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As a Latvian I can tell you that this win was huge, it's all over the news here. Hockey is very big in Latvia (arguably the most popular sport) even though we are not one of the strongest countries. If you remember last year's world championship when we got the bronze medal, that is one of the greatest achievements in all of our sports. The next day was an official holiday for the whole country. As for the Juniors, I think the country is expecting a bit more after this win but personally I can't see us getting points against USA and Finland. Only chance for us getting into the quarters is beating Germany. Good luck to Canada though, I'd prefer if they won the tournament instead of the USA 🙂
The GOAT has returned. Let's Go Caps!
Its so refreshing that THG uses a good old whiteboard instead of fancy flashy editing to report on hockey news.
The US may beat Latvia by a big score. The Latvians did a ton of work last night and will be physically and emotionally spent. Canada may not win gold but the loss to Latvia won't be a reason why. Losing Schaefer will hurt but they can rebound. Anyway, even as a Canadian I am happy for Latvia. It is a win they will remember for many many years.
Primeau will either get a PTO next year or be in Europe. He was given every opportunity to become a backup or more. He just can't handle the spotlight of Montreal. Fowler will get a full year in Laval next year. Dobas will stick as the backup.
Canada will not see a cup until they have an American coach. They’ve become so indignantly entitled yet mentally fragile, you can see the fear in every face. They don’t need more hockey IQ they need more “sports” IQ.
SJS Will pick him up very soon for PRI.
yass lets goo Ovy! Stay healthy plz
That Canada is one of the biggest upsets in the History of the tournament
Latvia goaltender stole that game
It was a good season nuks fans
Primeau had a good season last year. I don't know what's up with him this year. I wish he finds himself in the AHL and comes back strong. He was a solid backup last year, we need that this year again.
Hughes and Pettersson out, Canucks are cooked
Big miss not to wear the Latvian jersey.
Primeau needs to get out of the Canadians system. They have not helped him at all with the usage decisions over the last couple years. He has not been developed properly. He still has upside.
Vancouver Canucks wins
Who's the Aussie guy who's going to that game? I told you he'll be back! Pity Matthews is out though.
Canada's baffling omission of Andrew Cristall got them what they deserve!
OVI IS BACK OMG
To make things clear on the board: Slovakia is SVK (Bondra, Hossa, Halak…), Slovenia is SLO (Kopitar)
Not surprised to see Primeau heading to Waivers after watching the shutout by Dobes on his first game with the Habs. Against the Panthers, too.
Canada losing to Latvia in hockey is equivalent to the States losing to Iceland in basketball.
I am happy for Latvia. They played great and deserved to win. Team Canada really should not be surprised. Some of the personnel decisions are questionable. They start a 17 year old goalie ahead of of6’2” that is 19 drafted and signed??? You also start underage players ahead of signed nhl drafted players. Lastly players like Cristall are left off the roster and a player with nhl games is on your 4th line. I don’t think we have any issues with the team but I have concerns with management and coaching decisions.
Canada should stop training all junior hockey players don’t let them play in the OHL or the Canadian hockey league then we’ll start winning every world championship again
Thanks for the video! Good info, details, and insights!
Ovechkin scored a goal again!
Matthews a year ago was himself talking about scoring more goals than Gretzky. Ovechkin has never once in public spoken about it. Not once and the often injured Matthews speaks about it when he might not even hit 500 before he is into his 30s making 650-700 his best possible end result if healthy.
Has this guy been drinking? Seems intoxicated.
It's a great win for Latvia and they have great hockey fans, so it's nice to see them have something to celebrate it. Canada goes into hockey tournaments with only one standard: win it all or the government calls a Royal Inquiry about what went wrong. There are other players on the Canucks than Hughes, but when he's not there you really see that without him Vancouver is in the same failure conversation as they're having in Buffalo, Nashville, and with the Rangers.
Hats off for Latvia, well done!
People really need to stop whining. Its not a medal match. Team USA has lost to other cluntries before that were tiny. Its not a big deal. Team Canada is a monster.