Canada exits world junior hockey championship after 3-2 loss to Czechs

Jakub Stancl scored his second goal of the game with 11.7 seconds left in third period as Czechia survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat Canada 3-2 and advance to the semifinals at the world junior hockey championship on Tuesday. Tomas Cibulka had the other goal for Czechia. Jakub Vondras got the win. Matthew Wood … Read more

World junior hockey quarterfinal to feature Canada-Czechia rematch

Alan Letang was on the edge of his seat as an assistant coach in the press box. The final of last year’s world junior hockey championship saw Canada lead underdog Czechia 2-0 midway through the third period in Halifax before a pair of goals stunned the hosts. The Canadians reset, kept their nerve and scored in overtime … Read more

Canada falls to Sweden 2-0 in group play at World Juniors

Hugo Havelid made 21 saves in Sweden’s 2-0 victory over Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship on Friday. Tom Willander and Noah Ostlund scored for the tournament hosts, who clinched top spot in Group A with a trio of shutouts. Theo Lindstein had two assists. Mathis Rousseau made 22 stops in his third straight start … Read more

Celebrini’s 5-point performance leads Canada over Latvia at world juniors

Macklin Celebrini had a goal and four assists as Canada hammered Latvia 10-0 at the world junior hockey championship on Wednesday. Conor Geekie and Carson Rehkopf, with two each, Brayden Yager, Owen Allard, Fraser Minten, Matthew Wood and Matthew Poitras also scored. Celebrini’s five points were two short of the national record for a single … Read more

Canada wins 5-2 against Finland in world junior opener

Nate Danielson had a goal and an assist as Canada defeated Finland 5-2 on Tuesday to open the world junior hockey championship. Macklin Celebrini and Owen Allard also scored for the Canadians, who got 24 saves from Mathis Rousseau in a Boxing Day victory to open the annual under-20 tournament. Matthew Poitras and Maveric Lamoureux … Read more