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These players had nothing to do with the issues surrounding Hockey Canada and deserve to celebrate. The Marin Cilic/Dan Evans @usopen match began at 4:36pm et. They’re just starting the third set tied at one a piece (both went to tiebreaks) and they’ve been playing for two and a half hours. They might be there all night. Now 5-5 in the 5th This is beyond epic. I don’t want to alarm anyone, but downtown Toronto may or may not be under attack right now. https://t.co/a3W1M63xtb Coming up, and opening with an apology from the guest host. I got my intel on the top prospects from Finland the old fashioned way: I lined up a bunch of golf games for the Team Finland management/coaches in Edmonton during the World Junior Championship 😉 @CraigJButton Incredible performance on one of the greatest stages in all of sports. The Williams/Kontaveit match is incredible. (Williams just won a first set tiebreak.) To donate to Ukrainian Hockey Dream, please visit https://t.co/3tfXNT0GNT I am honoured to accept the invitation from Ukrainian Ice Hockey Federation president Georgiy Zubko (L) to serve on the board of @ua_hockey_dream. The Foundation assists young Ukrainian hockey players displaced by the war, helps the national teams operate and funds hockey arenas. Sea kayaking, Deep Cove, N. Vancouver, BC. https://t.co/V39OYNO3nc When I was in Riga in May of 2021, I asked a Latvian friend what that monument was. “It’s a disgrace,” was the reply. The narrative in the west is that Ukraine is a feisty underdog battling bravely against overwhelming odds and holding its’ own. And while that is true, the people of the country are suffering devastating losses every day. Ukraine needs and deserves our support more than ever 🇺🇦 Today is Ukraine Independence Day. Late last year, before their country was invaded, members of the Ukrainian Ice Hockey Federation visited Canada for a series of meetings, and presented me with a national team jersey, which I value deeply. Today, they live in a country at war. https://t.co/LviBTkmQjA Caught up with @rayferrarotsn today in Vancouver, and he stuck me with another lunch bill, this time pulling out the old “it’s my birthday” line. Turns out it actually is, which makes me wonder about all the lunches I paid for the other 364 days of the year. https://t.co/X1tqfIcaxp I’ve spoken with Carey Price about this many times. He may be disappointed about not winning the Stanley Cup, but believe me, he and others who have won an Olympic gold medal consider that to be “the real deal” along with the Cup. Carey Price’s international record:
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W-L save % result
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2005 U18 2-2 .894 Silver
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2007 WJC 6-0 .961 Gold
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2014 Oly 5-0 .972 Gold
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2016 WCH 5-0 .957 Gold Carey Price played in four international tournaments for Canada (U18, WJC, World Cup and Olympics). His record is 18-2, he won gold at the WJC, WCH and the Olympics, U18 silver and was named the top G at the WJC and Olympic games. Is the world a big enough stage @brendanshowbiz? Canada over the same period of time in Men’s @IIHFHockey competitions (corrected):
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2014: Olympic 🥇 U18 🥉
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2015: WJC 🥇 WC 🥇 U18 🥉
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2016: WC 🥇
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2017: WJC 🥈 WC 🥈 U18 🥈
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2018: WJC 🥇 Olympic 🥉
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2019: WC 🥈
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2020: WJC 🥇
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2021: WJC 🥈 U18 🥇 WC 🥇
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2022: WC 🥈 WJC 🥇 You could see it in Edmonton on the weekend, incredible. The IIHF pays a cash prize of roughly $1m CDN to the federation that wins the Men’s World Championship (Canada has won it 3x since 2015). A portion of that money goes towards the purchase championship rings for all Men’s and Women’s teams that win IIHF tournaments. Is it possible that the “gold rings” being referred to are championship rings? If that’s the case, there are more on order for the members of the 2022 World Junior team. Rings are presented to members of every Canadian national team that wins an IIHF tournament. Updated:
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Finland’s recent results in @IIHFHockey Men’s tournaments:
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2014: WJC 🥇 WC 🥈Olympic 🥉
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2015: U18 🥈
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2016: U18 🥇WJC 🥇 WC 🥈
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2017: U18 🥈
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2018: U18 🥇
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2019: WJC 🥇 WC 🥇
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2021: WJC 🥉 WC 🥈
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2022: Olympic🥇WC🥇WJC 🥈 U18 🥉 I’m excited that my colleague and friend @KenzieLalonde_ will be the lead play by play voice at the Women’s Worlds, working along side analyst @cherylpounder. Kenzie has worked incredibly hard to earn this opportunity, I’m looking forward to settling back to watch her work. Our production crew did a phenomenal job on the #WorldJuniors, producing all 28 games in 12 days with no backup or relief. Now several of those crew members, including @cherylpounder, are off to Denmark for the Women’s Worlds, the third August hockey tournament TSN will cover. Lake Louise, AB https://t.co/1CB1EpxOfs Fantastic And finally, the 2026 World Juniors will be held in the United States. There is a lot chatter about the tournament being played in Las Vegas. Putting it in Vegas was the dream of the late Jim Johansson, the former executive director of @usahockey who passed away in 2018. /end The 2024 World Juniors will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden. Destiny Tours, which has long offered overseas trips to the tournament for Canadians has already sold more than 1500 packages, and is working with Swedish organizers to get more tickets and hotel rooms. Also in December, the host city/cities for the 2025 World Junior Championship in Canada will be announced. There was a lot of interest in hosting the 2023 event that was awarded to Halifax/Moncton, and there are multiple bids to host the 2025 tournament. Nearly 50% of those season ticket holders have already purchased tournament packages. In early September, organizers will begin offering packages to people who entered the priority lottery. More than 50,000 people are on that list. The news from Halifax and Moncton points to a successful tournament, despite agreeing to host on short notice. At the moment, season ticket holders for the Halifax Mooseheads and Moncton Wildcats have an exclusive window to buy tournament packages. That ends in a couple of weeks. Edmonton and Red Deer (which was not part of the rescheduled tournament) deserve another chance to host in the future. After Halifax and Moncton (replacing Russia this December), Canada has the hosting rights for the 2025, 2027 and 2030 tournaments. Did the issues around Hockey Canada affect attendance? It’s possible, but the tickets were moving slowly months before that story broke. The time of year, pricing and the Oilers playoff run (8 home games, which took more than $25m out of circulation) were much bigger factors. That is especially true of the organizers in Edmonton, who agreed to stage the 2021 WJ tournament in a bubble, and then had to host the 2022 event in August after the pandemic forced it to be postponed in December. They have suffered huge financial losses on the two events. Including the upcoming Women’s Worlds, which are being played as scheduled, there are four @IIHFHockey events remaining from the 2021/22 season: MU20 Div IIB, WU18 IB and WU18 IIB. By the end of September, all 33 IIHF tournaments scheduled for last season will have been completed As we reach the final day of the 2022 #WorldJuniors in Edmonton, some thoughts on the tournament, international hockey and the future.
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First, I’m glad the tournament was completed . The players from the 10 competing countries, especially those born in 2002, deserved to play. 🧵 Local organizers at the Edmonton #WorldJuniors are opening up the upper deck for the Gold Medal game on Saturday, hoping that a good walkup crowd will get them to the pre-tournament ticket sales target. Groups determined for the 2023 #WorldJunior in Halifax and Moncton:
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Group A in Halifax:
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Canada🇨🇦
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Sweden🇸🇪
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Czechia🇨🇿
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Germany🇩🇪
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Austria🇦🇹
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Group B in Moncton:
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USA 🇺🇸
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Finland🇫🇮
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Switzerland🇨🇭
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Slovakia🇸🇰
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Latvia🇱🇻 I know how to tie a tie. This will be quite a day of hockey, and a huge challenge for our production team, led by producer @CEdwardsTSN and director @ABouyoukos. They’re doing all four games today, arrived at the arena at 7am, won’t be done until close to midnight. It’s an amazing, dedicated group. Arsenal’s season is off to a good start… A very happy birthday to my long-time friend, colleague and now booze mogul @TSNBobMcKenzie. We’ve had a lot of laughs in a lot of places over the years. (He’s also had a lot of different haircuts.) https://t.co/OTsSEhrhd4 What an extraordinary accomplishment for the Latvians, who finished second to Belarus in the Div 1A tournament in December, but were promoted when Russia and Belarus were barred from @IIHFHockey competition. Slovakia needed a shootout to beat Latvia on Friday, and that could be costly, as the Slovaks only got two points. If Latvia wins this game in regulation, it advances to the QFs and Slovakia is out. It was an honour to call your goal, @BOthmann78. Thanks for the kind words and I’m glad you and your Dad are getting to enjoy this together. So before people look down their noses at teams like Latvia, consider for a moment the incredible dedication and effort it takes to be a hockey player in that country. It is not an easy path at the best of times, and these are hardly the best of times in their part of the world. Today, Dinamo Riga, which played in the KHL last year, announced that it will return to the Latvian men’s league this season, but Zemgale, the league champions, are moving to Finland’s second league, the Mestis, causing even more upheaval. Latvia doesn’t have a junior league, so Latvian U20 players are scrambling to find places to play. Many of them will struggle to find spots to continue their development, and the Latvian junior program will suffer as players are scattered all over Europe and North America. There’s no relegation here, so Latvia will be back playing in Halifax in December, but their junior program is in disarray. Last year, a number of their top U20 players played for HK Riga in the MHL, the Russian junior league, but it has withdrawn from that league and disbanded. As Latvia prepares to play Canada today, a look at the upheaval the country’s hockey program is experiencing: the Latvians finished 2nd in the December Div 1A tournament, but were promoted when Russia and first place finisher Belarus were barred from @IIHFHockey competitions. Quite an opening game at the #WorldJuniors between the Czechs and Slovaks: 2-0 SVK, 4-2 CZE, 4-4 and then :38 after the Slovaks tied it, Czechia scored the go-ahead goal for a 5-4 win. Dennis Beyak and @CraigJButton will have the first two games, I will be with @mike_p_johnson for the USA/Germany game. @tsnjamesduthie and @TSNBobMcKenzie are hosting on-site. There are three national junior teams staying in our hotel, and the Edmonton Folk Festival is on this weekend. The lobby is a combination of the #WorldJuniors and Woodstock. We’re once again in the same hotel as Germany at the #WorldJuniors, which means sharing the workout room with the German strength and conditioning coach, who throws barbells around like they’re Q-tips. If this tournament was played in a gym, they’d be unbeatable.1 Tickets for the Edmonton event went on sale long before the Hockey Canada issues came to light, the real indication of the impact will be the 2023 #WorldJuniors in Halifax, being held at the usual time. Tickets go on sale soon, registration for the priority draw is happening now. Indications are that ticket sales for the #WorldJuniors are in line with what local organizers were expecting. They’re pretty happy, given that it’s being held in August and the Edmonton Oilers 8 home dates during their spring playoff run took more than $25m out of circulation. Normally the roster limit at the #WorldJuniors is 23 players (3G + 20 skaters). With the lingering Covid uncertainty the @IIHFHockey has gone to the 25 man limit (3G + 22 skaters) that was used in the bubble at the 2020 tournament. Hunt is the fourth Canadian player unavailable for the tournament due to injury, joining Xavier Bourgault (Edm 1st 2021), Kaiden Guhle (Mtl 1st 2020) and Jake Neighbours (StL 1st 2020). Roster update for Team Canada at the #WorldJuniors: D Daemon Hunt (Moose Jaw WHL, Min 3rd 2020) is unavailable due to injury, he’ll be replaced by Ethan Del Mastro (Mississauga OHL, Chi 4th 2021). The 25 man rosters are officially declared Monday night at the directorate meeting. Many thanks to our excellent crew and our hosts at the #HlinkaGretzky U18 tournament in Red Deer. Now it’s up the highway to Edmonton to get ready for the #WorldJuniors, which start Tuesday. Seeing the excitement young players have playing for their country never gets old. https://t.co/t2fke5StdY Warmup underway for the Gold Medal game between Canada and Sweden at the #HlinkaGretzky U18 tournament in Red Deer. Conor Bedard is in Edmonton getting ready for the #WorldJuniors, but NHL scouts think that at least a dozen 1st rounders in the 2023 draft will play in this game. https://t.co/4IB3uESgze Canadian roster for the upcoming #WorldJuniors in Edmonton. https://t.co/Ooo7FVLrYX Maple glaze. Absolutely, a number of my colleagues, including @rwesthead have done some excellent work in those areas as well. @janice_ubc And so we will broadcast the three events in August, telling the stories of the players from Canada and other nations, while at the same time asking hard questions and seeking answers. It’s not an easy path forward, but I believe this is the right decision. /end Our broadcasts of the Men’s and Women’s events in August will give those voices and others a national platform to discuss issues in the game, addressing changes that need to be made and how to make them. These aren’t easy conversations, but they need to take place. I feel the same way about Hockey Canada: along with the players of all ages and skill levels, there are tens of thousands of volunteers across the country who give their time and energy to the sport. Many of them are speaking out and seeking changes to the culture of the sport. I had to decide whether to continue working with Support Our Troops and decided I would, because I support the rank and file, and because I believe there is a commitment to changing the culture within the military. The men and women who give so much each day deserve our support. I have long worked with @CDNForceSupport, which supports members of the Canadian Armed Forces and their families. In recent years, the Canadian military has been rocked by incidents of sexual misconduct, including by several senior commanders, some of whom were forced to resign. TSN executives asked if I was comfortable being involved in the coverage of the U18s and the World Juniors, giving me the option to decline. (@rayferrarotsn had previously withdrawn due to family commitments). I have decided to go ahead based on another decision I had to make. That said, I do not believe that the players, coaches and staff taking part in the three August events should be punished for events that did not involve them. They have worked hard to get where they are, and they deserve to have their stories told to a national audience. I’m proud of the role that TSN has played in reporting this story, especially the exceptional work of @rwesthead and his colleagues in our newsroom. This is important work, and I believe it will lead to fundamental change, not just in hockey, but the way Canadian sport is run. Like many Canadians I have been disturbed by not only the allegations, but also by a lack of transparency on the part of Hockey Canada. These alleged incidents need to be investigated thoroughly and there must be changes in the way they are addressed now and in the future. TSN is the host broadcaster for all three tournaments, which means that we are contractually obliged to provide pictures and audio to networks from the other nations, including English language commentary for the IIHF and NHL Network, so we would be broadcasting them either way. I was scheduled to broadcast both the U18 and World Junior tournaments, and have been asked a lot about what the approach would be in broadcasting these events, given all that has gone on with Hockey Canada in what is a rapidly evolving story with much we still don’t know. A long thread on international hockey tournaments in August and the issues surrounding Hockey Canada:
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There are three events scheduled for August: the Hlinka/Gretzky Men’s U18 tournament in Red Deer, the rescheduled World Juniors in Edmonton and the Women’s Worlds in Denmark. Waiting for the arrival of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. This is not good news for anyone who plays in, officiates or broadcasts NHL games. And while we’re on the subject, my @TSN_Sports colleague @rwesthead has once again led the way on the reporting of this story, as he has on so many others. Great journalism involves telling uncomfortable truths, and Rick Westhead is a great journalist. A thoughtful, insightful piece on where hockey—and Hockey Canada— go from here, by former NHL player @brock_mcgillis, who has been a leading voice in changing the culture of the game of hockey, and of sport in general. Pointe au Baril, ON. https://t.co/6OyHBjbPcx Next year will be Perron’s 16th NHL season, the Red Wings will be his 6th team. As per @CapFriendly, this is the first time he has signed s contract with a team other than St. Louis. His first five NHL contracts were all signed with the Blues. Never leave your phone unattended when @odognine2 is around. This is sad news. Peter had a passion for playing, teaching and broadcasting tennis. In 1995 I was called in as a last second fill-in to work the Canadian Open on TSN, I literally arrived 15 minutes before the first match. Peter could not have been a more generous partner. 🙏 Kyrgios vs Djokovic in the Men’s final at Wimbledon is almost as entertaining as Kyrgios vs the people in his player’s box. Watch him pronounce it differently. And by the way, people from Slovakia prefer to be called Slovaks, not Slovakians. The Czech and Slovak hockey programs have had their struggles in recent years, having half of the top six picks in this year’s draft is a huge boost for both countries. I take great pleasure stepping on it on my way to games. This latest development involving Kaprizov and others may have an even more chilling effect on Russian players getting selected in the draft. Teams were already wary. For all of Bryan’s roughness and toughness—and there was plenty of that—his nickname was “Mushy”. He was soft-spoken, kind and had a quietly wicked sense of humour. Condolences to his family and many, many friends, of whom I’m proud to say I was one. 🙏 Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian followers 🇨🇦 Our country isn’t perfect, we have elements of our past to contend with and the journey continues, but wherever I go in the world, people view Canada as a beacon of tolerance, inclusivity and fairness. We need to live up to that. Prior to Wayne Gretzky’s press conference at the 2002 Olympics, Dean was telling stories about his days as a minor league ruffian in the IHL. As the presser started, Dean couldn’t get his camera audio to work. “That’s why you never got out of the “I” Deano,” Gretzky cracked. Congrats to Dean Willers, a pro’s pro who had an amazing run. Dean was the studio cameraman for my TSN audition in September of 1990. When it was done, he peeked out from behind the camera and said: “Hold out for bucks, kid. They like you.” Joe Sakic appears unfazed by this development. This trial is receiving very little coverage in North America. We experienced the same thing at @TorontoPearson tonight. It takes a lot of patience to fly these days, but it’s worth remembering that it’s not the flight attendant’s fault, so taking frustration out on them is not only unfair, it’s pointless. Where did they come up with this hit? My colleague @KenzieLalonde_ has done a tremendous job this week calling the games at the @IIHFHockey Women’s U18s. The players aren’t the only ones with bright futures ahead of them. This is a fantastic legacy for a really talented person. Blair Tetreault was a valued colleague and trusted mentor to so many people. I was wondering why so many people were congratulating me on the Rangers excellent defensive zone coverage today… I can take long lines at security, endless delays, customs hassles, lost luggage and the rest. But if @AirCanada is going to start serving cauliflower in the in-flight meals, my traveling days may be coming to an end. https://t.co/GBSbfQsacW What did they like best? Getting to know different teammates, seeing a part of the world they hadn’t visited before, playing a unique style of hockey in the atmosphere of European arenas and experiencing the passion of fans from the various countries. I spent a large part of the morning in a couple of European airports with Canadian players, coaches and their families heading home from the World Championship. Despite the disappointing ending, each said they immensely enjoyed the experience and highly recommended it. The groups are based on the latest @IIHFHockey world rankings, but organizers are permitted to make one swap of teams, as long as it doesn’t dramatically change competitive balance. An issue next year will the distance between the host cities, which may alter the QF format. Tentative groups for the 2023 Men’s World Hockey Championship:
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Group A Group B
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(Tampere) (Riga)
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Finland Canada
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Sweden USA
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Czechia Switzerland
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Germany Slovakia
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Denmark Latvia
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France Norway
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Austria Kazakhstan
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Hungary Slovenia After some time off, time to ramp up for a busy hockey summer: the Hlinka/Gretzky Cup U18 tournament in Red Deer, AB in early August followed by the rescheduled #WorldJuniors in Edmonton Aug 8-20. Packing up to head back home, another hockey season in the books. Many thanks to my tremendous colleagues at TSN, especially analysts @rayferrarotsn, @jamiemclennan29, @mike_p_johnson and @djpoulin20. Thanks also to @espn for including me on their playoff roster. You can argue the OT call, that was the referee’s judgement, but the high-sticking call that put Finland on the 5 on 3 in the third period was indisputably wrong. Maybe time to look at expanding the coach’s challenge to include incidents where something clearly didn’t happen. Updated:
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Finland’s recent results in @IIHFHockey Men’s tournaments:
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2014: WJC 🥇 WC 🥈Olympic 🥉
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2015: U18 🥈
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2016: U18 🥇WJC 🥇 WC 🥈
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2017: U18 🥈
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2018: U18 🥇
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2019: WJC 🥇 WC 🥇
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2021: WJC 🥉 WC 🥈
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2022: Olympic 🥇WC 🥇U18 🥉 When Canada made it 3-2, the IIHF reviewed the goal to see if the net came off (it didn’t). The referee incorrectly announced is a coach’s challenge, so no minor penalty was assessed. A controversial third period at the #IIHFWorlds2022, a phantom high sticking call gave Finland a 5 on 3, where Finland scored the tying goal, then the go ahead goal on the ensuing 5 on 4. Golden Goal Time! Canada scores twice in the final 2:12 of the third period to tie the #IIHFWorlds Gold Medal Game with Finland. Heading to OT (no shootout) Gold Medal Game https://t.co/ou48VVmiER When Finland next hosts the @IIHFHockey Men’s World Championship, it will be in the new Helsinki Garden, a new state of the art arena planned to be built right next to the current IFK Ice Hall (upper right). The new arena will be completely underground. https://t.co/EUJ98SJ5z5 The National Team Development Program run by @usahockey is expensive to run. The winning country at the @IIHFWorlds gets just over $1m US, much of which could be put back into programs like the NTDP. A gutsy effort by Team USA at the #IIHFWorlds2022. Down to four defencemen, they took the Finns to the limit in the SF. It’s too bad more top American players don’t answer the call from @usahockey, many of them are products of the NTDP, would be nice to see them give back. Team USA defenceman Jaycob Megna has had to return home to attend to a personal matter. That, coupled with earlier injuries to Nick Blankenburg, Caleb Jones and John Merrill, leaves the US with only four healthy defencemen for the SF game against Finland today. Slightly earlier start times for the SFs at the #IIHFWorlds on Saturday:
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Finland 🇫🇮/ USA 🇺🇸 7am et
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Canada 🇨🇦/Czechia 🇨🇿 11am et The 2026 tournament was awarded to Zurich and Fribourg Switzerland. The next four World Championships (Gold Medal Game site listed 1st):
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2023 Tampere, Finland/Riga, Latvia
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2024 Prague/Ostrava, Czechia
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2025 Stockholm, Sweden/Herning, Denmark
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2026 Zurich/Fribourg, Switzerland The @IIHFHockey Congress has awarded the 2023 Men’s World Championship to Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia. They replace Saint Petersburg, Russia, which was removed as host earlier this year. The gang at @OverDrive1050 better call quick to do this interview, the fleet of “submarines”is launching. https://t.co/NgO84oCfff Canada’s last 4 QFs at the @IIHFHockey Men’s World Championship:
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2018 vs Russia: O’Reilly OTW
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2019 vs Switzerland: Severson GTG :01 left in 3rd, Stone OTW
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2021 vs Russia: Henrique GTG 4:57 left in 3rd, Mangiapane OTW
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2022 vs Sweden: Barzal GTG 1:23 left in 3rd, Batherson OTW On his 25th birthday, Matt Barzal scores the tying goal against Sweden, Canada overcomes a 3-0 deficit, this QF is heading to OT. And now, it sounds like the Hungarian government had had a last moment change of heart, Hungary is attempting to re-submit its bid to co-host the 2023 Men’s World Championship with Slovenia. Hello Tampere https://t.co/Q1RZadcBDE Fin 🇫🇮 reg win: Can 🇨🇦/Swe 🇸🇪
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Fin 🇫🇮 OTW/OTL: Can 🇨🇦/Fin 🇫🇮
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Cze 🇨🇿 reg win: Can 🇨🇦/Cze 🇨🇿 A day after the historic win over Canada, Denmark’s World Championship ends with a thud, a 7-1 loss to Slovakia that knocks it out of a spot in the medal round. Slovakia makes the QFs for the second straight year. What was the error? Coming up from the #IIHFWorlds2022
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9am et:
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SVK 🇸🇰 🆚 DEN 🇩🇰 - TSN1
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*Slovakia must win in regulation to make the QFs
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USA 🇺🇸 🆚 NOR 🇳🇴 - TSN4
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CAN 🇨🇦 🆚 FRA 🇫🇷 - TSN 1/4
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FIN 🇫🇮 🆚 CZE 🇨🇿 - TSN2
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Also LIVE on the TSN App & TSN Direct: https://t.co/l3KUWpbUJn
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#TSNHockey Canada’s 1 goal loss clinches a QF spot. If Slovakia beats Denmark in regulation on Tuesday, it creates a three way tie for third, goal differential in the games between the three is the tiebreaker. It’s currently
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