Also disappointed with the performance of the maple leaf representatives at the world juniors in Ottawa, the president and CEO of Hockey Canada, Katherine Henderson, declared that the organization will do what is necessary to change things.
Junior Team Canada was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the World Championship for the second time in 12 months. Each time, Czechia showed him the exit door.
Canadians expect to see our country play for a medal every year, and we all take that expectation very seriously, said Henderson. There will be reflections and discussions about the next steps in our program.
I’m going to sit with Scott [Salmond, le vice-président de la haute performance et des opérations hockey]. 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 lineup.
The Maple Leaf team started the tournament strong with a 4-0 win over Finland on Boxing Day before a surprise 3-2 shootout loss to Latvia, an unconvincing 3- 0 against Germany and a 4-1 loss to the United States on New Year’s Eve.
The country scored only 13 goals in 5 matches and found itself in the penalty box more often than not.
I understand the anger, I understand the disappointment and I share it, Salmond said. There should be sellout crowds full of Canadians over 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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