John Tavares says that Canada has continued to get better, but still have some things to work on. Tavares says that the right mindset is important, even with perceived weaker opponents as countries want to bring their best against Canada. Tavares also shares his thoughts on Macklin Celebrini's poise and skill.
Canada coach Misha Donskov says he was happy with the team's focus on their game plan, while not trying to play down to an outmatched opponent. Donskov also spoke about trying different line combinations at even strength and special teams.
Evan Bouchard speaks about Canada building together on the ice while learning to play together on a short amount of time. Bouchard also describes his power play goal and what it is like to play alongside Macklin Celebrini.
19-year-old Macklin Celebrini hasn't felt the pressure of wearing the captain 'C' for a veteran-laden roster, and it showed with a three point performance against Italy. TSN Hockey analyst Carlo Colaiacovo has more on his game, as well as Canada's ability to changing and adapting on the fly.
Jesse Puljujarvi scored two goals and an assist, and captain Aleksander Barkov had a pair of helpers as the Finns stayed perfect with a win over Hungary. Finland played without forward Teuvo Teravainen, whose tournament is over after being injured against Germany.
Canada scored three goals in the first period, including a laser from captain Macklin Celebrini, who later added another goal and an assist for a three-point game. Cam Talbot made 12 saves for the shutout as Canada moved to 2-0 in the tournament.
Macklin Celebrini scored twice and added an assist to lead Canada to a 6-0 victory over Italy at the World Hockey Championship. Dylan Holloway, Fraser Minten, Evan Bouchard and Ryan O’Reilly also scored. Goaltender Cam Talbot made 19 saves for the shutout.
After his three point game, Jesse Puljujarvi spoke about his game, and was happy that Sasha Barkov had returned from injury to play again for his home country of Finland.
Sidney Crosby says that Canada is moving in the right direction, and admits that it is fun to play on the same line as Macklin Celebrini.
After his two-goal performance, Macklin Celebrini spoke about the importance of sticking to the game plan, what they plan to work on during their day off, how the team is together off the ice and more.
Evan Bouchard keeps the Canadian offensive push going with a one-time goal on the power play, then 25 seconds later Ryan O'Reilly puts in another one to give Canada a 6-0 lead after two periods.
Early in the second period, Macklin Celebrini takes the Dylan Cozens feed in the slot, and delivers an unbelievable backhand goal for his second of the game to give Canada a 4-0 lead.
Dylan Holloway and Fraser Minten both strike in under a minute apart to give the Canadians an early 2-0 lead over Italy in the first period at the World Championship.
Kristian Pospisil opened the scoring for Slovakia before captain Marek Hrivik’s third-period goal put them up for good in a victory over Norway. Slovakia goaltender Samuel Hlavaj made 22 saves in the win.
Benjamin Nissner, Peter Schneider, Thimo Nickl, Dominic Zwerger and Bernd Wolf all cashed in with two points apiece, and David Kickert made 10 saves as Austria started the World Championships with a bang over Great Britain.
Watch as Slovakian goalie Samuel Hlavaj gets across to make a spectacular save against Norway's Jacob Berglund.
Connor Brown scored the game-winner early in the third period, Fraser Minten and Porter Martone had a pair of assists apiece and Canada downed Sweden to open its World Hockey Championship with a victory.
Team Canada defenceman Dylan DeMelo speaks about how the team settled in after the first 10 minutes against Sweden, what it has been like playing alongside Morgan Rielly on the blueline, and what it means to represent his country for the first time in his career.
The hosts of the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship got off to a great start in Zurich with a 3-1 upset win against the United States. Pius Suter and Sven Andrighetto scored one goal each and picked up assists on each other’s goals, while Leonardo Genoni made 16 saves for Switzerland.
Czechia opened its 2026 IIHF World Championship campaign with a 4-1 victory over Denmark. Dominik Kubalik and Daniel Vozenilek each found the back of the net in the first period, while Roman Cervenka struck early in the third period to claim his 34th World Championship goal.
Check out the five best goals and saves from the first day of the IIHF Men's World Hockey Championship.
ADVERTISEMENT
