It was Bedard who opened the scoring in the match after just over seven minutes of play.
- It's always nice to score a goal, especially to score the first in the tournament.
But regardless of who scores, it's exciting.
It was cool to go down to the corner and celebrate and see some fans in the stands as well, Bedard said, according to the AP news agency.
But before the period was over, Latvia, who also played the night before Wednesday (6-1 loss against Finland), equalized through Rainers Darzins.
However, Canada was able to push back a little in the second period and go up to a 4–1 lead, with Bedard assisting on one of the goals.
After each goal in the third period, the match ended 5-2 to the home team Canada.
When Connor Bedard was 15 years old, he received the rather unusual so-called "exceptional status" in the WHL, a Canadian junior league, and thus had to start playing in the league a year earlier than everyone else.
As a 15-year-old, he scored 28 points in 15 games and was named the WHL's best rookie.
Last season he scored 100 points (51 goals and 49 assists) in 62 games.