Canada vs Czechia

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

The Czechs earned their spot in the semis with a 4-2 upset victory over the reigning champion Americans in the quarterfinals. The Canadians went on to beat Switzerland 6-3 in Wednesday’s quarterfinals. The undefeated Canadians will take on Czechia, the country commonly known as the Czech Republic, in the semifinals.

Team Canada is off to the gold medal game at the 2022 rescheduled World Juniors after a 5-2 victory over Czechia.

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… Canada beat Czechia 5-1 in the preliminary round. Nathan Gaucher sliced the puck through the neutral zone, springing the 17-year-old phenom for a breakaway. … Czechia has not won a medal at the world juniors since 2005 when they took home bronze. “We didn’t play our best for the first 15 minutes there and then had a good five minutes,“ he said. Czechia was coming off a massive 4-2 upset victory over the reigning champion Americans in Wednesday’s quarterfinals. “It’s been a dream since I was a little kid. “He’s been steady and solid all the way through. More than 18 months after losing to the U.S. NOTES: Canada was playing without forward Ridly Greig, who suffered an apparent shoulder injury early in the quarterfinal win over Switzerland. Jiri Kulich helped on both goals. “It’s exciting to be at this moment now. Stankoven had a goal and an assist in the semifinal, and was one of seven players to hit the scoresheet for Canada.

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forward to the most. I wouldn’t “My first it’s going to be really nice to take that into the summer.” really a big preparation guy. “It’s a journey that is really special to go through with anybody from the “I’ve never gotten to wear the Canadian jersey in international “I actually really struggled at the start of the year,” he says. “He played so well for us in Vancouver down the stretch,” Dyck says. was eliminated by the Kamloops Blazers in the second round of the WHL recognized as one of the best junior players in the country.” “To get the call now, this is really cool for me.

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… Canada beat Czechia 5-1 in the preliminary round. Nathan Gaucher sliced the puck through the neutral zone, springing the 17-year-old phenom for a breakaway. … Czechia has not won a medal at the world juniors since 2005 when they took home bronze. “We didn’t play our best for the first 15 minutes there and then had a good five minutes," he said. Czechia was coming off a massive 4-2 upset victory over the reigning champion Americans in Wednesday's quarterfinals. "It's been a dream since I was a little kid. “He’s been steady and solid all the way through. More than 18 months after losing to the U.S. NOTES: Canada was playing without forward Ridly Greig, who suffered an apparent shoulder injury early in the quarterfinal win over Switzerland. Jiri Kulich helped on both goals. “It’s exciting to be at this moment now. Stankoven had a goal and an assist in the semifinal, and was one of seven players to hit the scoresheet for Canada.