Team Canada World juniors

2022 - 8 - 19

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Canada vs. Czechia final score, results: Canada advances to 2022 ... (Sporting News)

Canada is on to the gold-medal game in the 2022 World Junior Championship after defeating Czechia 5-2 in the semifinals Friday. It's the third tournament in ...

ET, 2 p.m. ET (2 p.m. - Time: 4 p.m. Czechia (semifinals) (TSN, NHLN) The second line for Canada has been creating chance after chance in the first, and finally Johnson finds the back of the net. — The first penalty of the game is called, as Czechia is whistled for too many men. A slick move by Johnson at the point to fake a slap shot and slide it over to McTavish at the right dot. — Canada survives the initial onslaught by Czechia in the first five minutes and add two power play goals to double their lead. — New goaltender is in for Czechia to start the third. Stankoven forces a turnover in the Czech zone, the puck goes to Zellweger at the point who finds Roy at the side of the net and he tucks it between the legs of the Czech goalie. 2

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Canada to play Finland in world junior gold-medal game | CBC Sports (CBC.ca)

Canada will play for gold at the world junior hockey championship after downing the Czech Republic 5-2 in a semifinal on Friday.

Nathan Gaucher sliced the puck through the neutral zone, springing the 17-year-old phenom for a breakaway. "We didn't play our best for the first 15 minutes there and then had a good five minutes," he said. It doesn't matter who we face, it's going to be a battle tomorrow." The Czechs were coming off a massive 4-2 upset victory over the reigning champion Americans in Wednesday's quarter-finals. "It should be a dandy game. Great setup by @19kjohnson on @LoganStankoven's goal. "He's been steady and solid all the way through. More than 18 months after losing to the U.S. Cajan stopped eight shots in relief. "It's exciting to be at this moment now. The undefeated Canadians jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second period on Friday before the Czechs roared back in the third. Jiri Kulich helped on both goals.

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World Juniors Preview: Canada vs. Finland (Hockey Canada)

One more. It all comes down to Saturday night for Canada's National Junior Team, which faces off against Finland in the gold medal game at the 2022 IIHF World ...

Six different Finns have scored on the power play, led by four from Roby Järventie and three each from Roni Hirvonen and Joel Määttä. Looking at the Finns, the conversation begins and ends with the power play. Their 38 goals lead the tournament, they are clicking at a 57.1% success rate on the power play (second only to Finland), McTavish leads the tournament with 15 points (just the 12th Canadian to reach that mark in a single year), Olen Zellweger is a tournament-best +12 (tied with McTavish) and is the first Canadian defenceman to reach double digits in points since Thomas Chabot in 2017, and Garand has fashioned a .923 save percentage (best among goaltenders who have appeared more than twice). [ 19 is a solid 60 minutes away. Top to bottom, the Canadians are pretty darn good.

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Canada leads Czechia after first period in World Juniors semifinals (TSN)

Canada leads Czechia 2-0 after the first period of their semifinal matchup at the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship. Kent Johnson opened the scoring at ...

Canada leads Czechia 2-0 after the first period of their semifinal matchup at the 2022 World Junior Hockey Championship. Canada leads Czechia after first period in World Juniors semifinals

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Canada wins 5-2 over Czechia, will play for world junior hockey gold ... (Globalnews.ca)

Canada will play for gold at the world junior hockey championship after downing Czechia 5-2 in a semifinal on Friday.

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 was coming off a massive 4-2 upset victory over the reigning champion Americans in Wednesday’s quarterfinals. Czechia has not won a medal at the world juniors since 2005 when they took home bronze. The two sides will meet in the second semifinal on Friday. NOTES: Canada was playing without forward Ridly Greig, who suffered an apparent shoulder injury early in the quarterfinal win over Switzerland. “He’s been steady and solid all the way through. More than 18 months after losing to the U.S. The undefeated Canadians jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second period on Friday before the Czechs roared back in the third. 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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Canada heads to World Juniors gold medal game in front of tiny ... (Daily Hive)

Edmonton's Rogers Place arena was sparsely crowded for the World Juniors semifinal game, for a myriad of jarring reasons.

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Canada Advances to World Junior Final With Win Over Czechia (The Hockey News)

Canada is off to the final of the World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton after beating Czechia 5-2 in the semifinal.

At 31:28, though, Logan Stankoven was sprung on a partial break by Johnson for the 3-0 goal. Canada was buzzing early on, and at 10:04, they got on the board first. Canada will meet with the winner of Friday night's second semifinal, Sweden vs, Finland, on Saturday at 8:00 PM ET.

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