(Submitted photo/Nathan Flodell)

By Nolan Kowal

Golden goal

P.A.’s Flodell helps Canada capture gold at Deaf Hockey Series

Apr 18, 2024 | 1:00 PM

Prince Albert’s Nathan Flodell is riding high after winning a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2024 Jeff Sauer International Deaf Hockey Series in Buffalo, New York.

Canada beat the United States 5-4 in the gold medal game on Sunday, with Flodell scoring what stood up as the game-winning goal.

“The tournament went really well for my team,” said Flodell in an email. “It means a lot to me, [helping] Canada to win gold for [the] first time in 21 years. My dream since I was a kid [was] to win gold in [a] Canadian maple leaf jersey.”

Canada beat Finland 6-2 before dispatching Czechia 10-1. They then beat the U.S. 6-2 before defeating the Americans again in the final.

“We couldn’t be more proud of him, it was really exciting to watch,” said Nathan’s dad Mike, who followed most of the tournament online. “I couldn’t be happier for him. You could tell by the look on the players’ faces that it was something they had all worked towards for a long time.”

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Flodell has returned to Brandon, Man. where he’s enrolled at Assiniboine Community College. He’ll continue to play hockey in that area next season.

“The next thing in my hockey journey would be to play senior hockey next season with [the] Boissevain Borderkings and then in 2025 attend the Deaf World Championships in Vancouver,” he said.

“I’m already looking forward to it!”

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nolan.kowal@pattisonmedia.com