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(Photo: Darwin Knelsen)

Swift Current Broncos defenseman Dillon Heatherington and Team Canada earned first in their group in a big way, blanking Sweden 6-0 in their final round-robin game at the World Under-18 Championship in Russia this morning.

The win gives Canada an undefeated 4-0 record in the round robin, and the top seed in Group B heading into the medal round.

Heatherington played 19:33 and was +1 with a shot on goal.

They'll take on the Czech Republic in Thursday's quarterfinal.

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