CANADA OUSTED AT WORLD JUNIORS
Photo: Paul Almeida
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – 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 and Jake Furlong replied for Canada. Mathis Rousseau took the loss in his fifth straight start at the under-20 tournament.
The North Americans carried the play for most of the final 40 minutes before Stancl fired a shot on goal in the dying seconds of regulation that deflected off the leg of Canadian defenceman Oliver Bonk _ the son of former NHLer Radek Bonk _ and beat a stunned Rousseau.
Tuesday’s quarterfinal was a rematch of last year’s gold-medal matchup in Halifax, which Canada took 3-2 in overtime. Five members of that Czech team dressed Tuesday, while forward Owen Beck was Canada’s lone returnee.
Canadian winger Matthew Savoie returned to the lineup Tuesday from a lower-body injury after sitting out Sunday’s 6-3 win over Germany.
(Canadian Press)
If the Iron Shiek could say “Canada hock phat-toeey” that would be the cherry on top of the Sunday. I said at the beginning of the week. While making hockey – inclusive, diverse, woke, and the “you can play.” – congratulations Hockey Canada. Meanwhile in other news USA is all about winning gold. I also had stated that unless you’re holding the gold you’re 2nd best no matter what you tell yourself. Anyway no worry for long. – when they realize this game is about winning and money or money and winning then they will get back to normal. This… Read more »
Get a hold of yourself and step away from facebook. Yeah woke Canada sucks so bad that its best juniors were too busy in the NHL to play in this silly filler tournament.
Anyway, moving right along…
Not enough WHLers.
No surprise!!
No Bedard … no talent.
As the saying goes “next yr country”.
Personally, I had trouble getting into it.