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Touted as the projected No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft for some time, Alexis Lafreniere had a ridiculous 70 points in 32 games this season with the Rimouski Oceanic — Sidney Crosby’s old junior team — before joining up with Canada ahead of the world junior hockey championship. CBC | Sports News
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Game Wrap: Canada beats USA in wild World Juniors opener
It was a back and forth affair as Canada and the United States traded big goals in a thrilling opening win for the Canadians. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada shakes off early jitters to roar back against U.S. at world juniors
Alexis Lafreniere scored seven seconds after the United States tied the game late in the third period as Canada beat its North American rival 6-4 on Thursday in the opener for both countries at the 2020 world junior hockey championship. CBC | Sports News
Read More »World juniors roundup: Czechs stun Russia to delight home crowd in tournament opener
Jan Jenik had a goal and an assist as the host Czech Republic opened the world junior hockey championship with a 4-3 win over Russia on Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada ready to go 0-100 real quick in ‘heated’ world juniors opener against U.S.
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
Read More »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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