World Junior Hockey

• World junior hockey quarterfinal to feature Canada-Czechia rematch

  The stakes won't be as high when the nations meet in Tuesday's quarterfinal at the under-20 tournament, but the same principles still apply.

  Canada

  Jan 1
  
• World juniors a success despite Hockey Canada’s sex assault scandals, fans say

  The world junior hockey championship opened last month under a cloud as Hockey Canada has been mired in scandal over its handling of sexual assault allegations.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2023
  
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• Canada defeats U.S. 6-2 in world juniors, advances to gold medal game

  Adam Fantilli scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Thomas Milic was outstanding in making 43 saves as Canada fought back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the U.S.

  Sports

  Jan 4, 2023
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• Regina Pats players speak to Bedard’s performance at world juniors

  Connor Bedard is now the all-time leader in points and goals for team Canada at the world juniors, sitting at 34 points and 16 goals. 

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2023
• Community organizer expects large return on world juniors in Moncton

  Team Moncton co-chair Bill Whalen said the world junior hockey games leading up to this week's IIHF championship in Halifax were a resounding success for New Brunswick.

  Sports

  Jan 3, 2023
• Austrian world junior coach Kirk Furey back home in Nova Scotia: ‘A dream come true’

  Kirk Furey boarded a plane at age 16 with the knowledge his hockey journey -- his dream -- would likely take him far from home.

  Sports

  Dec 28, 2022
• Canada’s junior hockey team reflects on bagging gold: ‘Unbelievable feeling’

  The team initially came together in the summer of 2021, with the original tournament set to be played in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., that December.

  Sports

  Aug 21, 2022
• World Juniors 2022: Canada nets gold, beats Finland 3-2 in overtime thriller

  The Canadians had plenty of chances to bury the Finns, but went 0-for-7 on the power play in regulation. The Finns had only one abbreviated man advantage.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2022
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• Canada to face off against Czechia in world junior semifinals Friday

  The undefeated Canadians will take on Czechia, the country commonly known as the Czech Republic, in the semifinals.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2022
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• Canada stays undefeated at world juniors with 6-3 win over Finland

  The result means Canada finishes the preliminary round at the top of Group A and will face Group B's Switzerland in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2022