Canada has one game all time at the #WorldJuniors where they, as a team, recorded 0 penalty minutes. They lost that game. (2024 QF vs Czechia. Canada was called for a penalty, but it was a penalty shot.) 9 days.

The 2026 #MensWorlds Championship will be in Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland, from May 15-31.

I'll be doing an updated #MensWorlds thread later today.

Updates: 2028 #WorldJuniors to Tampere and Turku, Finland. Finland is also putting in a joint bid with Latvia to host the 2030 #MensWorlds.

Matchups that we'll see in both the men's and women's preliminary round at #MilanoCortina2026: CAN-CZE CAN-SUI CZE-SUI SWE-ITA

The Canadian Player of the Game is Kristin O'Neill. The American Player of the Game is Hilary Knight. #RivalrySeries

Final: USA 4, Canada 1 A lot of tough decisions to be made in the lead up to #MilanoCortina2026 - and I think whether or not to keep Troy Ryan has to be one of them. This #RivalrySeries was a disaster and he needs to give answers.

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Shots: Started: Canada 16, USA 8 Since: USA 22, Canada 8 #RivalrySeries

Powerplay for the U.S. with 5:08 to go #RivalrySeries

A refresher of the #MilanoCortina2026 schedule Red = women Blue = men

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This game: Features every player who recorded exactly 10 goals at a #U18WomensWorlds - Kendall Coyne in 2009; Caitlin Kraemer in 2023 and 2024 (Kraemer: Also recorded a hat trick within a single period - most recent Canadian to do so and 2nd most recent overall) #RivalrySeries

Desbiens with two last-moment stops on Coyne Schofield! #RivalrySeries

Start of the 3rd: USA 2, Canada 1 #RivalrySeries

And thank goodness for that women's hockey gold at #Beijing2022 because the men... we don't talk about the men's team's performance in those Games #RivalrySeries

The longest active streak of any one matchup at the: #WorldJuniors: CAN-CZE (10 years) * #U18MensWorlds: CAN-CZE (7 years) #WomensWorlds: CAN-USA (24 years) #MensWorlds: CAN-FIN (9 years) (CAN-CZE WJC includes this year)

End of the 2nd: USA 2, Canada 1 #RivalrySeries

"Up" is playing in the arena - a song sung by the same artist - Shania Twain - that sings the goal song that I use for Canada's senior women's team ("Giddy Up") #RivalrySeries

Fun fact, in case you missed me mentioning it yesterday: Did you know that currently at the #U18WomensWorlds, the longest active streak of any one specific matchup happening is actually NOT Canada-USA? (They didn't meet in 2024.)

Fun fact, in case you missed me mentioning it yesterday: Did you know that at the #U18WomensWorlds, the longest active streak of any one matchup happening is NOT Canada-USA? (They didn't meet in 2024)

Maltais comes THAT close #RivalrySeries

USA: Never trailed Canada on their way to gold at the 2025 #WomensWorlds Canada: Never trailed USA on their way to gold at the 2025 #U18WomensWorlds (Czechia: The only team to hold a lead at some point vs each of the above teams)

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Janceke's OT winner at the 2025 #WomensWorlds gold medal game was the latest goal scored (77:06) at any IIHF tournament since the IIHF got rid of shootouts from GMGs #RivalrySeries

Start of the 2nd: Canada 0, USA 0 #RivalrySeries

Anyone care about the #WorldJuniorsD1B enough for me to bother to try to break down scenarios? This one looks like it might actually be a challenge...

End of the 1st: Canada 0, USA 0 #RivalrySeries

Heise getting called for goalie interference and thee crowd absolutely not happy with her... cheers ensue when she is penalized #RivalrySeries

Gracie Abrams on the speakers at #RivalrySeries!

Good evening! I'm home for the #RivalrySeries finale - 0-0 with 2:13 to go in the 1st

Final: Norway 9, Slovenia 2 #WorldJuniorsD1A

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Start of the 3rd: Slovenia 1, Norway 7 During the 2nd intermission, the scorers retroactively gave Slovenia a shot on goal in the first period... so 1st period shots are now 12-1 #WorldJuniorsD1A

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Goalie change for Norway as Walberg replaces Englund just over halfway through the game #WorldJuniorsD1A

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Start of the 2nd: Norway 5, Slovenia 0 #WorldJuniorsD1A

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Shots are 7-0 Norway through 13 minutes #WorldJuniorsD1A

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Norway vs Slovenia now underway in the #WorldJuniorsD1A finale. Norway has already won promotion to the 2027 #WorldJuniors. Slovenia playing for national pride on home ice. They can't be relegated, but they can't win a medal either.

Norway can bring back 9 players next year: Marius Maattanen Alexander Kionig Nils Sunde Frederik Lunde Romeo Sorensen Mikkel Eriksen Niklas Aarem Olsen * Tinus Luc Koblar Maximillian Aas ** Each asterisk = one year beyond next year where they could return #WorldJuniors