While the World Junior Championship is well underway, the preliminary round ended on Tuesday.
After a victory against Finland, a bitter shootout defeat against Latvia and an unconvincing performance in a victory against Germany, Canada lost by a score of 4 to 1 against the United States. United.
The ranking of the two groups is now known as the Canadian team ranked third in Group A with a record of 2-1-1 for 7 points in four games.
We now know the schedule for the quarter-final matches as well as the teams that will face each other.
First, Germany will face Kazakhstan in the relegation match.
Then, for the quarter-final matches, Sweden will face Latvia, the United States will face Switzerland, Finland will face Slovakia and finally, Canada will have to defeat the Czech Republic.
In view of his match this evening, the head coach of Canada, Dave Cameronwill make a significant change to its lineup.
According to what the journalist reports Mark Masters of TSNthe young 18-year-old striker Porter Martone will return to the Canadian roster. To make room for him, it’s the 19-year-old striker Carson RehkopfSeattle Kraken prospect, who will be left behind.
-If it wins tonight, Canada will face the winner of the match between Finland and Slovakia in the semi-final.
See the complete schedule for the rest of the tournament below.
JANUARY 2
11:00 a.m. – Germany vs Kazakhstan (Relegation match)
12:00 p.m. – Sweden vs Latvia (Quarterfinals 1)
2:30 p.m. – United States vs Switzerland (Quarter-finals 2)
5:00 p.m. – Finland vs Slovakia (Quarter-finals 3)
7:30pm – Czech Republic vs Canada (Quarter-finals 4)
JANUARY 4
3:30 p.m. – Semi-Final 1
7:30 p.m. – Semi-Final 2
JANUARY 5
3:30 p.m. – Bronze medal
7:30pm – Final – Gold Medal
Do you still believe in Canada’s chances of winning the gold medal after a very unconvincing preliminary phase to say the least?
