What’s your biggest takeaway from the World Juniors?

[@danb239]

DON'T LEAVE TOP DRAFT PICKS OFF THE ROSTER! and choose a coach that doesn't suck

[@tmwii8795]

What I was thinking also. Great talent pool to pull from for players; find a coach who can coach at this level. Maybe this is Talent Diversity in action. Give Junior B players a place on the roster……to be fair. I shudder at the possibility of that being true.

[@steve8803]

@danb239 Cole Hutson was not a top draft pick.

[@danb239]

@@steve8803 your point?

[@suwans-p1r]

@@tmwii8795 you seem diversity obsessive.

[@RRaquello]

It sounds like people are putting down Czechia and that losing to them was an outrage. Czechia or its predecessor Czechoslovakia, has been a leading hockey power since I was a kid, and I'm old. Back when the US team won the gold medal in 1980, their early round win over Czechoslovakia was considered almost as big an upset as beating the Russian team, and the four big hockey teams were Canada, USSR, Czechoslovakia and Sweden. The US & Finland were afterthoughts. They haven't been as much of a power since the split with Slovakia, losing access to some top players, but this is still a country with a long hockey history and tradition of winning.

[@letsssgooo4618]

Biggest takeaway is how good this group was for the US. This group has been winning together for years and they looked like they had the three best players in the tourney.

[@jonah.donohue]

You actually think that? This was nothing but a executive fluke. This ain't the NBA

[@pdubb4]

Canadians booing other nation players such a lack of class especially as a host city.

[@steve8803]

@pdubb4 And you are a prime example of class. I am sure you feel all warm and tingly.

[@sheeshbro9559]

@@steve8803 brother go touch grass

[@red3here]

Highly doubt they did that.

[@jonah.donohue]

They booed they're OWN TEAM DONUT! STOP spreading LIES!

[@user-bq4tc6zc3f]

We're u there???? They booed a chechia player for diving...well milking a play fir serious penalty...that's hockey dude.....go back to snowflake land

[@OhHesCracked]

Canadians snorting some major copium 😂

[@bradleyhenry2411]

3 top10 picks didn't get chosen for Canada. Hage, Greentree, Yakemchuk, Boisvert, Misa received no camp invites. Wood, Sennecke, Heidt, Cristall, Parekh all got cut. The coach and selection committee left better talent off the team and it showed.

[@red3here]

Nope you are snorting something if you think hockey is your game.

[@willp.8120]

@@red3here Well, evidently it is if Canada is 5th in the tournament.

[@berryscott3590]

Biggest takeaway? Hockey Canada's braintrust, or lack thereof, are arrogant idiots... Too much favoritism, too much politics, vis a vis player selection... Terrible coaching, lack of in-game adjustments... No practices? Excuse me?!?... I don't care which agent represents which kid... CHL, Division 1 college... Invite all the best players available to camp... If star players, on their various teams, need to adjust to unfamiliar roles that's a helluva lot easier than teaching grinders and defensive minded role players to score goals... If they don't fix this... BY NEXT YEAR... Heads need to roll at Hockey Canada starting at the top... AND Canadians need to boycott this World Jr tourney in droves, to voice their displeasure... What we witnessed this year, coupled with an arrogant lack of accountability, cannot be repeated period.... Team Canada's International Hockey legacy is a sacred trust which MUST be put in the hands of dedicated professionals who ONLY CARE ABOUT WINNING... This is Canada... This is Hockey... Winning isn't everything, IT'S THE ONLY THING... END-RANT

[@danb239]

@@berryscott3590 spot on, I feel the same way

[@mikeleo5990]

Hockey and politics don’t mix well 😏😉

[@red3here]

None of what said is true.

[@brendankelly9037]

@@mikeleo5990unfortunately they are mixed far too much. Top level down

[@TillTheThrill19]

Canada needs to ADAPT. The rest of the world has caught up. In the US, significant time, money, & effort have been invested in developing a robust college hockey program. College hockey is now bigger &better than ever, with many recent greats emerging from its ranks and more players opting for college over junior leagues. The competition is greater than ever

[@martinsundland7614]

College hockey is done well - practice more, play fewer games and get an education while you're at it. Getting rid of fighting in the NHL would send the right message to young players, also. Look at "highlights" of NHL games on KZbin and you'll mostly see fights or ridiculous penalties and suspensions. No other sport tolerates this nonsense, Don Cherry be damned.

[@kaylporter276]

We’ve been on par with 3-4 countries for quite awhile. It’s arrogant to think otherwise. In saying that we have not been preparing or selecting team well for a number of years.

[@terminator6950]

“I’m not looking for the best players, I’m looking for the right ones”-Herb Brooks

[@jerryrick4685]

Pick the best players

[@goaliecoachmike]

If Canada was playing someone other than USA for the gold, I’d root for Canada. All those Canadians being anti-USA and rooting for Finland can go pound sand.

[@Jimmythefatdog]

We keep picking teams that are built to win the Memorial Cup or Stanley Cup in the NHL. These are short tournaments, you win tournaments by scoring goals and playoff series’s by keeping pucks out of your net - to many playmakers are left off the team for “role” players!!

[@Ridenonthefly]

The world has caught up. It’s good for hockey. Winning a truly international tournament, played globally, sb very hard to win. I also think that Canada no longer selects from the best athletes playing organized hockey. Limited access and unaffordable for many families, so those athletes play other sports. It was always expensive, it’s now out of reach for too many. The rise in numbers of Canadian athletes in football, basketball and soccer, while participation rates in hockey continue to decline would seem to bear this out. Local rinks are being replaced with for profit rinks. Hockey sticks by themselves cost the same as a pair of cleats or ball shoes. I would suggest that hockey might need to look at the bigger picture in Canada.

[@BradenDocherty]

Exactly. Farm boys from red deer can't afford puck anymore.

[@Nick-NY]

When Canada becomes the 51st state of the USA, things will get better for Canada.

[@abouttime5000]

expect Sweden to win

[@red3here]

Not happening.

[@newttella1043]

Canada isn't losing it's hockey advantage. They simply had the wrong players and coaches this year.

[@Jimmyfly215]

difference with the USA and the top European countries is now they have the depth overall and are not just high end talent. the game has grown so much and though it is still Canada's game, these countries are like factories now with producing legit top prospects. much more than they ever have

[@Jpmitch]

So let’s stop allowing them to play in the CHL. Leave those spots open to develop Canadian players.

[@Jimmyfly215]

@ so you don’t want the top prospects if given a chance to play in the CHL so that Canada only can develop in the CHL? Than you dont have the best leagues possible

[@Jpmitch]

@@Jimmyfly215the CHL is a development league, develope Canadian players, they can take care of their own players.

[@Jimmyfly215]

@ what’s the percentage of players of CHL players are not from Canada. You can only have so much to import per team. Don’t think it makes much sense

[@Jpmitch]

@@Jimmyfly215one is too many. They can go to the USHL or their own leagues.

[@likiman1996]

Disagree. If Saquon gets injured before the playoffs in a useless regular season game, people are getting fired.

[@MisterDaryn]

It would be a good psychological boost for the country if we won this four nations thing. I think the Juniors had weak coaches who failed to keep his players disciplined. But the NHL players have Jon Cooper… If one goalie can get hot, there is no reason the current roster can’t win. Logan Thompson, still not on the list…

[@TWKozak-hs9bo]

Canadian arrogance doesn't equate to results on the ice.

[@red3here]

What’s that supposed to mean?

[@Jimmythefatdog]

The Four Nations team just picked a team to win in the NHL playoffs, with Corelli, Paracko and Jarvis. ITS A 3-5 GAME TOURNAMENT!! You gotta score goals to win not pick a team for a marathon NHL playoffs. Schiefle not being picked is a joke!!

[@lunardestruction]

ngl from the second the rosters were announced this team reeked of AAA hockey politics,,, it genuinely seemed like they thought the team was gonna be stacked next year, so they decided to leave guys who would help them win this year or be there next year off the roster in favor of some kids from families they like......i mean im probably off base, but thats the vibe i got

[@jesse1381]

Obviously there are concerns with management and the player selection going forward. The culture at Hockey Canada has become incredibly arrogant and has lost sight of what a winning team looks like. The lack of accountability and lack of regrets after an incredibly embarrassing showing all tournament is a major concern. The solution is simple though. Take the best players we had available and get a flexible coach who will put the best guys on the ice. We had many skilled and elite players to pick from and we left them all at home.

[@Lazyworker123]

So much hubris. Canada having a manic breakdown.

[@trevorgoodman4895]

If they don't get accused of SA in 5 years, big success.

[@tuomasrantalainen8592]

Make it cheaper, stop with the politics and arrogance. There is a start. USA has passed you guys already on the juniors and they will do it on the top level too if you keep the same attitude.

[@suwans-p1r]

4 nations going be a US fest!

[@tuomasrantalainen8592]

@@suwans-p1r Not a fest but in a few years it will be if Canada changes nothing.

[@suwans-p1r]

@@tuomasrantalainen8592 shame it has come to this. Canada will recover from this one hopes. USA is loaded for many years to come.

[@red3here]

@@suwans-p1rnope.

[@red3here]

Past them? Why because they won 2 straight? lol okay no they haven’t Canada still owns the world juniors.

[@Buckwilder-ws1hq]

Lets make sure we dont talk about the main reason Canada isn't winning, is that there best players are literally too good for the tournament. What happens last year if there first line is celebrini centering Bedard and fantilli? or this year with those 2 two guys and benson or Mckenna? Not to mention multiple others guys not loaned back. The reality would be they win every game by 2 plus goals.

[@ShutoutArt]

Make hockey more affordable and accessible at a grass roots level. Expand your talent pool = expand your potential

[@alelectric2767]

What is affordable at the grass roots level exactly? It was also expensive.

[@cjlb49]

I hate when these videos have a certain topic in the title, but they only talk about that topic for 4 minutes out of an 11 minute+ video. This is more of a football video than a World Juniors video.

[@SirDangalot]

I think that there is something rotten to the core at hockey Canada. Why have we been involved in all of these scandals over the last few years, which has resulted in a number of NHL players still not playing now in 2025? Why has our standing in international play dropped consistently over the past decade or so? I think hockey Canada got fat, happy and lazy from winning for too long and we have paid the price. Fire every damn one of them and start over with a new management team that will keep us out of scandals and in the finals...

[@farout1107]

Hockey Canada need a change of hockey board , need a change of hockey administration, choosing woman to make decisions makes hockey Canada weak

[@marcel84marcel]

Hockey belongs to the USA 🇺🇲 DEAL WITH IT!

[@red3here]

Why because they won world juniors 2 years? In a row lol please plus this year was a fluke Canada still owns the world juniors so no hockey doesn’t belong to the USA never has been never will be nice try tho.

[@AW-zk5qb]

@@red3here hockey is the 5th sport in the USA and the USA is rising to Canada's level

[@raindropsonthewindowsill5170]

lol

[@janemartinow8109]

​@@red3hereWell said thank-you

[@danb239]

Who was the highest drafted American in last year's draft? Zeev Buium at #12. Canadians were picked #1,3,4,6,7,8,9,11. Americans are the most arrogant people on earth. The last time you guys won a gold medal in the Olympics was 1980 and you guys literally refer to it as a miracle.

[@RomeoCyril-h8y]

Nepotism, never picked the BEST!

[@devilsmetsfan6393]

USA has caught up to Canada. USA has 10 times the population of Canada. USA will be as good as Canada for a long time.

[@bradhazen215]

The selection process is obviously way off. Most of us could have picked a better team just off the top. Americans won it with Offense. We tried to win it with Defense ( that did not work out),

[@gazbleu3440]

Let’s not forget…. No Celebrini or Bedard got released, put the best 2 defensemen on the team, we have a contender team. We still have talent in Canada.

[@Onlytheclouds]

Bedard is so overrated it’s hilarious. Everyone acts like he’s the next Crosby or McDavid. He’s not even close.

[@jamescoogan4167]

@@OnlythecloudsI couldn’t agree more on your assessment of Bedard so far !🤷‍♂️

[@gazbleu3440]

I do agree he’s not the next big thing, but still would have been a huge upgrade.

[@dw1784]

When will this country realize that outpricing Canadian families from "Canada's Game" will never help build a wealth of talent? You can make a few kids even better, but not make many kids really damn good. And some of the best kids out there will never get noticed if their parents can't afford to get them noticed. We should ask ourselves why we have fewer and fewer Canadians in the NHL every decade. It's because other countries are making their youth systems work. Clearly we are NOT! So for all you rich A-holes running these expensive training programs, or scouting kids to stack up a AAA team with kids from all over the province, you're ruining the game and depleting the talent. And even the really good players on stacked AAA teams are getting less ice time, so they will not develop as well either. Also, the competition will be weaker, so they won't learn to play under pressure if they just keep destroying opponents all the time. Maybe we should practice more than we play. Develop skills over systems. Make it about the players, not the coaches, or the parent's bank accounts (or dare I say lines of credit? 2nd mortgages anyone? Cashed in RRSP's?... yeah, this crap is happening because big city dumbasses in charge of this sport think that's the way to make hockey in this country better). Clearly, the selfish people in charge need to go. Sport in general is about the kids. If you think otherwise, you should be banned from the rink, field, court, etc.

[@DS_Boston]

Canada puts far too much pressure on these young men. Notice Canada lost, and the sun still came up? The Scandinavians have the best development programs. USAH changed their development system. Until Canada does that, enjoy your seats.

[@Elementsoftheory29]

No need for the NO FUN LEAGUE ,NHL wants to be junk ...... wjc and just end it there .

[@red3here]

How’s NHL junk?

[@tylutes78]

Mom lunches, optional practices, lazy leadership bad coaching

[@Poppers889]

Fire Salmond

[@samellefson1543]

usa might take over hockey as a sport hot take

[@red3here]

No they never will.

[@thomasdidymus1393]

The Soviet Union never thought the Berlin Wall was coming down either

[@nedeninja420f8]

😂 Its alrdy happened name the last Canadian Stanley cup winner

[@OhHesCracked]

@@red3herealready have bud

[@matthewly7919]

@@nedeninja420f8quite literally every team is half Canadian on cup winning teams if not 80% canadians on a team?

[@stg9335]

Canada is not really a hockey country anymore. We are getting much better at cricket.

[@red3here]

They are lol.

[@user-bq4tc6zc3f]

They werent coached well enough....they lacked super skill which didnt make the cut....as a team didnt play disciplined and lacked serious do or die drive

[@nielsonlars]

Do people really care about the 4 nations cup? I just wish that all of the players on the Pittsburgh Penguins would rest and not play in it.

[@red3here]

Yes.

[@letsssgooo4618]

That was only this group tho. USA has a drop off after this great group. Plus youth hockey participation is down like 20%. So this is probably our top. Not the new standard.

[@willp.8120]

That's temporary, a product of the economy. Hockey is an expensive sport to play.

[@JimCCorn]

There is a woman in charge of Hockey Canada. You can start there.

[@red3here]

So what lol.

[@drice3145]

"T"hey "S"ay "N"othing network

[@evanjamieson]

Poor roster selection and Dave Cameron has lost his passion to coach. Dave Cameron is 65 years old. It's time for him to retire. He can coach his last year, next year for the 67s, but this was his last year coaching Team Canada. I don't want to blame the players, but Hockey Canada needs to change their mentality that they can just pick any roster and win. We would have won Gold with the correct roster selection.

[@tallesttreeintheforest]

annoying coverage from tsn

[@red3here]

How?

[@wainber1]

I still have hope Canada's under-18 women's ice hockey team will win a medal during the relevant IIHF top division tournament currently going on in Southern Finland, with that team no doubt having lots of talent on it. It sucks the under-20 men's team, for the second consecutive relevant tournament, went home medal-less.

[@danb239]

Tired of all the Americans talking shit about Canada. Put together the best roster available next time. Get the best coach not currently in the NHL, why wasn't a guy like Bruce Boudreau the coach?

[@willrobinson4976]

All 340 million Americans are not talking crap about Canada, about 50 mil can't tell you where Canada is.

[@danb239]

​@@willrobinson4976 I meant the American hockey fans, there is tons of them talking shit in the comments, they are on their high horse right now

[@willrobinson4976]

@@danb239 Okay. But perhaps that's what it will take for Canada to get better. They will get it back, just going through a little rough spot at the moment. All of this will just make them stronger in the end so, stand your ground take it with honor, nobody stays at the top forever.

[@vallogan5492]

Then do better. Canadians have no problem talking trash about other nations when it comes to hockey. Why shouldn't others have their say about you? Make the others eat their words next year.

[@red3here]

@@willrobinson4976they are.

[@gabinogabi2466]

You better in Curling … you barely on the top 4 country … you at the level with 6 other countries… just bare with it …

[@red3here]

Barely top 4? Wrong lol.

[@suwans-p1r]

Merci hockey Canada...from the dominant US world champs.

[@red3here]

More like fluke.