CZECHIA VS CANADA HIGHLIGHTS QUARTERFINALS IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2025

WJC 2025

[@Madmartigan6]

This game sums up our tournament. Take a penalty with 2 minutes left and lose. Honestly was a good one though. I always loved the Czechia team. Great heart those boys have. Hope they win gold. ❤

[@milankot3908]

I think USA is the stop line for Czechia, bronze medal is more realistic.

[@neasteal1768]

@@milankot3908 hell nah

[@hackermike31]

@@milankot3908 U.S.A....

[@jfkst1]

I very much doubt they will. They didn't look good at all.

[@dominiknovotny7769]

love from czechia our boys have simply the biggest hearth

[@tt128556]

On behalf of the rest of the hockey world, thank you Czechia!

[@webman1915]

exactly🥳🥳🥳

[@tinge1954]

Yep, it is very nice that canada is NOT on top of the hill

[@dimonchik9171]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@tomtalley2192]

I’m American, but hate people trashing Canada. How about a little respect and sportsmanship?

[@aureliajade]

It’s so dumb that the Russian players have to watch from home… being banned for something totally out of their control is so stupid! But hey… at least they got to watch team rapists go home early! If there was a team / country truly deserving of being banned from these events, it’s the country that used minor hockey dues to cover up and pay off so many rape allegations, their version of a federal government had to step in! 😂 It became so commonplace for Canadian hockey players to catch rape cases, they started using little kid hockey dues throughout all of Canada to pay them off - because they wouldn’t have had enough money otherwise!!! But yeah, makes total sense that Russian players can’t play because their government and country’s military decided to go to war… like the players / team / staff had any power over their situation on the home front!!! Maybe next time they should just rape the country they want to go to war with… if Canada can rape all day and night and set a precedent where it’s apparently 100% ok with the competition committee, than I don’t see how on Earth they can continue to ban Russia from competing… all because Putin is a mad man!

[@youngbeast168]

Lets goo boys 🇨🇿 so proud of you. You put your heart in it and it showed in the end ♥️💙

[@jesse1381]

Congrats to Czechia on a solid victory. Best of luck against the USA and hope you can go on to get the gold this year!

[@Derringer2k8]

I'm Canadian and I'm kinda glad we're out to prevent any further embarrassment haha I'm pretty sure our team kept mistaking the penalty box for our bench.

[@jasonaltig985]

How is being beat in an earlier round less embarrassing?

[@kubes8388]

​@@jasonaltig985 less evidence that they choked on expectations 😂

[@nradels2811]

You lost against Latvija. How can you not be embarrassed??

[@raptor_il89lv]

​@@nradels2811And Latvia almoust win Sweeds😂😂 big nations is to relaxed😂😂😂

[@shawnreems493]

@@nradels2811 Maybe show some respect to the Latvia goalie that stood on his head that game.

[@mikulitsi1819]

Unbelievable job by Czechia! Congratulations from Finland! Though wtf has Canada done this tournament. Losing to Latvia earlier as well was embarrassing though great for the sport

[@Finnman-s7q]

No voittihan ne meidät kyllä ihan pystyyn. Hiton hyvä että putosivat pois.

[@aposthole5226]

Hockey goes in cycles. Canada the last two tournaments selected players who didn’t know how to play together and win. Carter George was not spectacular in net and the other team’s goalies were better.

[@pale_saint]

Juu ei suomalaisilla oo paljon sanomista sen nöyryytyksen jäljiltä

[@marianberes8215]

Looks like Czechia would be quarterfinal nightmare for Canada. Good job, boys :)

[@jansaule1341]

Greetings from Latvia to Czechs!🍻

[@andygluehere8266]

Czech getting better every year

[@user-nicho_takaya]

Как же я рад за чешских мальчишек! Раскатали этих пижонов. Поздравления из России! Всех с Новым годом!

[@Bad__Romance]

Хоть брататься не стал с ними, уже хорошо

[@aureliajade]

It’s such bullshit that Russian players were not allowed to compete in this event! The war is totally out of the control of the Russian players and team staff… Meanwhile, Team Canada can’t seem to make it a year between rape allegations, which directly involve the team players and coaching staff! But somehow they’re still allowed to compete?!!? Shit like that makes me very happy that Czechia beat them and sent the northern rapists packing their crap early! No medal round for team Canada! Hopefully it won’t be like last year, where a bunch of Canadian players get called by police and have to stop playing hockey and get investigated for being unable to bang a chick that actually wants to bang… Whatever happened to Carter Hart, Foote, et al??? Are those dudes in jail for gang raping that girl or is it all still being investigated? Either way, I feel sorry for Russia because the hypocrisy in who gets banned and who gets to play is outrageous!

[@hosha7656]

Убогий,раскатали-это когда 10: 0 ! А тут просто фортануло за пол минуты до конца.

[@planetcaravan2925]

Slava ukraini

[@BARDAKABRAMA]

"чешские мальчишки" отправляют снаряды и ракеты против мальчишек из РФ

[@pelimies1818]

Congrats from North Europe to Central Europe!

[@itsrickus3582]

Just a brutal period for Dickinson. Direct result of two goals there in the first and it could have easily have been a third. Absolutely brutal. McKenna even giving him the "wtf" stance after the third goal.

[@Bdubsky]

brutal tournament. No wonder he got walked by Senecke and fell in the draft. He's not very good

[@oldhab7890]

As a Habs fan, I am excited to see Dickinson in the NHL.

[@larsandersson5974]

Well done 🇨🇿! I love these wjc games.

[@squidious1662]

Canada crowned themselves King before the tournament even started. Then forgot to show up to the game.

[@jfkst1]

They forgot to put the best players on the team.

[@Kiddingyoumust]

"Canada crowned themselves King" Why the need to lie? Canada was not even favourite and most people didn't like the team. Most Canadians had the USA as the team to beat/favourite. But serious, why do you need to lie? LOL

[@magnussundman1463]

So what else is new..?

[@soyentak5076]

bs most Canadians thought this team was crap before the tournament I also thought USA would win before the tournament

[@Rocky-e2b]

I don’t think that happened but good try!

[@billhiles1091]

Czechia has sweet looking sweaters

[@GrahamWinship]

The top parts ugly, not for me

[@Giofear]

@@GrahamWinship what are you talking about the top part is the best touch on these

[@GrahamWinship]

@ I think it’s ugly

[@SFUSW]

It should be just like our flag top blue, white right side, red left side

[@James_Cy]

Canada can cry about the refs all they want. This team was trash and the loss was inevitable.

[@alexcruze8161]

Objectively calling embellishment and a penalty for the same call twice makes no sense it was called on both teams. They also gave Canada a game misconduct for the same play that was deemed as minor two times later in the game almost identical. Granted Canada played like crap until the third so I’m not saying they deserved the win.

[@davidkrivanka]

@@alexcruze8161 the knee from Czech player didnt have nearly as much intensity and the first knee. Canada also got "only" 2 minutes for the second knee.

[@alexcruze8161]

@@davidkrivanka this problem of officiating was not exclusive to Canada. The refs quite literally lost the game for Latvia today with that first goal not being called interference. The FIN vs SVK game was also clear bias towards the Slovakia team it was apparent to anyone. Something tells me the bad calls won’t be ending today it will be interesting to see the next games play out.

[@hackermike31]

​@alexcruze8161 Same thing,to many undisciplined penalties against the U.S.A team....Go U.S.A......

[@alexcruze8161]

@@hackermike31 I didn’t see the US game today but if the refs made bad calls against them it wouldn’t surprise me they were so bad in every game today.

[@Remmy0930]

I argued with so many Canadians during the lead up to this game, and without fail not one of them showed any humility over the fact Czechia knocked their team out of the tourney last year and they all thought they had the gold medal game already in the bag just because "it's Canada and Canada IS hockey". It's a tough pill to swallow realizing that the rest of the world has caught up and that they are no longer the automatic favorites before they even step onto the ice. It's a new era... hockey has TRULY gone international and that's good thing for the growth of the sport. The same thing is happening with basketball. Basketball is no longer only America's sport because the Euros have significantly closed the gap. Canadians may see this as "bad", but this is great for hockey as a whole. Also... I read an article about this just the other day, maybe Canada should seriously look into how badly they've cut the middle class out of the sport. It's more expensive than it's ever been to play hockey in Canada so a lot of the next gen are starting to play other sports instead.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Hockey was International already in 1970s! 90% of hockey fans in Russia Czechoslovakia Sweden Finland and so! Hockey world championships have 10-15xtimes bigger tv ratings than Stanley Cup! Czechoslovakia beat Orr Lafleur Dionne Sittler Robinson Hull and Hall of Farmers in 1976 1-0! Czezgislovakia was the world champion already in 1972! Finland was not a power house hockey team in 1980 because we had only 21 ice rinks buildings to play hockey! Now Finland have 274 ice rinks buildings to play hockey! But we loved hockey in 1970s!

[@002o]

"rest of the world has caught up" You mean before 70 years? Or you are just new at hockey?

[@timleftthebuilding]

Maybe Canada shouldn't have cancelled those practices

[@mikelitoris6923]

Yeah. Maybe the first win against Finland got coaching staff a bit too cocky, and then what happened? Finns have still games to play cause they actually bothered to practice, and got better while Canada just decided training is waste of time , and got caught pants down .

[@jesse1381]

The level of arrogance and entitlement as well as the lack of accountability from the both the team and coaching staff this year was painful to watch. It's no surprise at all that they lost and it's not an upset. This team really was terrible.

[@lintu25]

First goal for Canada was best i've seen this tournament. Well done. Sad that your gone. Both countries are darn good at hockey and only one can go forward.

[@josephm3775]

This tournament sums up Canada as a Country these days. Canadian culture as we once knew it is gone.

[@oldtimer7635]

"Canadian culture as we once knew it is gone" hah hah, that's dumb!

[@pavelvaculik8742]

Embarrassing seeing canada blame the refs they missed few calls on both sides but that knee calls was correct and anybody who knows the rules was expecting them....they should learn to take the loss you cannot all the time

[@TitanTrobee-ou7dz]

Even if it is correct, the exact same thing happened to Canada, it didn’t even get a whistle. Why? Because our guy didn’t flop around like a dead fish like the Czechian did 😂. And as a ref, the “knee” happened because the Czechian jumped out of the way at the last second. It should not be the defender’s responsibility to get out of the way for fear of getting a major

[@Masettini97]

@@TitanTrobee-ou7dzCatton also flopped like fish, same things happened both sides, move on

[@TitanTrobee-ou7dz]

@@Masettini97 Uhhh no?

[@Masettini97]

@@TitanTrobee-ou7dz Yes, textbook dive from Catton

[@TitanTrobee-ou7dz]

@@Masettini97 Even if it was, why do the Czechs get a major for their diving when we only get a minor?

[@jasongreenwood9734]

The third Goal for the Czechs was the killer. 2 seconds left and a player left wide open. Canada deserves the loss

[@djmips]

I think the own goal was the killer.

[@SFUSW]

@@djmips I'm Czech and we pulled "the luck of the Irish" with that one.

[@stephanfischer8239]

As a junior back in the 80 of the last century i played with german Team against them we lost 1-12 so the czech was damn good thru all the years many congrats to beat the mother Land of hockey

[@Catch22x2]

Tbh. The Canadians were getting too cocky.

[@Rocky-e2b]

When lol

[@ssfnt7606]

Пшеки красавцы 🎉 этот день стал чуточку приятнее❤

[@Maysti87]

Slava Ukraine!

[@MandM_IMO]

I won a bet with my wife. I bet Canada team will not even get the bronze. Honestly, even I did not think they will not make it to the semies. This team sums up the todays Canadian reality as a whole.

[@adrianhykel]

Damn I read you beat your wife, thats some 5am dyslexia

[@dashforcash6555]

Glad we lost. This country is pathetic.

[@jonathanandrew2909]

Good. Make sure she pays up. And, yes, Canada’s loss is a metaphor for the country right now.

[@MandM_IMO]

@@jonathanandrew2909 She did 🙂. It is unfortunate what is going on and I hope we can make Canada great again because it used to be an amazing country.

[@Muf315]

What did you win? Massage with... benefits 🤫😶‍🌫

[@Renst97]

The moment I heard the first boo for Sikora, I didn't wish it on the Canadians. I'm not someone who would wish anything bad on anyone, but when I see a player go to the locker room after a foul and then come back and be able to play, I'm glad that our player didn't hurt him. A little empathy wouldn't hurt the Canadians. This is disgusting and I'm glad that the Czech Republic could celebrate in the end, even if it was nerves. Anyway, the referees sometimes blew the wrong whistles for both sides, plus we didn't give a goal in the 5-minute power play, on the contrary, we got one, so the referees definitely didn't decide this. The Czechs were better for 2 periods, they tried to defend in the third and those were the nerves. Great match!

[@TitanTrobee-ou7dz]

Uhhh yes we gave up a goal on the 5, were you watching? 😂

[@Renst97]

@@TitanTrobee-ou7dz Yes, I watched it, it's 5 am here, I definitely wouldn't be awake otherwise. Good night and maybe next year. 🍾

[@chrisd3969]

People are complaining because first of all he greatly embellished the hit he was literally out there on the power play and second of all it was a clean hit and should not have even been a penalty never mind a major.

[@jesse1381]

Congrats to Czechia on a well deserved victory. Best of luck against the Americans and hope the Czechs go on to take the gold this year!

[@Renst97]

@@TitanTrobee-ou7dz Otherwise, I meant that we didn't score a goal, but it was an own goal, just so we understand.

[@SanjiEastBlue]

No matter how strong your team is on paper, you will get beaten if you underestimate your opponents, forget the fundamentals, and take too many foolish penalties. I hope these defeats serve as a wake-up call to the Canadian team (I'm Canadian BTW).

[@jesse1381]

Your points are true, however this was actually not a strong team on paper. They actually cut most of their better players. Was the worst roster I've seen on paper since 1998 and did not expect this team to medal once the final roster was announced.

[@shawnreems493]

@@jesse1381 I don't understand why someone like Seabrook is picking a team. Just pick the top Canadian players that's it thats all you have to do. Not try to be this special person and make weird picks.

[@jesse1381]

@@shawnreems493 Exactly yeah. It seems to me like the selection process is highly convoluted with a lot of favors and playing favorites mixed with in and having to appease too many people. When you have a dozen hands in the cookie jar at once it's no surprise when they all spoil. They're over-complicating what should be a very simple concept: You take the best players available. That's what the other teams are doing. Canada's C team is no longer good enough to beat the other teams' A team. We need the best players available if we want to win. They're not doing any favors when they send a pack of hosers to get beaten because the draft stock just went way down on a lot of those guys.

[@OccasionalOutlaw4758]

Always a treat to watch Canada lose in the iihf. 🇺🇸👏

[@GDPTD]

I feel that way more and more due to the sheer vile hatred that crowd has towards the USA no matter who their opponent. USA could be playing ISIS and Canadians would cheer against them. Such great hosts.

[@straighttalker9410]

they are sure making a good habit of it now

[@Rocky-e2b]

That’s how we feel about USA the calkiest country alive! It’s embarrassing to act like them!

[@mikachu_drums]

Czechiaaaa lets goooo!🔥 See you in the finals😉🇫🇮✌

[@eddiethalen4979]

Look at history repeating itself! The european teams are coming! What a game!

[@my3dviews]

Didn't know that the U.S. was in Europe. 😂

[@Finnman-s7q]

@@my3dviews Second year running when 3/4 teams in semis are Europeans.

[@YejejEjejejej]

@@my3dviews Didn't know that you're that simple guy

[@my3dviews]

@@YejejEjejejej Simple? You clearly don't know me. U.S. has been one of the most dominant teams so far. Don't count them out, like the first commenter. By the way, all of the teams are European, except Canada and U.S., so to say "the European teams are coming" is just silly, since they always have at least two European teams in the semis.

[@my3dviews]

@@Finnman-s7q All that requires is either Canada or U.S. to lose. All of the rest of the teams are European. I suppose you are also surprised when half of them in the semis are European too. LOL

[@Dennis-66]

I kept seeing on the USA highlights Canada fans standing and clapping in the crowd every time the other team would score. Rent free.... Should worry more about your own team.....

[@zyonsdream]

I noticed the same thing. Lots of people with Canada sweaters on cheering the Swiss.

[@arickquinton1268]

It happens ever tournament. Nothing new. It's kind of sad because they really do appreciate good hockey. But the resentment of our WJ Teams is just too much to overcome for most of them.

[@gabrielsundin7340]

A good game. We have to remember that they’re still kids, it’s not the end of the world. I was looking forward too Sweden Canada but there will be some really good games ahead anyway 🙂

[@pauljmorton]

What a rollercoaster five seconds for Canada fans. Huge save gets huge cheers, two seconds later get scored against.

[@jjKINGMAN]

Canadian talents < Czechia talents

[@swavekbu4959]

Hahahahahaha . . . not really.

[@crystal.starr0]

I think the best U20 eligible players for Canada are in the NHL.

[@julienlecler1381]

Goodbye, Canada!! Go on without you 👋👋👋 Thanks to the Czechs for the fairy tale 🤩🤩🤩

[@sdalal1110]

Next time, select the best 23 players and a coach capable of maximizing their talent in a short tournament. George was the lone bright spot, giving his all every game-he deserved better. It’s time for a full overhaul. Those responsible for roster and coaching decisions need to be held accountable. Hockey Canada has fallen behind the curve.

[@lowridedream]

We should all remember that it's just a game. Canada is very well known for playing hardball and that knee strike was a 5-game suspension. But you still have to treat it like a sport and respect your opponent.

[@terranboot9405]

Was a good game, good luck Czechia.

[@avtm06]

The only time that Canada scored fewer goals at junior championship than this tournament was in 1976

[@maksimkolosov5076]

Чехи - молодцы! Болею за них с начала турнира

[@msniper3907]

🇷🇺🇨🇿🙌🏻

[@Maysti87]

@@msniper3907 Slava Ukraine

[@Igor-qb6gp]

Чехия красавчики! Привет из России❤

[@planetcaravan2925]

Slava ukraini

[@Maysti87]

Slava Ukraine!

[@michaelwhalen4337]

I’m not saying that all Canadian fans are awful but the ones that were cheering against team USA your neighbors was classless! That being said for our North of the Border friends that are true honorable hockey fans ❤️🙏🙏 And God bless America 🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@redneckcanuck8359]

There’s more TDS in canada than the U.S. Honestly sad how much canadians trash Americans while depending on America for everything.

[@magikavoncary]

Good job by our national team! But honestly, we were a little lucky. That 2nd goal - the guy just threw the puck straight into the goal. Overall, the Canadian pressure in the second half of the game was pretty tough. Those boys didn’t advance to the semifinals, but they can play the game. And by the way, in the 3rd period the referees missed a clear 2-minute foul on McKenna.

[@tf7274]

Never get upset about a competition that actively tried to bring up the world wide competition against Canada/USA. This is way better than 12-1 games in the round robin.

[@Vinny_Gambini]

The best players in Canadian junior hockey got snubbed. Now, they should say why.

[@Golddragon214]

Canadian Team looked like they would rather be someplace else. No back checking, sub par Goaltending, and no response by the Coaching Staff.

[@bruciesanchez6381]

This team truly embodied the current state of Canada.. tumultuous and petulant

[@eggrolll]

Agreed. Shallow and pedantic.

[@djmips]

Nothing to do with the state of Canada. Stop trying to make some political hay.

[@zyonsdream]

Got to watch USA manhandle the Swiss and then watch Canada crumble in the late game. What a good night of hockey!

[@David-kx2ho]

Everyone has caught up to Canada. See ya in Minnesota next year

[@tobiassjoholm9325]

great match

[@WjatscheslawMeingardt]

Gut gemacht Jungs! Vieeele Grüsse aus Russland und Deutschland 🤝

[@Широкоф]

Молодцы Чехи.

[@hackermike31]

So glad they lossed again with no medal and on home soil.This team was so undisciplined through the tournament. Latvia was their worse enemy...Go U.S.A.......

[@jasonaltig985]

Your comment is a great testament to the U.S. education system.

[@hackermike31]

@jasonaltig985 Thank you,enjoy your freedom....

[@kyliedadify]

The game was a great comment on Canada's hockey system.

[@alex_bachuk]

Canada-out! привет из России! Happy new year!🎉

[@beachbummer3434]

wow, was exciting and painful at the same time...really undisciplined at times

[@jasonaltig985]

Those times being the entire tournament.

[@siegzeon1071]

George did everything he could to keep Canada in the game

[@jfkst1]

He was OK but wasn't great himself. Czech goalie made way more challenging saves.

[@siegzeon1071]

@jfkst1 own goal lack of defensive awareness awful breakdowns he was the reason they stayed in the game just sayin 👌

[@jfkst1]

@@siegzeon1071 Canada had way more pressure overall. Canada left all their best offensive talents out of the team so this is the result.

[@Jasonboy765]

​@@jfkst1You dont need the best stars to win you only need the best team Go see finlands world champ win from was it 2019? Either way they defeated sweden russia and canada to win gold and they were filled with nhl stars while finland had like 1-3 third liner nhl players

[@nigelmccomb8106]

Yes the times are changing.

[@mattthomas9049]

Freedom!!!! 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

[@seevanmaroge]

This has got to be the most embarrassing team for Canada. Stupid penalties taken and as for their PP, it was trash. Only thing that was moving on their PP was the puck and nothing else. I'm absolutely disgusted by their performance.

[@BlueLeader1]

Classic choke job by Team Canada. See ya!!!

[@Diesel-vy4kj]

For real , fukin chokers, 2 year in a row , vert disappointing

[@BEYONDYOURIQ]

Need to replace everyone at Hockey Canada...Everyone

[@planetcaravan2925]

Why

[@mikepoint4717]

There is no excuse for this Canadian team , they didn’t bring anything to the table , the entire program MUST be torn apart and replaced immediately with people who know what it takes to win , sacrifice , dedicate and have some pride ! . This team got what they deserved. I hope the management team are disgusted with themselves. The other teams had no fear to play us, it wasn’t long ago every team had to bring there A game . Now we’re a bunch of push overs .

[@mainframe9374]

Tbh, Canada could win, the lack of discipline and stupid mistakes led to lose. Czechia was not even visible in the third period until the first PP, then the second solved the game, they did not even have a single shot against, Canada dominated, although they did not use their chances, so this is how it's ended. Canada should start to play the game from the first period as they played in the third.

[@RealPreCinema]

Canada hasn't been the owner of hockey for a couple of decades. Sure, we win occasionally, but, every country and player in the world has learned our game, plays it better than us. We are being beaten at our own game.

[@ЗаливФинский]

🤪Чехи красавцы!! так и думал,что они не боятся и обыграют Канаду!

[@Maysti87]

Slava Ukraine!

[@totoafrika5568]

Congratulations to the Czech.

[@RouteRider-i5t]

This is the result of mistakes from the beginning of the team selection, to the early end of the tournament. As long as Canada is pre-occupied with keeping up appearances, they will not put the best on the ice. And the future doesn't look good. Don't blame the refs. This team was not as good as they would have you believe. The coach waited too long to do something with the forward lines - lack of scoring. Then made a challenge on a call, lost it - and got a bench minor - that took the momentum out of the team. They all got what they deserved.

[@devilcc307]

This team was an actual disgrace, so many all star players they leave off the roster for “grit”. Take a million penalties for it, which was bad enough. But, the worst crime for Canada was that they were just boring to watch….

[@Bdubsky]

Disgraceful. Should disband everyone involved in this year's management (but of course that won't happen because Hockey Canada is corrupt). Easton Cowan, Sam Dickinson, Carson Rehkopf, and Luca Pinelli should never be allowed to wear a Canada sweater ever again. Terrible, selfish players

[@bradleyhenry2411]

Rehkopf? He played only 18mins through 2 games. Not a single with his Brampton linemate Martone. Dave Cameron was beyond horrendous as a coach.

[@jesse1381]

Ritchie, Luchenko, Beaudoin, Gauthier, Cataford, Bonk, and Gibson as well. This team just didn't have the necessary skill to win. Way too many role players and not enough offensively flexible talent to score and generate plays. Needed more playmakers and passer at center and really needed help on the wings in particular right wing. Cristall LW, Heidt C, Wood RW would've been an incredible line for Canada. Lardis LW, Barkey C, Mistelbacher RW was another possible line we desperately could have used. They left so much talent off the roster it should go into a textbook of how NOT to build a team.

[@bradleyhenry2411]

@jesse1381 Sennecke-Ritchie-McKenna, Rehkopf-Catton-Martone, Nedeau-Yager-Heidt, Cristall-Hage-Wood. 2 lines with built-in chemistry. Other lines with a balance of offense and defense.

[@jesse1381]

@@bradleyhenry2411 Certainly would've been much better than what we saw on the ice. McKenna and Rehkopf both play LW and Heidt plays LW/C so I would definitely have put Heidt at C with Cristall on his LW. Martone was our only good RW as well but he was horribly misutilized by Cameron. Wood should've been a lock on this team for RW. The LW position we had McKenna but he was 16 at camp and shouldn't have had to be the main offensive guy on the team. It's very hard to excuse Cristall not being there when you consider guys like Cataford and Beaudoin were somehow taken above him. Better coaching would've helped immensely but yeah we still needed a lot of different guys on the team as well to help with scoring and balancing the lines.

[@Bdubsky]

@@bradleyhenry2411 and in that small amount of time managed to take 2 of the dumbest penalties I’ve ever witnessed followed by bitching and complaining. Outside of those penalties, he contributed… nothing? I defended him last year. I thought he was one of the more effective players offensively when he was on the ice. This year he regressed into a 12 year old child playing single A

[@NaegraGHQ]

We want Florida!!!! ☝️

[@Tousti91]

Canada fans really cant complain about the refs. The game was well officiated and there werent any obvius mistakes

[@KillerSniper55]

Not the refs fault. I’m Canadian and that was the worst tournament performance we have seen in years. Totally undisciplined and unmotivated. I don’t know what the coach has been doing but coaching is clearly not it.

[@robinkonecny5161]

This is not soccer to blame the coach. 😂🤣 Blame the players 😉

[@planetcaravan2925]

Unfair win

[@robinkonecny5161]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 i bet u cant even skate 😂😂😂😂

[@miked563]

cry 😢

[@aposthole5226]

US hockey is showing Canada how it is done. Assemble a team that can skate, pass and score. Have them play together throughout various tournaments. Now you have a team. In this version of Team Canada, here were the issues. - Assemble a team of players that couldn’t play together or didn’t know how to play together - Too many 17 year olds - Undisciplined players taking too many idiotic penalties - Couldn’t kill penalties - Power play was not dangerous - Couldn’t score when the opportunity presented itself - Cameron as a coach couldn’t coach them back into winning - The person that selected this team should never be near hockey Canada again

[@Rocky-e2b]

Is that why we beat Finland 4 to 0 and USA lost lol then we whooped you in shots lol

[@aposthole5226]

@ I’m Canadian and was cheering for Canada. I was observing the tournament from a neutral standpoint and Canada stunk in every facet of the game. The only thing they were good at were shots on net, but that doesn’t win you the tournament..

[@jesse1381]

​@@Rocky-e2b Low quality shots from the outside that the opposing goalies saw all day. Guess what you don't win games based on inflated shot counts. If the puck doesn't go in the net and you don't score, you don't win. The States didn't need 50 shots to win because their shots were more accurate and lethal, from passes, rush chances, high quality shots. They hit a bunch posts as well and that game could have been 7-1 or 8-1. Nobody on this Canadian team even had more than 3 points in 5 games. Offensively they were only 2 goals better than Kazakhstan the team that got relegated.

[@aposthole5226]

@@jesse1381 Totally agree. Their passing and shooting were inaccurate. On the goaltending side, Carter George was ok in a couple of games, but against the big boys couldn’t save Canada’s inept scoring. Canada was possibly the 7th best team in this tourney with Kazakhstan, Germany and Switzerland just below them. What an embarrassment for Canadian hockey.

[@jesse1381]

@@aposthole5226 Yes this team was a train wreck. George would've had to be lights out spectacular to steal games for this team so you can't really fault him when this was the worst offensive squad since 1998. Dumb penalties, giveaways, missed passes, quitting on puck battles, floating around, selfish individual play. These were the main traits of this team. Cameron as well had no viable system in place for them, made no tangible adjustments even after losing to Latvia, and they didn't even bother practicing on the ice.

[@dmitriR1967]

Не за тех и не за этих , но Рад 😅😊😊 что Канада проиграла 🎉😂

[@Maysti87]

Slava Ukraine!

[@PaulLinklater-v1h]

Czechia scored in the first minute of the game,and the final dagger to the hearts of team Canada and their salty fans,was in the final minute of the third period,made my night no medal for yous,he he he

[@HereNorThere3736]

Wow, this year's Canadian team is overrated. Seems like they were struggling to win this whole tournament.

[@my3dviews]

They beat Finland 4-0.

[@HereNorThere3736]

@my3dviews yet they struggled against Latvia and Czechia. Teams fans expected them to dominate.

[@my3dviews]

@@HereNorThere3736 The Latvia game was really the only bad game. Czechia is a good team and Canada mainly lost due to taking too many penalties and giving up power play goals. Including the game winner.

[@petrdanek8600]

Oooo yeah 👏

[@JanaSimly_me]

Why they just no admit czech were better? Cry, blame, call a nasty words… shame on you Canada👎

[@компано-т2ц]

Уделали Канадцев 😂🤝👍

[@Seven_Allo]

Excuse me, but 🇷🇺is🔝💪

[@llkj7944]

Well out in the quarters speaks for itself! Canada just playing faster, more prepared and disciplined teams. Coaching staff failure and roster selection failure!

[@kajajaytomi4994]

[@JustTweetAway]

Nice job 🇨🇿 Hi from FINLAND 🇫🇮 SLAVA 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@Leonidsemenov223]

А что ты делаешь в, Финляндии? Патриот Украины😂

[@my3dviews]

Just way too many penalties. Not just in this game, but in the tournament. If they could play five on five, they would most likely win.

[@allisonholt3533]

not really, this whole team was filled with players who were chasing clips instead of goals. Team selection was shit, even leaving out the past two nhl first overall picks, there were so many snubs for this lineup the politics for team selection has gotten crazy

[@bradleyhenry2411]

@@allisonholt3533 🤣 No shot Celebrini and Bedard would have been let go by their teams to play in this tourney. Even Benson from the Sabres wouldn't be let go to play in the tourney. But I agree the team selection was baffling

[@allisonholt3533]

@@bradleyhenry2411 thats what im saying, disregarding the nhlers

[@my3dviews]

@@allisonholt3533 Yes really. Canada dominated at even strength. Almost every goal against in the tournament was when Canada was short handed. They even got two short handed goals. But, they weren't great at killing penalties. That was especially true in the game against Czechia.

[@allisonholt3533]

@@my3dviews Canada has enough talent to sweep this tournament, even disregarding nhlers. everyone on that team is a crazy individual talent. but the team selection could have been better and everyone was chasing their own goals. Yet they still had so much success beating some decent teams as individual players. think about the potential of this team.

[@ЭйсВентура-в5э]

Браво, Чехи РОСТОВ-НА-ДОНУ👏👏👏

[@planetcaravan2925]

Slava ukraini

[@ЭйсВентура-в5э]

@planetcaravan2925 конечно слава

[@Maysti87]

Slava Ukraine!

[@ЭйсВентура-в5э]

@@Maysti87 конечно слава.поскакали🐎

[@MK22DeT]

Does Canada even hockey anymore ?

[@my3dviews]

Three gold and a silver since 2020. But, it's the end of the world when they don't win.

[@swavekbu4959]

Yes, Canada still "hockeys" . . . didn't know hockey was a verb.

[@belligerent-irony]

Nobody can afford to play hockey in Canada anymore

[@MrOleksiyca]

It is easy to be the best when Russian haven't play for last 4 years.

[@my3dviews]

@@MrOleksiyca It was easy before that too. Russia hasn't won the tournament since 2011. In that time Canada won the gold three times, while Russia was still in it.

[@YZER19]

Gold confirmed for USA.

[@Rocky-e2b]

Canada was twice as talented as USA just were snake bitten

[@GeezIDK]

Nah Sweden...you will have fun watching ASP though. LGRW!

[@danieleverson4155]

the difference is that Canadians are HOCKEY fans first and could appreciate Latvia, USA, Czechia etc, as well as lose with pride whilst genuinely being happy that the sport is growing in other countries. Little disappointed in the sore losers who are rubbing salt in the wound of kids between 15 and 19. I genuinely hope you enjoy your junior medals.

[@Slavpet]

Is it Canada or Cownada? I can't tell the difference in that booing at a player who was targeted with an indisputable foul and dangerous play. Did you boo at him, because he had the audacity to return to the game? Stay classy, so called "hockey nation". Glad you are sad tonight.

[@Renst97]

Disgusting, really, agree

[@CanadianBongRipper]

They booed him because he was lying on the ice looking at the refs and then grabbed his leg. Then he dives on the partial breakaway. They booed him for a reason he was acting like a soccer player all game

[@Slavpet]

@@CanadianBongRipper No, they booed at him because they were Canadians and that is the culture over there. What a coincidence that the target of the hit was the player who scored, right? Couldn't get over the fact that the hit didn't end his career, because that was the clear intention of the Canadian player. 5 minute major just to be unsuccessful at removing the key player from the game. Definitely not worth it, right? So maybe don't do that next time. 🤔 More booing at the opponent than cheering your own players. Classy home crowd.

[@GeezIDK]

Diver! They called him later for diving... Take the check like a real hockey player. Same play from another Czech at the end of the game!

[@jasonaltig985]

“Foul”? You clearly know hockey.

[@yury3484]

congrats to Czech Republic!

[@Yojimbonh]

The people selecting the Canadian team need to be replaced.

[@shwnbur77]

Not Canadian but absolutely 100% agree. Ones who picked coach need to exit as well.

[@timclark3914]

The coach look like a special program placement.

[@alexkarypkin9687]

Мужики, при всем уважении… Но…. Канада!!! Домой!!!! Canada!!! Go out to home baby!!!!

[@riobabic8960]

Canada was lacking the finesse of finishing. Two years ago Canada was way more arrogant. Connor Bédard carried that team. Without Bédard they would have lost easily to both Slovakia and Czechia. In the end these were close games. Canada did get a couple of bad calls against them but they did do to many late cheap shots also.

[@Exotic3000]

Canada deserved to win. But that’s hockey! ❤

[@MrOleksiyca]

Why ?

[@Rosenberg111]

👍🏻

[@BARDAKABRAMA]

Hindo-Chinada is not the same what is used to be

[@wowthatsbs]

When you lose to Latvia you have no business being in the semifinals

[@Rocky-e2b]

Look how many other teams almost did lol

[@JohnSekelyk]

That’s what you get when you don’t pick the better players, play as you pay

[@davidkyle2073]

Leaf Fan Takeaway: PRO at least Dickenson is not a Leaf prospect. CON Easton is a Leaf prospect.

[@guillaumetremblaydallaire8406]

I can’t wait for the person responsible for this nightmare of a team to explain themselves