How this BRUTAL Hockey Tournament is Fuelling Further Turmoil for Trudeau's Canada Right Now!

[@JM-gj7de]

Canada's World Junior team is a metaphor for its nation...a nation in decline. Truth hurts sometimes.

[@elev8podcast]

It really does

[@davidbrown386]

No better example of Canada’s hockey decline . The Quebec Junior Hockey league. No more Lemieux’s, Savard’s Roy’s etc

[@Rawdiswar]

Needs to be addressed immediately.

[@samspade1841]

@@Rawdiswar address it then! Talk is cheap. You must be a Liberal

[@jansondennis2438]

this team was put together by lesbians true facts

[@BillK.1973]

We can tell.

[@coldeadhands]

Obviously

[@joestrunk9663]

really got proof

[@blaineboyle5997]

Are Peter Anholt and Scott Salman lesbians? Try again Einstein

[@pillcosby777]

​@joestrunk9663 the tournament

[@MikeStarr-lw5ol]

I feel like ever since they decided to kick Don Cherry off HNIC and censored him hockey in Canada has been going downhill. Even HNIC people dont watch because its boring in the intermission without Cherry, nobody likes Ron Maclean for what he did thats another reason they dont tune into hockey as much.

[@banjonochallenge3120]

Politics Politics Politics. Hockey Canada is a joke

[@norwolf4765]

Can we really call it hockey?

[@WilbertRobichaud]

Don Cherry was right, he spoke out and got fired.

[@brandonhall9959]

The truth is he didnt get fired because of outrage, he got fired because the network was finding any way they could to get rid of his salary as he was one of their top paid broadcasters. The network could care less about what he said, it was only the opportunity they needed.

[@prioritytarget7157]

@@brandonhall9959 He got fired because he was racially conscientious. You're not supposed to notice the transition from a British Colony to an economic zone full of tax slaves.

[@dowunda]

@@brandonhall9959 Yes, and meanwhile their executives get 10's of millions in payoffs, ... er bonuses while they drive viewership into the ground. Still today, I can't bear to watch that phoney, Ron Mclean, between the periods.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

The stone age Nazi Cherry brainwashed the people of Canada to hate other countries! Crazy lunatic Don Cherry said do not draft USA born Auston Matthews because goon enforcer Ryan Reaves is the MVP in NHL! Cherry claiming that Finland Slovakia Sweden USA Czech Repulic their players are illegal aliens not humans! Cherry been angry since 1972 when Canada Lost 3-7!! Cherry so mad Canada Lost 1-0 against Czechoslovakia in 1976!

[@dansmaaslet6623]

This is the future of Canadian hockey when you go from 524000 kids playing hockey in 2010 to 340000 in 2022 and shrinking each year

[@larryprice6195]

Hockey for kids in Canada is way ,way too expensive for most Canadians.

[@terryomalley1974]

Part of the reason for that is the huge expense if outfitting your kids for hockey, plus the ice time fees and travel costs. Another reason for the decline in participation in Canada is that most immigrants nowadays come from warm climate countries where soccer is king and they don't assimilate into Canadian society once here.

[@JB-wr2lx]

In a now poor country hockey is just for the rich , most Canadians are poor .

[@barryj388]

At one time the vast majority of games were played on the local outdoor rinks and you got maybe one game a week at an indoor arena. This was probably a lot cheaper than the playing indoors all the time like they do now. I don't know what happened to the old neighbourhood leagues that most kids played in. The lads who were really good would funnelled into higher tier teams and play more indoor games but the neighbourhood leagues had almost everyone playing and the cream would float to the top. I've heard insurance became too expensive for the old neighbourhood leagues.

[@terryomalley1974]

@barryj388 I remember as a kid in St. Catharines in the 70's, we used to have practices at the Haig Bowl, an outdoor rink that doubled as a lacrosse arena in the summer. It was great! There's something about playing on natural, outdoor ice in frigid temps that can't be reproduced with indoor rinks. It was also so ironically Canadian!

[@shawnbroome2861]

This world Junior's hockey is the worst I've ever watched.

[@DionSt.Michael]

No more embarrassing than the current Liberal/NDP Regime destroying our once free country quite frankly! In fact it’s almost fitting quite honestly 🤮

[@daveblock4061]

Seriously? What have you been watching? It has it all. Dominant team: Sweden. Cinderella story: Latvia. Grit, fortitude talent, teamwork: USA and Czechia. Doing what they need to: Finland. Going to be an amazing Final Four today. Too bad you will miss it.

[@parkersmith-gp9xb]

How many goals do you think Bedard & Celebrini would get? They both should be on this team as they are under the age of 20

[@warmike]

​@@parkersmith-gp9xbthey'd rather play with their teams in the NHL even despite the teams tanking. The IIHF is a joke.

[@NanetteMersereau]

I watched the game last night . The Canadians didn’t need a net. Their shots were so bad it made me cringe.

[@scotthowell7676]

The team is not that bad...the coaching staff sucks. Nepotism in hockey is becoming a hallmark of the Canadian way.

[@richardthompson6366]

Nepotism has become a problem to be sure.

[@Rawdiswar]

Just like the highest level of government.

[@johnchew503]

What a soft team. Girl's hockey

[@spritPA2024]

Also demonstrated by Trudeau's team. It starts from the top down demonstrating no discipline or accountability. You hit the nail on the head; this was also the focus of our conversation during the Canada/US game. Discipline, self-discipline, accountability... Like our government, this team also lacks all three.

[@pt93music]

We suck at hockey because it’s so expensive to play now. And the reason it’s so expensive, is because the cost of living is so expensive.

[@steve8803]

Also, they don't hit anymore. There is more hitting in a Canada vs USA women's game.

[@Alvin-m1z-q1v]

It's like the way of life before the Liberals, gone and never coming back.

[@coldeadhands]

Carbon tax kills everything not just hockey

[@scottmaceachern1714]

Free if your not white

[@88oz88]

You said what many are thinking. It's been a few years now that we have seen this decline in the skill of the players. Players are soft and whiny, coaching looks lost.

[@JamesMousseau]

Fire everyone at DEI hockey Canada!!! Let Bob McKenzie pick the team and don’t let Dave Cameron anywhere near coaching At the World Juniors!!!!

[@supershot9729]

What was DEI about this team? Lol

[@SOMEGANGSTER]

Apprently they didn't even pick best players.. It's been worst team in years I agree.

[@mikepurdue7472]

They picked the popular kids whos daddies are dentists.

[@GDPTD]

@@mikepurdue7472 Haha! Dentists? What would that have to do with getting picked or being popular? Not sure how much dentists make or what kinda pull they have in Canada but in the USA pretty sure it's certainly not enough to sway any selection not even at the mite/termite level. Sounds like you have a personal experience? If there is a club to sign up with to make my life easy as a dentist and my kids get to realize all their goals in life due to my very average job I somehow missed that invitation.

[@mikepurdue7472]

@@GDPTD maybe i do got personal experience. Whattey tryina say here? You tryina say what I'm sayin doesn't happen?

[@GDPTD]

@@mikepurdue7472 So what do you think that a dentist in particular brings to the table in order to sway decisions like picks to an elite team Canada roster? I'm curious about that. That's very specific. Why not a physician, lawyer, physical therapist, nurse, heck a grocer, butcher, construction worker, truck driver. Does not have to be health care. Maybe if it was some high ranking political official or coaches kid. But a dentist? I'm just trying to understand the logic.

[@scotthowell7676]

A very good point...the three pillars of a solid nation. In Canada, all three have been crushed under the Liberals/NDP socialists. I BLAME TRUDEAU!!!

[@Pickle_Golf]

If you blame Trudeau, you’ve got to credit him for the 5 Golds and 2 Silvers won under his tenure. That’s how dumb your point is.

[@longjohn9509]

Don't blame Trudeau, Liberals or NDP. Blame the dumb a..es believe there BS and vote for them.

[@Vancouverallday]

​@@Pickle_Golfwhy you to do him like that lmao you're so right tho

[@eibbor171]

don't forget about the so called "opposition"

[@coldeadhands]

Everything in decline in Canada is Turdeau's fault you goof

[@Flames_Fan6]

Demographics is destiny, with all these Indians coming in, cricket will takeover hockey…

[@goldenretriever6261]

I see guys playing cricket in neighborhood parks in Scarborough. Don't think I've ever seen kids playing road hockey.

[@terryomalley1974]

​@@goldenretriever6261That's the future in Canada, sadly.

[@peezim]

you mean lacrosse and who you call Indians have always been here. They call themselves Kanienʼkehá꞉ka , part of the Haudenosaunee.

[@davidbrown386]

Cricket is boring as Hell

[@Flames_Fan6]

@@davidbrown386 agreed but tell that to the recent 3 million Indians who’s immigrated…

[@davidbrown386]

AP reported in July kids in Canada playing hockey according to Hockey Canada is 421,811. A decline of 23% from 13 years ago. There is an obvious correlation between the rise of Trudeau and the decline of Hockey in Canada

[@Christopher.Colberg]

Is that 23 percent straight from 2008 to 2024 numbers or is it adjusted to Canadas population growth?

[@davidbrown386]

I got the impression it was straight. If you do a Google search you can see

[@dougwhite2695]

Poor coaching selection and that picking of mostly no.1 picks was a mistake. You need a team with some grinders and players with a defensive ability as well as the so called elite high draft picks. Absolutely a group of individuals rather than team attitude.

[@Christopher.Colberg]

There were many many high skilled players that they left out. They scored 2 against Latvia 2 against germany not including an empty netter and one against the usa. Their goaltending and 5 on 5 defence was fir the most part pretty solid. goals allowed were 0,3,0,3,4. Pentaly kill was horrible as most of the goals they ket up were on the pk

[@mapleleaf9837]

Actually that was the problem. Instead of taking the most talented players and most prolific scorers (simple-stupid), the management either tried to overthink things and/or simply picked based on politics (favored kids of their friends or budy agents - predominantly from OHL). But that's the nature of minor sports. Not sure things will ever change.

[@ZenCorvus]

The entire canadian hockey program has been trash for years It copied russia and can't hit. They can't play defense, canada hasn't produced a good goalie in 2 decades

[@supershot9729]

I get we sucksd in the last 2 iihf tournies but this is just out of touch lmao

[@jimcuthill4556]

Worst Team Canada I can remember.

[@mikepurdue7472]

Here's the problem. Good hockey players used to make the team. Now... it's the popular rich kids, whos daddy is a dentist that get on the team. We all know this is true. We've all seen our high school hockey team before. Its always the popular kids with the rich daddy who make the team. Which is kind've a shame. Cause they'd probly win more games if they gave the bully a chance. Or the poor kid with all the moves but no cash. Now the other thing that happened this year. The referees did their absolute best to keep Canada shorthanded. Oh wait. That happens every year.

[@bonniejackson7393]

My husband totally blames this coach!!!! Discipline, what’s that, well I could show him, but he might not like that😊.

[@bonniejackson7393]

Just so everyone understands, I did not mean physical discipline, it’s not necessary😊.

[@peterlechner3152]

It's interesting to observe how, after the Prime Minister referred to Canada as the first 'post-nation,' Hockey Canada now uses their logo to represent the team instead of the Canadian flag. In contrast, every other nation displays their country's flag.

[@davidbrown386]

That is a great observation. I missed that but you are correct.

[@Gman44324]

It all starts when a coach brings his own player and put him on the top line over a kid who will be a top 5 pick. Then not taking one of the top rookies forwards in NCAA in Hage. One of the most dynamic scorers in the OHL in Senneke. A very offensive dman in parekh. I would say about 80% of the choices are the right choice but there’s a few missing pieces that should be there.

[@Zeke-e9i]

Maybe it’s gen zzzzzz and not enough discipline?

[@vancguy9204]

But its diverse!

[@dougramsey9554]

That's funny because that is exactly the same conclusions that I came up with. Just pathetic, no accountability, no team player's, only me

[@superionmaximus9900]

Hockey Canada cares more about coaches that will make sure there are no shenanigans at after parties that would lead to another world Jr Team facing criminal charges then they do about winning games.

[@scotthowell7676]

Nice to see your viewership climbing. Happy New Year!

[@frankg5408]

Isn't Canada the 51st state? USA!USA!USA!USA! Love MAGA

[@shawnrosenfeldt7191]

Best one yet! This is war! This is war on the hard times we are going through. I hope everyone cheers for the boys playing for our flag. If they don’t make it, we will take it on the chin and get back up. This gave me hope, this is something to look forward too, we are Canadians and we are proud, strong and free! LETS GO BOYS!!!

[@medicdroidz]

This is such a cool take on politics!! I love it!!!

[@YegRon]

Great video, but I’ll be completely honest. I really don’t care that much about how good Canada is at hockey. It’s so expensive - it’s becoming more and more for the elites. It also, in many cases, adds tons of pressure to families just because of how insane the schedules are even for younger kids.

[@supershot9729]

If you sign uo for you you agree to that schedule lmao that's a choice they made how is that a fair complaint at all?

[@gibandruski6744]

This is an interesting comment. The same thing is happening in school sports as everything is becoming cost prohibitive. It is getting to the point where the best players do not make the team, but the kids who come from homes that can afford to play make the team.

[@mikepurdue7472]

Well... you should. We all should care how good we are at hockey. Yea you should.

[@diggzee]

Hockey is only for the elites in Canada. The poor boy from the sticks can't afford a pair of skates anymore.

[@jeffreyturcotte420]

Or a stick.

[@ArthurCollette-rc2ng]

Who cares, hockey is not hockey anymore . I'd stopped watching 19 years ago. When hockey was hockey.

[@dougcross800]

thanks for expressing my concerns. i'd given up after seeing the USA win over us. i saw the shots on net and i am confused. the Lativa game was the start of decline. you are right. we need a win just to offset that tragedy that is trudeau.

[@Volteran65-u9r]

And the famous chant now “Where were you in 72”. I remember watching those games with my class in school. Great days

[@shtakett]

I wasn't born yet, but my Russian dad just can't stop talking about the Summit Series. Great days indeed.

[@happymann1000]

Does this have anything to do with Trudeau's takeover of the Canada Hockey board? Have the poor decisions been because of DEI or some Trudeau appointee that has no idea what they are doing? Or is it just a bad team with poor effort/discipline/chemistry/skill/character?

[@nathanskagen5154]

I think when we decided to make Hockey about money rather than a tool designed to turn young boys into men the game has been on a slow decline. When the average kid isnt allowed to play due to the cost invloved we create a smaller pool of talent. I mean look at how many private hockey schools exist today that draw away from the community based sport were parents are mortgaging there houses for ther kid to play. Go into a sports store today and look at the cost of the equipment were parents are forking over more than a grand for a pair of skates or $200 to $ 400 for a stick its completely insane. Our country needs to take back our sport and give it back to the kids like Sweeden were no kid gets left behind, in otherwords kick out the money lenders from the temple and returnd to a life lesson based system for our kids and we will be great again.

[@tammyrobinson5249]

This team is really bad. I have been saying for awhile that whom ever is picking these coaches and then whom picks the players has to undergo a lot of changes. I feel bad for these kids but they just aren’t good enough

[@LAKvuLifestyle]

Fascinating podcast. Freaking loved it!

[@cityiot]

I turned away from the NHL /CBC when they tossed Don Cherry under the bus and MacLean finished him off with his betrayal. I watched the Canada Jrs every year and enjoyed the youth and energy on the ice. This tournament was terrible and we have lost our edge. Canadian hockey is on the decline.

[@chrislaverick6413]

Honestly Hockey is slowly dying out in Canada, and there’s a lot of reasons why this is happening, right now as we speak soccer is overtaking hockey in Canada along with basketball, now Trudeau is to blame for a lot of this because the number one biggest reason why Hockey is dying is because the common person simply just can’t afford to play, Hockey is crazy expensive especially if your kids good enough to play travel, I’ve heard 5 to 15 grand a year for Hockey, on top of everything else that is so expensive with inflation and our economy, which all falls on Justin Trudeau, another big reason is the politics and Hockey, especially if you’re on Ontario born and raised, you pretty much have to play in Toronto in hopes of getting noticed by scouts, how many great hockey players have you known that never made it simply because of politics?

[@georgefox4982]

The cost of hockey at the highest minor level (AAA) now relative to income is no different than it was in the 80s and 90s

[@chrislaverick6413]

@ that may be so, but other things across-the-board are not, plus there are more things that people buy nowadays that they never used to back in the 80s and 90s

[@1joshjosh1]

Treudo and Jag-meat must go. Election now !!!

[@JessCameron-l7t]

Honestly, after watching that game against Latvia later on against the USA, I wish my grandparents just stayed where they were from

[@shayne-h3u]

The USA did not deserve Jessie Owens or Joe Louis considering how they were treated back in the good old USA.

[@MDVandenberg-n6v]

Team Canada did not want to out do Justin Trudeau’s incompetence …but they did.😞

[@johnqpublic407]

Look at how the Leafs play. This is no different. All flash, lazy with bad attitudes.

[@blaineboyle5997]

Since hockey Canada moved checking to bantam our game has slowly deteriorated

[@jeffreyirabernstein]

Just to set the historical record straight, the first fight between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling took place on June 19, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in NYC. The fight did not occur at the amateur Olympics held in Berlin in 1936. The Louis-Schmeling rematch came on June 22, 1938 again at Yankee Stadium in NYC.

[@theScotian24]

In the 3 decades since I was a lad, playin some hackey, it has become Elitist. The cost alone makes it so..but above that, the culture.. Players show up to games in a suit and tie ffs, as CHILDREN. They are treated like their 💩 dont stink, and thats how they act, unsurprisingly. I dont know who they think theyre fooling, feining class. We've seen over and over how they ACT. ..Ever notice that hockey players cant speak? They get a pass on education, and consequences. This aint your grandfathers ive hockey, boys.. Same goes for NBA, NFL, MLB..All sportsball. ~40 year Sportsball Lover and also, Realist.

[@Mel_R_Qui]

Canada's Junior Hockey Team is doing very well according to JT. I have seen NO TOXIC MASCULINITY! 🤣

[@Vancouverallday]

He actually said Canada is doing well??

[@peezim]

Matters not, last time PeePee the 20 year pp(professional politician) was government he and his boss sold us out to the Chinese, by locking the next seven governments into FIPA. Using a hockey metaphor, allows only a select few to play on Team Canada on a small patch of ice in China and to be fouled, without remedies or referees. By contrast, Team China can play anywhere on Canadian ice, can appeal referee calls it dislikes and negotiate compensation for damages while in the penalty box behind closed doors. The terms agreed to by PeePee the 20 year professional politician and his boss are unprecedented and would be laughed out of Britain, Brussels, Canberra or Washington. Beijing has negotiated a heads-I-win-tails-Canada-loses deal. Yep, locked into the terms of FIPA for a minimum of 31 years. That’s right,

[@Kira_Kovalyova]

I hate to break it to you, but most young people in Canada don't care about ice hockey anymore. Too many immigrants have come to the country from places where ice hockey isn't important, that the've outnumbered the Canadian children that do still have an interest in the game. Only the rich kids that even care about hockey get to play it. A very small minority it has become. Right now, Cricket is more popular in Canada than hockey will ever be again.

[@thepassionatepackrat1988]

It is only adding turmoil if you allow it and watch hockey. Don't watch hockey, don't care. No turmoil!

[@mikpopiel473]

Freedom beats communism. Precisely. I’ve been saying this the last two world juniors. What we are seeing in these teams is the effect of this country’s CVid measures on the development of ALL of our youth, personified in what is failingly unbecoming our game. During these last two tournaments It’s pretty evident which countries had a far more salient approach to getting back to normal (not accepting a “new normal”). In comparison to our near peers, Our youth have been denied development socially, economically, medically, individually, athletically, educationally. If Canada wins tonight, I’d be amazed. If they podium I’d be shocked.

[@mikpopiel473]

Aaaaaaand… they lost to 🇨🇿. Shocker

[@vincentlafonde7081]

No western canada hockey players no soldiers no diggers grinder no discipline don cherry use to say if you want juniors to win you need wchl players its obvious coach is a idiot

[@victoria383]

The lady who was involved in the apology today reminded everyone "wringing their hands" that the Para and Womens Hockey Canada teams were doing great. Think this DEI nonsense sums up the rot in Hockey Canada

[@herbertgreenidge8675]

they didnt pick best juniors.....coaching was terrible in so many ways

[@va3svd]

I think we see weakness top-to-bottom in Hockey Canada. You see it in all their marketing campaigns: the constant focus is on “inclusivity”. The focus is never on excellence, or determination, or commitment, or teamwork. It’s all about play, or fun, or disabilities, or whatever. We don’t even show our special athletes winning or boost the actual program or level of play in the game. Hockey, like any sport, is broadly unifying when played at a high level. I believe the caretakers of Hockey Canada are on a stealth mission to destroy the sport in this country.

[@stuey2112]

Bingo Everything woke turns to shyte - DJT

[@georgefox4982]

STILL Canada has won 5 out of the last 10 and 10 of the last 20 world junior hockey championships

[@mikepurdue7472]

Yeah. True. So we can lose the next 5 of the next 10. And maybe after that we can lose 20 of the next 40.

[@peezim]

LOL turning a bunch of teenage hockey players into some sort of political analogy is nonsensical at best

[@garryratke7640]

I watched part of the finland game and saw canada take a pile of penalties and i thought you will never win and they did not

[@ianhowes8141]

Like Justine, team Canada's problem is arrogant over-confidence - they think themselves unbeatable when in fact every team wants to beat them and plays accordingly.

[@DionSt.Michael]

That Phil Esposito clip makes me want to cry. Canadian fans booing our national hockey club makes me ashamed to be Canadian. Can’t imagine Canadian fans acting so frikkin petty 😢

[@Kira_Kovalyova]

At least they showed passion and cared. Now fans and the young generation in Canada would just shrug their shoulders and take it up the rear and say thank you for being violated.

[@daveblock4061]

You were not old enough to have seen the Summit Series, nor the interview live with Espo and Johnny Esaw No Bobby Hull do to politics, Orr injured, Howe temporarily retired. Canada did not take the game seriously. The 'scouting' on Tretiak when was sandbagging and we bought it. They were all so out of shape. Poor lineup decisions, Scratch Perreault and Martin? Bobby Clarke's (dirtiest player ever to lace 'em up) viscous bone breaking slash on Kharlamov that should have had him banned for life. They had the grit and fortitude to persevere by the slimmest of margins.

[@JohnSekelyk]

That’s what you get when you have players the play as you pay.

[@ThomasJM25]

excellent video! great work I tip my 🎩 to you

[@elev8podcast]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@saifonlawrence2044]

Cana-Duh is now a third world nation in every aspect.

[@DougEnglish-x6m]

Team Canada is a direct reflection of Trudeau’s feminist ideology! Get back to being men and playing like a team! No more political appointed coaches/players and play with discipline! Stop the lazy BS penalties!

[@HECK349]

The best players never ever get picked

[@AndreC-f9o]

Wow. What a great lesson. Thanks for that.

[@Lurvy1963]

Team Canada lost because its coaching staff was suffering from the woke virus and lacked the ability to fix the team's inability to score. Dave Cameron needs to move on from Canada's hockey program.

[@kem1233]

CANADA LOST TO USA LIBERAL KIDS?

[@ericperreault8889]

I pretty much agree with 99% of what you said here however even in the world junior it isn't a best of the best for us as probably our 2 best of junior age are in the nhl...add bedard and celebrini to the mix and it changes the team. But why Cameron was still at the elm of that team is beyound me just as much as turdeau still being pm...

[@vtwintora]

Think of our Canadian kids we were sending to war in WW1 & WW2 at the tender age of 17,18,19 No pity for them kids; they don't know what pressure is. Pressure, give me a break.

[@steve8803]

@vtwintora Of course there is pressure on them. There's even pressure on McDonald's managers. Kids being drafted into past wars don't change that.

[@YegRon]

Honestly, given how some Canuck fans behave, it’s not at all surprising that they were booed by Vancouver fans.

[@jesse1381]

This Canadian team is complete disaster from top to bottom. Early thanks to the Czechs for putting us out of our misery. This team is painful to watch and does not deserve to medal. Best of luck against the States in the semis and go get that gold medal Czechia!

[@CashMacGregor]

they opted for team ontario instead of team canada. the days of canada's dominance of hockey are over. the world has finally caught up and smaller nations are doing a better job of developing their youth. we have to go to chekia and sweden and see what they are doing.

[@basementbanter366]

To call that a team I disgraceful to the sport.

[@amesorton]

Add the Leafs to this idea. A weak uncompetitive country produces weak uncompetitive sports teams.

[@dirtbagzrus]

He is and always will be a proud male feminist

[@davidbrown386]

Canadá will be better off without Nancy Boy wannabe Justine oops Justin Trudeau

[@paddynelson3586]

Great video. I've been aWay from tv for years. Played hockey at a pretty high level back in the day. This team sounds like there was DEI involved.

[@13e11even11]

I remember that series and I remember Esposito was just not going to lose.

[@RossWsol]

As gen X love your analogy!!!!! Well done

[@julienllcooljjulienllcoolj353]

Imagine you would of had the the SOVIET junior team......!?🤔Poilièvre hopefully will defeat this hot garbage Trudeau gouverment

[@theScotian24]

Gen X doesnt remember Hendersons goal, lol. I mean, we knew of it obviously.

[@rexliks7632]

Thing is as a latvian. I wana say still huge feat. Latvia has less then 200 rinks a worse economy then canada by large. And 1,5mil people only. And most dont play yet we are still a hockey nation. And our hockey is growing and getting bettee by the day because latvia doesnt have a league where most can settle so kids and there parents try there hardest to get them in iihf and anywhere for the love of the game. Sad loss today against sweeden that 1 goal shouldve been denied clearly a huge miss by the refs. But what a good run. 2023 medal and now this love the game.

[@AllanDeslauriers]

The 72 Summitt Series would of never been close had Bobby Orr and Bobby Hull we're playing in it. The two best players at the time.

[@rocco3157]

People place way to much value, on something that was designed to keep the people distracted. Circus and bread my friend. Sport means literally nothing, and has no effect on 99.9% of peoples day to day life.

[@4b494d]

Great post man

[@13e11even11]

Actually it was one pillar……competition manifest in as many different circumstances as possible.

[@Woketilyerbroke]

Too many years of playing video games

[@rustyshackleford7271]

This aged well

[@swavekbu4959]

Watch the U-18 on how to play, Canada.

[@talinthon760]

When it comes to hockey, I'll watch playoffs, Olympic, and World Juniors. This team isn't playing to win (final 90 seconds of regulation time against Latvia shows that), they are playing "not to lose". And what is with the 3 high, 2 low formation they do in every game in every tournament? Don't forget that Germany had a very good chance to beat Canada as well (don't let the 3-0 final score fool you). There's a part of me that wanted them to lose so they could be sent to the relegation round.

[@lashbera]

I think Trudeau picked the team and coaches. Should have picked a team lead by a small fringe minority

[@allancole9158]

Lots blaming coaching and I agree! But we have to ask who picks the coach that’s who should be questioned

[@elev8podcast]

100%

[@Giuseppe_1994]

Canda used to be great, I’m from Hartford, Chris Pronger was a specimen. I’m surrounded by weak soft beta leftist here. Canada is even worse. Your plush marshmallows, take your country back. Im leaving for Florida.

[@PiratePrentice04]

Our cricket teams gunna be sick one day though😂. So sad.

[@SaltyFletch]

More trans players needed. That’ll deepen the talent pool. 😂