Canada loses to Czechia in world juniors semifinal, to play Finland for bronze

https://www.sportsnet.ca/world-juniors/article/canada-loses-to-czechia-in-world-juniors-semifinal-to-play-finland-for-bronze/

27 Comments

  1. r/hockey had some pretty good analysis. Canada was a bunch of good players but Czechia was a team.

    Also our players were too cocky and had attitude issues starting from game 1, where the team captain slapped an opposing player on the butt during either warm ups, a break, or after the game (I forget), and didn’t shake hands with the opposing team after.

  2. publicworker69 on

    No shame in losing to that Czech team. They’re were the better team tonight. It’s their best team at this competition in a very long time. They’ve had our number the last 3 years. All 3 times, they’ve scored late to win it.

    I’m glad we at least made it to the semis this year. Step in the right direction after 2 straight quarter final exits. Hopefully we can take the gold on home soil next year!

  3. Looney_forner on

    They really should be ashamed of their performance tonight. They cratered every time the czechs entered their zone and broke at every sign of adversity. A waste of incredible talent is this team’s legacy

  4. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills, why is no one criticising the coach? We’ve now lost to this same country three years in a row, after the first two losses you’d think we’d change the coach right? Nope, we bring back the same coach and guess what, we lose again. Hockey Canada and the boys club strikes again. It’s telling that after the broadcast nobody mentions the coaching decisions. It’s like the whole broadcast team is afraid of critiquing Hunter because of his power in junior hockey, he isn’t good at this job and it cost us. Am I the only one?

  5. Confident-Ad-3055 on

    McKenna was invisible all tournament. Whichever team tanking for him is going to be pissed.

  6. bugabooandtwo on

    Pretty wild when Czechia plays a more Canadian game than Canada does.

    Hockey Canada should be ashamed at how far the program has fallen.

  7. The sportsmanship after from Canada is more disappointing.

    I understand terrible goalie interfence pentalties but the whining and crying and skating up to the bench to chirp should have been nipped.

  8. No-Expression-2404 on

    The world doesn’t owe Canada gold medals. Come on, hockey Canada. Do better.

  9. To many horrid penalty calls when Canadians pushed into the goalie. Sucks losing but silver lining we can play for bronze and got farther than Americans.