Kevin Clark had a hat trick as the Canadian men's team opened the 2019 Spengler Cup with a 4-1 win over HC Ocelari Trinec on Thursday.

Kris Versteeg also scored while Zachary Fucale made 27 saves for Canada (1-0-0).&nbsp;

Canada's Olympic men's hockey team, 1 year later: Where are they now?

Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the Canadian Olympic hockey team collectively rebounding after its painful loss to Germany in the semis to defeat the Czech Republic 6-4 in the bronze-medal game. Tim Wharnsby checks in on where those players and the executives that built the team are today.

Canadian players celebrate their win in the men's hockey bronze medal game action against Czech Republic at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 24, 2018.

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Aron Chmielewski was the lone skater to beat Fucale for Trinec (0-1-0) — a top-tier club team from the Czech Republic.

Petr Kvaca stopped 33-of-36 shots in defeat.

Canada went 2 for 6 on the power play while Trinec failed to score on two chances with the man advantage.

WATCH | Backed by Kevin Clark, Canada wins Spengler Cup opener:

Game Wrap: Kevin Clark nets hat-trick, Canada wins Spengler Cup opener

Kevin Clark scored three goals and Zach Fucale made an unbelievable save as Canada got off to a winning start at the Spengler Cup.

Versteeg opened the scoring at 5:45 of the first period while on a power play.

Clark, who plays for the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in the Swiss-A league, made it 2-0 with another goal while on the man advantage 2:06 into the second, then added another at 6:59.

WATCH | Zach Fucale makes spectacular save at Spengler Cup:

Canada's Zach Fucale makes stupendous save at Spengler

Zach Fucale somehow gets his arm on a puck he has no business touching never mind stopping for a fantastic save at the Spengler Cup.

Canada's Zach Furcale makes stupendous save at Spengler

Chmielewski cut the lead to 3-1 at 8:32 the second only for Clark to cap his hat trick with an empty-net goal late in the third.

Canada's next game goes Saturday against HC Davos.

Kevin Clark (32) scored a hat trick in the opening game of the Spengler Cup as Canada downed HC Ocelari Trinec 4-1 on Dec. 26.

Kevin Clark's hat trick leads Canada past HC Ocelari Trinec at Spengler Cup

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