Also disappointed with the performance of the maple leaf, the president and CEO of Hockey Canada, Katherine Henderson, declared that the organization will do what is necessary to change things.
Earlier this week, the country was eliminated from the World Junior Hockey Championship in the quarterfinals, for the second time in 12 months.
“Canadians expect to see our country play for a medal every year, and we all take that expectation very seriously,” Henderson said. There will be reflections and discussions about the next steps in our program. »
“I’m going to sit down with Scott (Salmond, vice-president of high performance and hockey operations). I know he will work tirelessly to ensure this never happens again. »
Canada left a ton of offensive talent at home, in favor of what management considered a more balanced team.
The Canadians started strong with a 4-0 win over Finland on Boxing Day before a surprise 3-2 shootout loss to Latvia, an unconvincing 3-0 win over Germany and a loss 4-1 against the United States on New Year’s Eve.
The country has scored just 13 goals in five games, combined with far too many trips to the penalty box.
“I understand the anger, I understand the disappointment and I share it,” Salmond said. There should be sellout crowds full of Canadians the next two days, cheering on the home team. It’s our job. I apologize for that.
“We will review our selection process,” he added. We’re going to look at how we build teams. We will make changes and we will be better. »
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