O'Reilly extends Canada's lead late in the first period
With a penalty coming against Sweden, Ryan O'Reilly jumps on a loose puck and backhands it past the Swedish goaltender to give Canada a two-goal lead late in the opening period.
With a penalty coming against Sweden, Ryan O'Reilly jumps on a loose puck and backhands it past the Swedish goaltender to give Canada a two-goal lead late in the opening period.
Canada breaks out against Sweden and Darnell Nurse's attempted shot goes right to John Tavares who taps it home less than three minutes into the game to give the Canadians the early lead.
During Team Canada's practice on Thursday, Sidney Crosby was skating on a line with Macklin Celebrini and Mark Scheifele. Crosby and Celebrini spoke about what it was like to skate alongside each other and the challenge of facing Sweden in their first game.
Sidney Crosby will once again represent Canada on the international stage and despite another long season with the Penguins, Crosby is more than happy to have the opportunity to play for Canada.
Macklin Celebrini was named captain of Team Canada for the men's world hockey championship but with the arrival of Sidney Crosby, there will be a discussion about the leadership of the team. Head coach Misha Donskov revealed the final decision will be made by the players while Celebrini and Crosby spoke about the upcoming talks.
Hockey Canada announced that the Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will be joining Team Canada at the upcoming IIHF World Championship. Islanders forward Mathew Barzal has been ruled out with an undisclosed injury.
Sharks sophomore superstar Macklin Celebrini will serve as Team Canada’s captain for the upcoming World Hockey Championship in Switzerland, Hockey Canada announced on Sunday. Veterans Ryan O’Reilly of the Nashville Predators and John Tavares of the Toronto Maple Leafs will wear the ‘A’ as alternate captains.
Macklin Celebrini had a goal and three assists as Canada captured a 6-1 exhibition hockey win over France. The contest kicked off Canada’s pre-tournament action ahead of the 2026 World Hockey Championship.
Hockey Canada announced that Misha Donskov will serve as head coach at three marquee events through the 2026-27 season as part of his expanded role in hockey operations. Donskov spoke about why it was important for him to have a multi-year commitment with the program, what to expect from the roster for the upcoming Men's World Hockey Championship, his approach to the World Juniors and more.
Nils Bartholdsson scored two goals in the third period to nullify Canada's second-period comeback and power Sweden to the quarterfinal win at the U18 World Championship.
Following Canada's loss to Sweden in the 2026 U18 World Championship quarterfinals, Frankie Corrado joins Laura Diakun to discuss how the three points Canada gave up to Slovakia in their opening game came back to haunt them.
Top 2026 draft prospect Keaton Verhoeff picked up three assists, Beckett Hamilton scored a pair of goals, and Gavin Betts stopped all 19 shots he faced as Canada picked up their third-straight shutout in a big win over Finland.
Team Canada has added a few sizeable names for the upcoming World Hockey Championship, including Macklin Celebrini, top draft prospect Gavin McKenna, Islanders centre Mathew Barzal, and Maple Leafs d-man Morgan Rielly.
Canada had five players pick up multiple points in an emphatic win over Finland at the world under-18 men’s hockey tournament. TSN's Laura Diakun and Frankie Corrado recap the game which offered a standout performance from Mathis Preston, who contributed two goals.
Three goals from Dima Zhilkin led Canada to a comfortable victory over Norway. The 8-0 scoreline gives the defending champion two wins out of three games at the U18 Men's World Championship and Drew Bannister’s youngsters are tied on six points with Slovakia and Finland.
TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins Bryan Mudryk to discuss how important Canada's backend was in its dominating victory over Norway at the U18 World Championship.
TSN Hockey analyst Cameron Gaunce joins Laura Diakun to explains why Dima Zhilkin being labelled "a rat" is a compliment in hockey, and how Tynan Lawrence was integral part of the success of Canada's power-play against Norway.
Canada bounced back from its opening night loss, defeating Latvia 6-0 on Day 2 of the U18 hockey championship. Adam Valentini and Dima Zhilkin each had a goal and an assist to lead the scoring.
Their tournament got off to a rocky start but Canada rebounded on Thursday with a convincing 6-0 win over Latvia. Laura Diakun and Frankie Corrado breakdown the victory that saw six different goal scorers for Canada.
Timothy Kazda converted on a penalty shot in the third period and Slovakia would hold on from there to hand Canada, the defending champions, an opening loss at the U18 hockey championships.
After Czechia upset the United States earlier in the day, Slovakia followed suit, handing Canada a 2-1 loss to open their U18 hockey championship. Laura Diakun is joined by Frankie Corrado to discuss where Canada went wrong.
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