The Canadians came into this game as heavy favorites, having never lost to Latvia. In fact, this was just Latvia’s third-ever win at the World Junior Championships. In their previous matchups with ...

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. Mateiko ...

Canada was shocked Friday night by Latvia, losing 3-2 in a shootout in round-robin play of the 2025 World Juniors. The night started off dreadful for Canada following the injury of one of their best ...

Team Canada will look to make it two wins in a row with a victory over Latvia at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday, December 27. Canada is among the favorites to win the entire event, and Latvia will ...