Canada's World Junior Hockey Championship hopes were dashed once again as they suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 quarterfinal loss to the Czech Republic. This marks the second consecutive year Canada has been eliminated from the tournament at the same stage by the same opponent. The loss has prompted questions about the team's performance and leadership, with Hockey Canada officials taking responsibility for the disappointing result.
Canada was ousted from the world junior hockey championship at the quarterfinal stage with Thursday's last-minute 4-3 loss to the Czech Republic . That shambolic result followed another disastrous exit at the same stage to the same opponent at the same tournament 12 months ago.Posted: Jan 03, 2025 3:31 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Canada was ousted from the world junior hockey championship at the quarterfinal stage with Thursday's last-minute 4-3 loss to the Czech Republic in Ottawa. That shambolic result followed another disastrous exit at the same stage to the same opponent at the same tournament 12 months ago.Defending champion Canada ousted from world juniors on late Czech goal in quarterfinals
"In our country, you gotta win way more often than you lose," he added. "That's what we sign up for." "I don't think that really does it," he said. "You have to look at character, you have to look at how they play, how they compete."'Devastating': Uninspired Canada upset by Latvia in a shootout at world juniors
"This tournament means a lot to Canadians," Salmond said. "There's a lot of opinions, there's a lot of things that are written, there's a lot of things are said, but that's only because people care."
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