Those are all good questions, and as I tend to do for almost every World Junior tournament, I had predicted this team would win gold and thought it had a roster that could roll over opponents like we’re accustomed to. But that was wrong, and that’s on me for misevaluating the team.

For the second year in a row, Team Canada suffered an early exit at the World Juniors. And they only have themselves to blame. Typically, they’re one of

Last night, Team Canada was eliminated from the World Juniors in the quarterfinals against Czechia. CZECHIA ELIMINATES CANADA FROM THE #WorldJuniors FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW 😱 pic.twitter.com/K6OK3GjI2k

Macklin Celebrini knows what it’s like to lose for Team Canada at the World Juniors Last January, before he was drafted first-overall by the San Jose Sharks, Celebrini and Canada were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Czechia,

Winnipeg Jets prospect Brayden Yager and Team Canada were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the World Juniors, but he was named one of Canada's three best players.

Canada sustained a devastating 4-3 loss to Czechia in the world junior hockey championship quarterfinal on Thursday, eliminating them from the annual tournament.

Canada now turns its attention to Thursday's quarterfinal against Czechia, the team that bounced the powerhouse from last year's tournament at the same stage.