Entering this gold medal matchup, it looked like Team USA owned the deeper forward group and a more talented defense, but when the chips were down, Team Canada absolutely dominated, doing everything but scoring more than once. Ultimately, this is the story of the 2026 Olympic gold medal game. If the two sides played this […]
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17 days ago
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Head coach Jon Cooper reacts to Team Canada’s heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to Team USA in the gold medal game. On how he reflects on the difficult nature of the loss: Well… It is hard to reflect so soon after the game. We asked the players to come in here and grow as a team. […]
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17 days ago
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Hockey history will be made today in Milan (8:10 a.m. EST, CBC/CBC Gem/TSN1/TSN3). Game Day Quotes Connor McDavid on the Team Canada vs. Team USA gold-medal collision course: People can say they expected it, but it wasn’t always going to be the case. The tournament has been so competitive. We were definitely on the ropes […]
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17 days ago
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After Saturday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed Dakota Joshua’s progress toward a return to the lineup, Matthew Knies’ skating since the break, preparation for the return to NHL action, and the Canada vs. USA gold medal game. The practice looked intense today. How are things rounding into shape ahead of the return to NHL […]
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18 days ago
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“We put ourselves in good situations going into third periods, and we keep blowing those leads. A lot of that just comes down to being gutsy in your own zone, sticking to the system and not playing outside of it.” – Dakota Mermis “All I know is that our players aren’t comfortable playing with the […]
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18 days ago
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After Saturday’s practice, Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper discussed the USA-Canada gold medal final, the status of Sidney Crosby, the impact of Brad Marchand, and the fourth line adjustment vs. Finland. Through all the trials and tribulations, what are your thoughts on it being Canada-USA again in the final? Cooper: If you were writing […]
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18 days ago
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Canada can exhale again. Following a nervy come-from-behind win in the quarterfinal against Czechia, I thought Team Canada would have learned its lesson and taken control of this game early, so as not to put itself in a similar situation again. Apparently not. It was a different style of play, though, and it appeared to […]
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19 days ago
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“I didn’t like the way we played. I’m not very happy with the way we responded in the third period. We had a commanding 2-0 lead and were playing extremely well. For whatever reason, we thought we would do our own thing out there and freelance a little bit, and it bit us in the […]
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19 days ago
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Head coach Jon Cooper reacts to Team Canada’s dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 win over Finland in the semifinal of the 2026 Winter Olympic hockey tournament. On Team Canada storming back to win in two straight games: There is belief. As I said the other day, there is a quiet calm amongst the group. I think they […]
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19 days ago
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A spot in the gold medal game is on the line as Team Canada, sans Sidney Crosby, needs to find a higher level against Team Finland after their quarterfinal scare vs. Czechia (10:40 a.m. EST, CBC/CBC Gem). Game Day Quotes Jon Cooper on coping with the loss of Sidney Crosby: Nobody is replacing Sidney Crosby. […]
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19 days ago
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After Thursday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed the status of Chris Tanev and Dakota Joshua in their recovery from injury and the hockey action underway in the Winter Olympics. How is Chris Tanev making out as he skates on his own? Berube: I think it is still early to talk about whether he is […]
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20 days ago
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In a quarterfinal rematch against a Czech team that Canada thoroughly outclassed just six days earlier, Canada got through to the semifinal by the skin of their teeth. The signs were there early, as David Kampf missed a wide-open net to give Czechia the early lead. At the time, it felt like a big momentum […]
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21 days ago
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Head coach Jon Cooper reacts to Team Canada’s dramatic 4-3 win over Czechia in the quarterfinal of the 2026 Winter Olympic hockey tournament. On Mitch Marner coming up big with the OT winner: This is the — one, two, three, four — fourth tournament I’ve coached Mitch, and he has delivered in every one of […]
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After Wednesday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed Morgan Rielly’s chance to reset over the break, the team’s goals during this week of practice, and the Olympic action over in Milan. For someone like Morgan Rielly, who the team leans on so much, what does it mean to get him some rest over the break, […]
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21 days ago
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With a berth in the semifinals on the line, Team Canada’s knockout stage begins with a rematch against Czechia (10:40 a.m. EST, CBC/CBC Gem). Game Day Quotes Jon Cooper on the areas of focus for Canada ahead of the knockout stage: We have a couple of games under our belt. What are the holes in […]
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21 days ago
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“We started pretty well, came out a little flat in the third, but just stayed with it to win a close one.” – Ryan Tverberg “I thought we started well in the first and started well in the second. The fight gave us some momentum, and we scored a couple of big goals back-to-back within […]
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21 days ago
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In the first practice since the winter break, head coach Craig Berube discussed the status of his injured players, expectations for the team coming out of the break, and the performance of OEL, Auston Matthews, and William Nylander at the Olympics. How did you spend your time off? Berube: I stayed up in Edmonton for […]
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22 days ago
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“I thought we were really good early and even pretty good for most of the second [period]. It’s that [late second period] goal that hurt us. They got a lot of momentum from the tying goal and came out and scored another one to start the third. We can’t afford to give up those goals […]
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23 days ago
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Head coach Jon Cooper reacts to Team Canada’s 10-2 win over France in the final preliminary-stage game of the 2026 Winter Olympic hockey tournament. On the team’s approach to the game, knowing goal difference could matter regarding the seeding and quarterfinal opponent: I told our guys before the game that we can’t put ourselves in […]
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24 days ago
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Can Team Canada take care of Team France and boost their goal difference to all but secure the top seed in the quarterfinal stage? (10:40 a.m. EST, CBC/CBC Gem) Goal differential after 2 GPCanada 🇨🇦 +9USA 🇺🇲 +7 TomorrowCanada vs France 🇫🇷 USA vs Germany 🇩🇪 Hard to see Americans getting top seed at this […]
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24 days ago
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Two games in, two wins for Team Canada, who clinched first place in Group A. This game got off to a fast and furious start, as, unlike in the first game against the Czechs, Switzerland has more depth and quality to match Canada’s pace. Right away, Canada hit the crossbar on a point shot before […]
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26 days ago
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Head coach Jon Cooper reacts to Team Canada’s 5-1 win over Switzerland to clinch top spot in Group A of the 2026 Winter Olympic hockey tournament. On the “nuclear” option of putting McDavid and MacKinnon together: The nuclear option!? Hey, listen. Your job as a coach is to put the team in the best situation to […]
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Can Team Canada carry over the momentum from a solid opening victory when they face off against Team Switzerland in the second game of the Group A prelims? (3:10 p.m. EST, CBC/CBC Gem) Game Day Quotes Tom Wilson on Canada’s opening win over the Czechs and the areas to build on against the Swiss: As […]
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26 days ago
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Canada opened their Olympic tournament with a resounding win over Czechia. This game opened exactly how you’d like to see the first game of a big tournament start, with some physical engagement. It began in warmup with Tom Wilson’s antics patrolling the center-ice line, and then it carried over to start the game. Two of […]
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27 days ago
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Head coach Jon Cooper reacts to Team Canada’s 5-0 win over Czechia to open the 2026 Winter Olympic hockey tournament. On the team gelling well in the first game, and whether it quickly translated from the 4 Nations: They are just comfortable with each other. Everything that we’ve been doing — it is a year […]
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