“Canada could lose to Latvia again”, — write: sport.ua
In group A, after the victory of Slovakia over Germany, the host Americans took to the ice, beating the Swiss national team with a score of 2:1. Forward Will Zellers scored the third goal of the tournament.
The USA has two wins and first place in the group.
But there was almost a sensation in group B. The Canadian national team pressed Latvia only in overtime and won 2:1. It is interesting that a year ago, Latvia unexpectedly beat the Klenovs, but could not repeat the success.
For Canada, we note two points from forward Gavin McKenna, the likely number one pick in the 2026 draft.
In another match, the Czech Republic defeated Denmark 7:2.
World Youth Hockey Championship U-20. Group A
USA – Switzerland 2:1 (0:0, 2:1, 0:0)
Pucks: 21:12 Zimmer (Hagens, Horkoff) – 1:0, 32:34 Sansonnens – 1:1, 34:40 Zellers (McKinney) – 2:1
Goalkeepers: Kempf – Kirsch
Group B
Latvia – Canada 1:2 (in overtime) (0:0, 0:1, 1:0, 0:1)
Pucks: 22:22 Reshny (McKenna, Brinick) – 0:1, 58:02 Bertsalns (Sartsh, Dilevka) – 1:1, in overtime 00:44 Hage (McKenna) – 1:2
Goalkeepers: Maurinsh – Ivankovich
Denmark – Czech Republic 2:7 (1:2, 1:3, 0:2)
Pucks: 02:56 Tsynar – 0:1, 05:53 Petersen -1:1, 11:57 Kubiesa – 1:2, 21:45 Nestrashil – 1:3, 24:39 Larsen – 2:3, 31:20 Jirichek – 2:4, 35:01 Hoch – 2:5, 45:41 Galvash – 2:6, 46:39 Zemlichka – 2:7
Goalkeepers: Vilde – Marik