Czechs stun defending champion Canada 5-2 at world juniors
Team Switzerland celebrates their victory after scoring in the overtime period against Finland at IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship hockey game in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ron Ward]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Jaroslav Chmelar and Matous Mensik scored 33 seconds apart during a five-minute power play as the Czech Republic stunned Canada 5-2 in the opener for both countries at the world junior hockey championship. In other action on Monday, Attilio Biasca scored 41 seconds into overtime as Switzerland opened the tournament with a 3-2 win over Finland. Finland entered the tournament having been the runners-up at the last world juniors. The United States opened the tournament by beating Latvia 5-2.
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Switzerland's Livio Truog tires to block a pass from Finland's Ville Ruotsalinen to teammate Sami Paivarinta during the third period of an IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship hockey game in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (Ron Ward/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Sweden's Oskar Pettersson, bottom, fights for position with Austria's Christoph Tialler during second-period IIHF world junior hockey championship game action in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Czechia's Jaroslav Chmelar, center, celebrates after a goal in front of Canada's Jack Matier, left, and Colton Dach during second-period IIHF world junior hockey championship game action in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)
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