Those are all good questions, and as I tend to do for almost every World Junior tournament, I had predicted this team would win gold and thought it had a roster that could roll over opponents like we’re accustomed to. But that was wrong, and that’s on me for misevaluating the team.

For the second year in a row, Team Canada suffered an early exit at the World Juniors. And they only have themselves to blame. Typically, they’re one of

Canada now turns its attention to Thursday's quarterfinal against Czechia, the team that bounced the powerhouse from last year's tournament at the same stage.