Canada defeated the United States in the first round of the JVM - but against Russia it stopped. Canada lost by 0–6 and the team also got injured by Alexis Lafreniére. It was in a situation in front of the goal that Lafreniére got hurt when he got stuck in the ice. The 18-year-old is the biggest poster name of the tournament and is expected to go one for the summer draft. After the game, the Canadian doctor told TSN that the injury was not as serious as initially thought.

Revenge without the star

Today, Canada got revenge when Germany were beaten 3-1 by goals by Nolan Foote, Liam Foudy and Calen Addison. However, Alexis Lafreniére did not manage to connect with it, as his team mates had hoped, and the ball went out. Canada ends the group game tomorrow with the host nation Czech Republic. If Lafreniére is back then it is unclear.