The impossible happened at the world juniors on Friday as Latvia beat Canada for the first time in the tournament's history. What does this mean for Team Latvia, and where dothe Canadians go from here?

Canada returns to action for the first time since their stunning upset loss to Latvia on Friday. They’ll be without defenseman Matthew Schaefer, who reportedly suffered a broken clavicle in the loss against the Latvians and may require surgery. Defender Sawyer Mynio will take his place.

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.

Installed by ESPN BET as a +4000 money line choice to win the game, Latvia authored a stunning 3-2 upset victory over host Canada on Friday night at the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa, Ontario,

The Canadian players need to recover fast; after a Dec. 29 game against Germany, they go up against the powerful U.S. team, the defending gold medalist, New Year’s Eve. Maybe the setback and the adversity that goes with it can help Canada in a weird sort of way. The fear of losing can be suffocating, but it can also be motivational.

Latvia had never won against Canada before last night. Before the 2022 World Juniors, they had never won a game, sporting a 0-27 record in round-robin play. That all changed with a 5-2 victory over Czechia.

Things have gone from bad to worse for Canada at the World Junior Championship tournament.

Sixty-five minutes of play would not be enough, as Latvia pulled off a massive upset, winning the game 3-2 in an eight-round shootout. Canada came out of the gates quickly, much like they did in ...

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 preliminary round of the world junior hockey championship. Mateiko beat Jack Ivankovic to the ...

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.

Welcome to Day 3 of the 2025 World Juniors in Ottawa. But first, what happened last night? The story of Day 2 was undoubtedly Latvia’s 3-2 shootout win over a lacklustre Canadian team. The Athletic’s Corey Pronman has you covered on Canada’s causes for concern regarding the biggest upset in tournament history.

Latvia stunned the entire hockey world on Friday night with a shootout win over Canada at the 2025 World Juniors.