Canada eased into last year’s world junior hockey championship. Canada kicks off the under-20 event’s latest instalment Thursday against the United States in a game loaded with skill, speed, familiarity, and perhaps biggest of all, intensity. CBC | Sports News
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A feast of Canadian storylines ahead of world juniors opener
Hockey Canada made its final cut on Saturday as Canada finalized its roster ahead of the world junior hockey championship. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadiens’ Nick Suzuki reflects on 2019 world juniors experience with mixed emotions
Nick Suzuki remembers the excitement of the sold-out crowds for every game Team Canada played at last year’s world junior hockey championship in Vancouver and Victoria. However, Canada finished out of the medals for the first time ever on Canadian soil. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Late addition of Barrett Hayton highlights Canada’s near-final world juniors roster
Defencemen Braden Schneider, Peter Diliberatore and Thomas Harley were three of nine players released from Canada’s world junior selection camp Thursday night as the team trimmed its roster to 24 two weeks before the start of the tournament. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Oleksiak, Ruck help Canada crush another record at FINA world juniors
Canada won three medals on Monday, including gold in the women’s 4×100-metre medley relay, capping the country’s most successful appearance at the FINA world junior championships. Canada finished with a national record 15 medals, behind only the host Americans. CBC | Sports News
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