GDT: Quarter Finals: Canada vs Czechia; Jan. 2, 2025; 19:30 EST

[WhatTheDuck]

Did not like the selections or the way the team played most of the tournament - but they played pretty well today. Could not seem to catch a break at all - I'll leave it there

 

[BTO]

The rule is that you throw a hit leading with the knee, which he did. There's nothing specific about contact or "knee on knee". The IIHF has different rules than the NHL.

3/4 of the complaints in this thread are just ignorance of the IIHF rules.

It sucks to lose here, but Canada has been undisciplined all tournament and that is on Cameron.

What about elbows to the back of the head?

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Just went wrong every where, couldn’t score, couldn’t string passes together, poor coaches and just weren’t disciplined at all. Poor team build and selection, we went through this balanced team bullshit 10 years ago, can’t believe we tried it again this year. Take your best players and stop being afraid to use 17 year olds. Questions should be asked, yes last year was a weak crop but this is the worst play for a Canadian team I’ve ever seen.

 

[jj cale]

Well, sorry Canadian boys, I'm sure you did the best you could, i don't think you were led very well. Of course they don't get all the blame, when things fail you always have to look in the mirror too.

We will back back next year, you better believe it.

 

[TheNumber4]

Team Canada screwed by Paul Maurice's ground breaking dive to get a kneeing call strategy. I don't love to see it, but Hockey deserves what it gets by allowing this new clown show strategy to exist.

 

[McMozesmadness]

I feel gutted

Great game from the Czechs. They deserve it

Dave Cameron goes down as the worst coach in WJC history. 90% of the blame goes to him

 

[emptynetter3]

I'm not even Canadian and I blame JT.....time for a election up there.........they need some new vibes to get the mojo back

 

[Jordan Belfort]

This game was just Canada all tourney. Any momentum destroyed by a dumb penalty.

Lost to a significantly inferior team by being idiots and not taking the best players. Play with fire get burnt

 

[davewheeler]

I dont care what anyone says George needs to stop that... weak goal

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Worst team Canada ever?

 

[Blender]

This is really such an awkward award to give. You can't really display a paddle easily.

 

[WingsMike]

Czechia is such a bad hockey country too

LOL

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

Fricken Easton Cowan

 

[DeeQ]

Worst CAN team in a long time and the fans still blame the refs ahaha. Some things never change

 

[Reality Czech]

Czechia is such a bad hockey country too

What a dumbass thing to say.

Lots of sore losers around here.

 

[Masterplan]

A fitting result for an uninspiring team.

 

[LPHabsFan]

The only player that I feel bad for are the goalies. They didn't deserve this.

Everyone else? They got what they deserved.

 

[KristichBabych]

I don’t know who constructed this team but I don’t ever ever want them to be back

 

[SI90]

Hockey Canada in shambles. Yikes

 

[Ace]

Congrats to Czechia.

The Canadian roster was the worst fears everyone had when they built it dialed to 11. That should be a wrap on that regime making choices. But you can’t say no one saw it coming. Felt like most people disagreed with the roster construction…just assumed it wouldn’t go THIS bad

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Where was Luchanko? Good enough to play for the Flyers out of training camp. Think he had two shifts in the third.

Is that Cowans fault too?

 

[eviohh26]

Canada didn't deserve to win this year. People will make 100 excuses and blame the refs but all said and done this Canada team STUNK .

 

[1989]

Canada's top 3 players of the tournament:

- Stick boy
- Water boy
- Skate sharpener

I'd take stick boy off the list, Cowan's seemed to be no good.

 

[Jordan Belfort]

This was there B team

 

[czechmate]

To easy, Czechs will get smoked can't dive to a title

Thats a ridiculous statement. Czechs were a bit lucky towards the end with Canada gearing up - but its a deserved win after all. They were bloody efficient and made the best out of their opportunities.