'You’ve got a big test right away,' said 🇨🇦's Ty Dellandrea. 'It’ll be good for us to bring our game to the highest level right off the start.'
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Canada eased into last year’s world junior hockey championship.
"That’s what you think about when you think of international competition," said Hayton, who played 14 times with the Arizona Coyotes this season before being loaned to the Canadian setup for the world juniors. "It’ll definitely be an intense game.""That rivalry’s one like no other," said diminutive U.S. sniper Cole Caufield, a Montreal Canadiens’ first-rounder. "It’s country versus country. It’s not just a team versus a team.
While in years past there would be build-up ahead of the Canada-U.S. showdown — often on New Year’s Eve — this matchup comes a lot sooner and will give one team a huge edge early. "There’s no putting your foot into the water — you’ve got to go full in," said U.S. centre Shane Pinto, another Ottawa first-round pick. "It’s going to be a tough one, but I think we’re ready."
The undrafted netminder was never realistically on Hockey Canada’s radar before a standout start to the season that has him leading the Ontario Hockey League with a 2.06 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage for the Guelph Storm.
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