Group B. Austria was 0-4 this year and has not won any of its 21 games at the top level of the tournament.
Austria scored just one goal in four games at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
The Czech Republic outshot Austria 61-15.
Martin Lang had two goals for the Czech Republic, while Simon Kubicek, Filip Prikryl, Pavel Novak, David Juricek and Jan Mysak added singles.
With Canada securing its spot atop Pool A with a 4-1 win over Finland Thursday, that the Czechs will face the Canadians in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
— With files from The Canadian Press