Latvia, Canada and World Juniors

World Juniors Today: Canada back in action, Latvia still buzzing over experience
Canada returns to action for the first time since their stunning upset loss to Latvia on Friday. They’ll be without defenseman Matthew Schaefer, who reportedly suffered a broken clavicle in the loss against the Latvians and may require surgery. Defender Sawyer Mynio will take his place.
World Juniors: Canada Loses to Latvia in One of the WJC’s Biggest Upsets Ever
The impossible happened at the world juniors on Friday as Latvia beat Canada for the first time in the tournament's history. What does this mean for Team Latvia, and where dothe Canadians go from here?
Latvia stuns Canada at world junior hockey championship
Installed by ESPN BET as a +4000 money line choice to win the game, Latvia authored a stunning 3-2 upset victory over host Canada on Friday night at the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa, Ontario,
US Beats Canada 4-1 to Finish First in Its Group at World Junior Championship
Danny Nelson scored the eventual game-winner in the third period and Trey Augustine made 38 saves, leading the United States to a 4-1 win over Canada and into the top spot in Group A at the world juni
2025 World Junior Championship: Canada Loss To Latvia More Stunning Than Most Realize
Latvia had never won against Canada before last night. Before the 2022 World Juniors, they had never won a game, sporting a 0-27 record in round-robin play. That all changed with a 5-2 victory over Czechia.
Finland beats Latvia 3-0 to close out its preliminary round competition at world junior championship
Finland beat Latvia 3-0 on Tuesday to close out its preliminary round competition and guaranteed a finish of no lower than third place in Group A of the world junior hockey championship. Benjamin Rautiainen had a goal and an assist and Petteri Rimpenen earned the shutout for Finland,
Canada falls to U.S. at world juniors, will face Czechia in quarterfinals
An undisciplined Canada took 11 penalties and gave up three power-play goals in a 4-1 loss to the United States on New Year’s Eve at the world junior hockey championship. The tournament hosts will now face Czechia in the quarterfinals.
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4 Takeaways From Canada’s 3-2 Shootout Loss vs. Latvia
In one of the most shocking upsets in tournament history, Canada lost 3-2 in a shootout to Latvia in the 2025 International ...
Latvia stuns Canada in world junior hockey, winning 3-2 on lone shootout goal
Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night ...
World Juniors Today: Latvia’s epic upset over Canada, visiting fans enjoy Ottawa
Welcome to Day 3 of the 2025 World Juniors in Ottawa. But first, what happened last night? The story of Day 2 was undoubtedly ...
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Devastating update for Canada after loss to Latvia at WJC.
Things have gone from bad to worse for Canada at the World Junior Championship tournament.
Ottawa Citizen21h
World juniors: Reinforcements on way as Canada moves forward from devastating loss to Latvia
As expected, Canada dropped into second place on Saturday, when Latvia gave the Americans a battle, but surrendered three consecutive goals in the middle period of a 5-1 loss. With all teams now ...
TheHockey Writers7d
Latvia Pulls off Upset of Canada in 3-2 Shootout Win
Latvia pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World Junior Championship tournament history, beating Canada 3-2 in a shootout ...
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World Junior Championship roundup: Latvia stuns Canada with shootout win
Konsta Helenius (Buffalo Sabres) had an assist for Finland (1-0-0-1), which rebounded after a 4-0 loss to Canada on Thursday.
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Latvia stuns Canada in World Juniors, winning 3-2 on lone shootout goal
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory ...
How Latvia goalie Linards Feldbergs became the feel-good story of the 2025 World Juniors
The goalie behind Latvia’s unexpected run at the World Juniors will be remembered for his saves and his smile.