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?

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.

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 in the world junior hockey championship.

Things have gone from bad to worse for Canada at the World Junior Championship tournament.

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.

With a suddenly nervous and critical country peering over its shoulder, Canada is calmly turning to its bullpen as it steps into must-win territory for its hopes of finishing first in Group A at the world junior hockey championship. As for the goal of winning gold, the home team realizes it needs to immediately enter must-be-better mode.

Following Canada's major upset loss at the hands of Latvia this past week, both Parekh and Yakemchuk were seen giving likes to posts that highlighted that upset loss, leading most to assume that the two snubs were celebrating the fact that the Canadians suffered such a shocking loss.

OTTAWA, Ontario -- Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a stunning 3-2 victory over host Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — 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 in the preliminary round of the world junior hockey championship. Mateiko beat Jack Ivankovic to the ...

In fact, this was just Latvia’s third-ever win at the World Junior Championships. In their previous matchups with Canada, they’d been outscored 41-4. This was never supposed to be a close game.

OTTAWA, Ontario — (AP) — 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 in the world junior hockey championship.

The Sioux City Musketeers will be adding some reinforcements back to its lineup following the conclusion of the 2025 IIHF World Juniors Championships, including a forward that turned some heads on the big stage.