Canada's Macklin Celebrini impresses at the World Juniors, contributing 2 goals and 3 assists in a game against Latvia. Jiri Kulich scores a hattrick for Czechia. Team USA dominates Slovakia with a 10-2 win, led by Rutger McGroarty's hat-trick. Isaac Howard scores multiple goals for Team USA. Canada faces a shocking 3-2 defeat against Czechia in the quarterfinals, with Jakub Stancl scoring the winning goal in the last 11 seconds.
Cutter Gauthier continues to prove his game is not one dimensional. He has an assist today against Latvia. He continues to play well, and also has 6 shots on net late in the third. #Flyers #WJC
Canada's three-peat world juniors bid is over in shocking fashion. Jakub Stancl scored with 11 seconds left to lift Czechia past Canada 3-2 in the tournament's quarterfinals, write @coreypronman and @scottcwheeler ⤵️ https://t.co/vQUM3LCTVj
Ryan Leonard picks up an assist today for Team USA. Has a point in each of his outings at World Juniors so far. #ALLCAPS
Another point for Isaac Howard with the primary assist here. Nice play to collect the pass off his skate and put it right on the tape of Rutger McGroarty through multiple Latvian defenders as Team USA goes up 4-1. https://t.co/BnY2FpllPS
The goal that sent Canada home. Heartbreaker for the Canadians. 😬 (🎥: @TSN_Sports) https://t.co/LXZXMUUkxu
Jakub Stancl's goal with just 11.7 seconds remaining gave Czechia a stunning 3-2 win over Canada.🇨🇿💪#WorldJuniors #CANCZE @czehockey https://t.co/hb1xfYp6Ms
Stunner. Payback. Canada is OUT after Jakub Stancl’s shot ramps off a blade, deflects off Bonk, catches the inside of the post and hits the back of the net with 11 seconds left in regulation. Czechia wins a rematch of the 2023 gold medal game and advances to the semis. 😮
Ecstacy for Czechia. Heartbreak for Canada. Czechia scores with 11 seconds left to defeat Canada for the first time ever in an elimination game at the World Junior Hockey Championships. It's a 3-2 final.
WOW. Canada has been eliminated. Czechia moves on! 🤯 https://t.co/38gJuL9tlM
Czechia upsets Canada 3-2 to advance to semifinals at World Juniors. 2 goals for Jakub Stancl (STL)
CZECHIA IS HEADING TO THE SEMIFINALS!🇨🇿💪 #WorldJuniors #CANCZE Český https://t.co/Gfkl4u8Yas https://t.co/bYEEp3OA4L
Oh, wow, Czechia scores with 11 seconds left to take a 3-2 lead over Canada in the quarters.
CZECHIA SCORES WITH 11 SECONDS LEFT! Jakub Štancl gets his second of the game after a crazy bounce into the Canada net. #WorldJuniors https://t.co/v86pgo2GY0
Puck deflects off Oliver Bonk and Czechia has a 3-2 lead with 11 seconds left in the third period of the quarterfinal. #WorldJuniors | #LetsGoFlyers
Oh my. Czechia has scored with 11.7 seconds left. They’re going to stun Canada. Only at the #WorldJuniors.
Canada is tied at 2 late in the third. What a comeback for them. Czechia is tough for sure
MATTHEW WOOD! Canada gets right back in it to cut the Czechia lead in half. #WorldJuniors https://t.co/WqUFEhR4l9
Canada's losing to Czechia 2-0 in the World Juniors Quarter-Finals. 😳 (🎥: @TSN_Sports) https://t.co/dGY51fvM0z
Czechia leads Canada 2-0 after 1 in the day's second quarterfinal. 👀
Wow. Filip Mesar (MTL) has scored with 43 seconds left. This is unbelievable. He leaps into the Slovak bench. We’re tied. 3-3. #GoHabsGo #WorldJuniors
LIVE NOW: Win or go home! 😤 🇨🇦 Canada takes on 🇨🇿 Czechia in Group A quarter-final action with a trip to the semi-final on the line. Catch the action LIVE on TSN! #WorldJuniors
Lines for Canada against Czechia in the second quarterfinal of the day: Minten - Celebrini - Dumais Geekie - Poitras - Savoie Cowan - Yager - Rehkopf Allward - Beck - Danielson Wood Mateychuk - Lamoureux Furlong - Warren Donovan - Bonk Nelson Rousseau starts. #WorldJuniors
From @markhmasters - Macklin Celebrini leads Canada in goals (four) and assists (four) through the #WorldJuniors preliminary round and the Vancouver native seems to thrive off the big-game pressure: https://t.co/7IqOWYKPiq
Macklin Celebrini Tracker: In a game where Canada shouldn't have needed a star to step up, he did anyway. More magic from the @TerrierHockey star and @ChicagoSteel alum. Latest update: https://t.co/6xiRM0Cqip
Macklin Celebrini (2024) makes a hustle play to win a race to a puck with German goalie Matthias Bittner and slide it from a tough angle into the net. 5-3 Canada. Their first two-goal lead of the game, with 3:58 remaining. #WorldJuniors
Things Team Canada has going for it in this tournament: - Macklin Celebrini. (Posting as an evergreen tweet.)
Twitter will be happy to know that Macklin Celebrini played 6:45 in the first period, most among Canadian forwards.
With a German player down at the other end and no whistle, Brayden Yager (PIT) makes it 2-1 Canada on a weird 5-on-3 advantage in zone. #WorldJuniors
Jiří Kulich (@BuffaloSabres) puts CZE ahead late in the game and becomes their all-time goal scoring leader at the World Juniors! 🇨🇿 https://t.co/vGy7XR6idd
🇺🇸 Following tonight's 10-2 win over Slovakia, Team USA captain Rutger McGroarty scores hat trick and says he's back. 😎 📺: https://t.co/F89fcEArVa #WorldJuniors #TeamUSA #WJC #IIHF https://t.co/F89fcEArVa
USA clinches first place in Group B with 10-2 win over Slovakia. My recap with observations, analysis and key stats. - Rutger McGroarty (WPG) has arrived - Trey Augustine (DET) stellar in return from stomach bug - USA plays most complete game to date https://t.co/px8zvj4oS5
Team USA finishes first in Group B with a DOMINATING win over Slovakia. 🤯 https://t.co/KoM2NjvLJ2
Another two goals for Isaac Howard this morning in Team USA’s big win over Slovakia. https://t.co/DGyzxeDmHm
Cutter Gauthier had a fantastic game today as he netted his first goal of the tournament and registered 2 assists in a 10-2 rout. Gauthier has been good as he now 1 goal has 7 assists (8P) in 4 games played at the WJC
Another nice goal from Gavin Brindley as Team USA blows out Slovakia to win its group at the World Juniors. The #CBJ second-round pick finishes the group stage with five goals in four games. https://t.co/TKE6Wt4epS
USA beats Slovakia 10-2 to clinch top spot in Group B at #WorldJuniors #ALLCAPS prospect Ryan Chesley had 2 assists in the win, while Ryan Leonard chipped in with his second goal in four games https://t.co/8AGKQl7EOO
Team USA clinches the top spot in Group B with a 10-2 win over Slovakia. Rutger McGroarty (WPG) with the hat trick. USA will meet the fourth-place team in Group A in the QF.
Isaac Howard (TBL) makes it 10-2 with his second of the game. Nifty setup from Frank Nazar (CHI). USA has scored 29 goals during preliminary play with 7:18 left to go.
Gavin Brindley (CBJ) has his tournament-leading sixth goal at the World Juniors. USA up 8-2 and Slovakia has taken a timeout.
Cutter Gauthier has 2 assists today, as Team USA is up 6-2 in the 3rd period. Gauthier has been good as he now has 7 assists in 4 games played at the WJC
Rutger McGroarty hat-trick alert. 6-2 USA. #WorldJuniors
Rutger McGroarty (WPG) does it again and USA is up 5-2 with another goal late in the second period. The Boys Are Back In Town plays for the 24th time in the tournament.
Rutger McGroarty (WPG) scores backdoor and it’s 5-2 USA. McGroarty’s second of the game. #WorldJuniors
Caps prospect Ryan Leonard answers with an ELITE shot to make it 4-2 USA. #WorldJuniors https://t.co/kTikEpULTx
Filip Mesar (MTL) scores from the right-wing circle on the power play and the Slovak’s have cut USA’s lead to one. 3-2. #WorldJuniors #GoHabsGo
Slovakia’s five-minute power play ends 1-0 USA. Huge kill for the Americans.
So... Yeah. Gavin Brindley (CBJ) just did this. Shorthanded. Less than 30 seconds into the second period. 3-1 #TeamUSA 🇺🇸 #WorldJuniors https://t.co/RHB6ZuqVJd
“Gavin Brindley. Shorthanded. Here he goes… Oh!” - Me, surprised that he actually scored as he skated up ice and went post-and-in shorthanded to give USA the 3-1 lead. The #CBJ prospect has been outstanding in this tournament.
USA takes a 2-1 lead into the first intermission after goals from Rutger McGroarty (WPG) and Zeev Buium (2024). USA has 3:28 left to kill on the major penalty to Hayes at the start of the second.
2-1 USA over Slovakia at the end of the first period, but the Slovaks will start the second with 3:28 remaining on Gavin Hayes’ major penalty. #WorldJuniors
Rutger McGroarty (WPG) wraps it around and USA is up 1-0 on Slovakia. Big celebration from McGroarty, who has had to shake the rust off from the long injury layoff. Big one for the captain.
Rutger McGroarty (WPG) scores on a wraparound for his first goal of the tournament. And it’s a big one. 1-0 USA over Slovakia in the first period, for first place in Group B. #GoJetsGo #WorldJuniors
First point to Canada 🇨🇦 Canada takes the lead 1-0 against Chile after @leylahfernandez takes down Daniela Seguel 6-2, 6-3. #UnitedCup https://t.co/5UaeHbdkxo
Calgary Flames 2023 1st Round Pick SAMUEL HONZEK is contributing for Team Slovakia at the WJC in Gothenburg, Sweden - 3GP - 3G - 1A - (+5) - 2GWG - 2PPG - Net Front on PP - Team Slovakia vs Team USA Sunday for top spot in Group B - #WorldJuniors2024 https://t.co/5AU5Cqpfqk
Isaac Howard was a man on a mission in @usahockey’s win yesterday with a goal and the game-winner in the shootout. 🚨 https://t.co/KlYNC975wp
Finding two goals in a seven-round shootout against Czechia from Gabe Perreault and Isaac Howard, USA pick up their third win of the #WorldJuniors, 4-3. @chrismpeters breaks down the game and what's coming up. 🗞️: https://t.co/A5VuQMa82R #TeamUSA #WorldJuniors #IIHF https://t.co/4VS9u7KZwq
MSU forward Isaac Howard with a dramatic shootout winner in the seventh round of Team USA’s game against Czechia. Howard scored the game’s opening goal as well and has been one of Team USA’s top performers at the #WorldJuniors https://t.co/v4IGbE0HU2
Capitals prospect Ryan Chesley played hero, and Ryan Leonard showed off his craftiness as Team USA managed its third win of the World Juniors over Czechia. #ALLCAPS #WorldJuniors https://t.co/GjUr09RgAd
ISAAC HOWARD WINS IT FOR @USAHOCKEY IN THE SHOOTOUT🇺🇸💥 #WorldJuniors #CZEUSA https://t.co/dJ11nfbF9M
Isaac Howard gets the shootout winner in the seventh round to lift US to a 4-3 victory over Czechia. With a victory on Sunday (6 am) vs Slovakia in the final game of preliminary play, USA will win Group B #GoBolts #TBLightning
What a shootout and win by Team USA. Great game by Czechia, too. #WorldJuniors
At the World Juniors, USA in a great game with Czechia, currently 3-3 in overtime. No points today (yet) for Gavin Brindley, but he just drew a penalty in overtime. #CBJ
USA tie it up in the World Juniors. 👀 (🎥: @TSN_Sports) https://t.co/8OpQuR5FcK
Macklin Celebrini has stepped up at the #WorldJuniors through two games and his next opportunity to shine will come against Sweden... @GinoRedaTSN explains why today's game is the perfect chance for Celebrini to make a statement: https://t.co/0tLoaKbKxw https://t.co/yKfstqqD4c
Isaac Howard with his third goal in as many games at #WorldJuniors for Team USA. https://t.co/j1nAnfsLT4
Isaac Howard opens the scoring for Team USA vs Czechia, snaps off a shot to complete a 2-on-1 less than two minutes into the game. US looking to improve to 3-0 in Group B #GoBolts #TBLightning
.@usahockey looks to stay perfect in group play when they take on Czechia! The puck drops at 11am ET/8am PT on NHL Network! #WorldJuniors https://t.co/wZrqgBJlfk
Both Gavin Brindley and Denton Mateychuk are 2-for-2 in being top-10 in game score at the World Juniors. #CBJ https://t.co/1ePArZ2Klv
Jimmy Snuggerud takes over for USA on Day 3 of world juniors, Sweden’s 2005 line shines ⤵️ https://t.co/PwwZ3s4lNv
#CBJ draft pick Gavin Brindley has been unstoppable so far at the World Juniors. https://t.co/AlijWRbofD
Jimmy Snuggerud's stat line today in USA's 11-3 win over Switzerland: three goals, one assist; seven shots; plus-3; 13:07 ice time. #stlblues
🇺🇸 😮💨 @usahockey put on a show at #WorldJuniors #SUIUSA ✍️Match report: https://t.co/dy298P9Myd https://t.co/AI6lU1n3MZ
Team USA with a huge 11-3 win over Switzerland at World Juniors. Ryan Leonard with a goal. #ALLCAPS #WorldJuniors
Cutter Gauthier has 3 assists today as the US are up 10-3 late in the third period. He now has four assists for the tournament.
Isaac Howard collects his second goal of the tournament for Team USA, wrist shot from the top of the right circle, US up 9-1 in the second period on Switzerland in the second game for USA, Americans primed to improve to 2-0. US will play Czechia tomorrow at 11 am EST #GoBolts
Brindley has two goals and an assist in a five-minute span to up his numbers to 4-1-5 in five periods at the World Juniors. #CBJ https://t.co/8GyuBCALcw
9-1 USA. Isaac Howard (TBL) this time. This one is out of hand with 5:08 left in the second period. #WorldJuniors
Gavin Brindley has his second two-goal game of the tournament! 8-1 🇺🇸 @usahockey | #WorldJuniors
Frank Nazar (CHI) with a beautiful cross-ice feed to Gavin Brindley (CBJ) and it’s 8-1 USA before they’re done announcing the 7-1 goal. We’re halfway through the game. #WorldJuniors
Ryan Leonard (WSH) drives out of the corner and jams one in at the front of the net. 7-1 USA. #WorldJuniors #ALLCAPS
Gavin Brindley’s third goal of the World Juniors. The guy can fire it, eh? #CBJ https://t.co/IwRrUXBQMP
Team USA and Gavin Brindley beginning game two at the World Juniors. Live now on NHL Network. #CBJ https://t.co/TadD3DMctc
6-1 USA. Gavin Brindley (CBJ) off of a nice pass from Frank Nazar (CHI). #WorldJuniors
Cutter Gauthier (PHI) not currently credited with an assist on this play (possibly because the defenseman put it in), but if he gets credit he's up to four assists today. https://t.co/EUAeiK0I7P
Cutter Gauthier so far this WJC: Periods of Hockey Played: 4 Assists: 5 Just wait until Cutter joins Philly's 3rd line for the playoffs. https://t.co/faqAPKSrLc
Great work from Cutter Gauthier here to tie up Switz centerman and draw the play back to Snuggerud. Gauthier (4) with his third assist, it’s only the first period. #WorldJuniors | #LetsGoFlyers https://t.co/NgPSsvFUUb
That's a first-period hat trick for Jimmy Snuggerud (STL)! 12:34 into the game so he has plenty of time for another three... Right?🤔 #TeamUSA #WorldJuniors https://t.co/Ao9Vr3ZZaf
THE KID IS GOOD. Jimmy Snuggerud completes his hat trick in the first period! 🧢🧢🧢 #WorldJuniors https://t.co/AqtKqH3msp
#stlblues prospect Jimmy Snuggerud has a hat trick for Team USA in World Juniors against Switzerland - and it's still the first period. https://t.co/azl7ubo22e
Snuggerud has a hat trick and US is only 13 minutes into its game against Switzerland.
USA just scored a near carbon copy of this goal. Cutter Gauthier wins the draw. Jimmy Snuggered does the rest, attacking a cross the top of the circle and ripping one past Ewan Huet, who has been pulled. 4-1 USA. A first-period hat-trick for Snuggerud. #STLBlues #WorldJuniors https://t.co/3cF68Qm1sq
And that's a first-period hat trick from Jimmy Snuggerud (STL). Another faceoff win from Cutter Gauthier (PHI) and it's on Snuggerud's stick and then immediately off it. In comes Ewan Huet in net. 4-1 USA.
Jimmy Snuggerud's got two goals! @usahockey | @StLouisBlues | #WorldJuniors https://t.co/9EABsRjd9W
Jimmy Snuggerud second of the game👀🇺🇸 @usahockey #WorldJuniors #SUIUSA https://t.co/EcwhO2CBpN
After getting stopped on a wide-open look from the hashmarks, Jimmy Snuggered and his line stay on and he scores on the ensuing faceoff for his second of the period. 3-0 USA. #WorldJuniors #STLBlues
Jimmy Snuggered (STL) sticks with the play to the net and scores on a rebound. 2-0 USA just 3:21 in. They got the message after their slow start against Norway it would seem, and the Swiss are going to suffer because of it. #WorldJuniors #STLBlues
Jimmy Snuggerud (STL) from in tight makes it 2-0 USA before Switzerland has a shot on goal.
Macklin Celebrini's incredible 2024 #NHLDraft season hit another high point at the #WorldJuniors Wednesday. Stay up to date on his WJC performance with @chrismpeters' Celebrini Tracker: https://t.co/1dTQVJ4JEX https://t.co/LRNensyjs6
#WorldJuniors analyst @mike_p_johnson on another star performance by 17-year old Macklin Celebrini, who had five points in Canada's dominant win over Latvia, as well as the play of Matthew Wood and Carson Rehkopf: https://t.co/qJBPqAc8tI https://t.co/oe9Q48rxCh
From @cherylpounder, @odognine2 & @TSNBobMcKenzie - Breaking down Canada's dominating #WorldJuniors win over Latvia, what stood out most about Macklin Celebrini's five-point game and the bottom of their lineup stepping up and contributing: https://t.co/FwtlCjrqaS https://t.co/vV1rv0LiRt
Macklin Celebrini 17 years old. Canada's player of the game vs Latvia. Had 1-4-5 today.
Canada BLANKS Latvia with 10 goals (‼️) to take game 2. 🔥 https://t.co/gMEgunIw53
4 goals in just over 4 minutes. Canada continues to pile it on in the 3rd. 🇨🇦 They are now up 9-0 vs. Latvia. #WorldJuniors https://t.co/jfF3rFCU9m
Matthew Wood (NSH). 7-0 Canada. Goalie change. One of those games. #WorldJuniors
Macklin Celebrini: 5 Periods 2 Goals, 3 Assists He is averaging a point period at the #WJC. This young man is unreal
MUST SEE - After a turnover at centre ice, Macklin Celebrini touch passes the puck to Carson Rehkopf who does the rest of the work with a tremendous move around the Latvian defender and the finish to give Canada a 4-0 lead... 📹: https://t.co/mFXd1RXJoT https://t.co/v2dvJh19CB
MY OH MY, MR. MACKLIN! 🤯 Give Macklin Celebrini a little bit of room (and that pass from Matthew Wood) and the magic happens ✨ #TeamCanada 🇨🇦 is up 5-0 on Latvia #WorldJuniors https://t.co/iyX68Jgahl
Macklin Celebrini (2024) has his fourth point of the game... a goal. Again, good player.
Macklin Celebrin. Forehand-backhand on a break. 5-0 Canada. He’s got points on four of them. #2024NHLDraft #WorldJuniors
2-0 Canada after 20 minutes and they’ll start the second with 47 seconds left on a 5-on-3. #WorldJuniors
OK, Macklin! Celebrini dances through the neutral zone to set up Brayden Yager (PIT) to double Canada’s lead. #WorldJuniors https://t.co/k9dKnOcyW1
Brayden Yager (PIT) takes a pass from Macklin Celebrini (2024) and scores glove-side from the dots. 2-0 Canada. #WorldJuniors
Clean faceoff win from Macklin Celebrini (2024) to Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) who sets up Conor Geekie (ARI) for an absolute snipe. 1-0 Canada on the power play.
Hattrick II 🧢👒🎩 Jiri Kulich with the hattrick for @czehockey #WorldJuniors #NORCZE https://t.co/3SNVex3nPz
Canada’s lines against Latvia in their second game of the #WorldJuniors: Minten - Geekie - Dumais Cowan - Poitras - Savoie Rehkopf - Celebrini - Yager Allard - Beck - Danielson Wood Mateychuk - Lamoureux Furlong - Warren Donovan - Bonk Nelson Wood and Rehkopf swapped.
Lines for Latvia vs. Canada today. #WorldJuniors https://t.co/IM8x3CgAVB
Jiri Kulich on hattrick watch - his second of the game!👀🇨🇿 @czehockey #WorldJuniors #NORCZE https://t.co/qDREUEMC0U
Jiri Kulich double dips with his second goal of the 1st period! #WorldJuniors https://t.co/WayPY2e0dB
Peter Repcik pokes a puck out front to Samuel Honzek (CGY), who places it into the net. 1-0 Slovakia midway through the first period here. Honzek’s second goal and third point of the tournament. #WorldJuniors