Canada was in a jovial mood and tried to present her dream targets.
Instead, the host nation was shocked in JVM’s opening match against the Czech Republic.
– We have to look at ourselves in the mirror, says team captain Shane Wright, according to CBC.
With the NHL-eligible trio of Brandt Clark, Dylan Guenther, and Shane Wright plus prodigy Conor Bedard, Canada is the favorite for JVM gold at home.
But perhaps it was the first show that caught the eye of the star-studded team. They immediately lost with a score of 2-5 to the Czech Republic.
– We are disappointed and have to look at ourselves in the mirror. Now we have to manage to figure out a few things. But I know we’re going to respond to this one,” says Shane Wright, according to CBC.
The duo’s attempt to achieve a dream goal
However, Canada looked relaxed from the start and wanted to engage the Halifax fans to dream of goals. Adam Fantelli and Conor Bedard both tried to score Zorro’s goal in the first half. But if it wasn’t goalkeeper Tomas Suchanik who got in the way, it was defender David Spacek.
– We wanted to make an offer. It may have caused us to deviate from who we really should be: a strong team that no one wants to play against, says Brandt-Clarke.
He plays in the Sweden squad
We’ll see how the host nation reacts to Thursday night’s premiership defeat when Germany awaits.
– Easy to win and keep going. This will tell what kind of group it is, says national team captain Dennis Williams.
Sweden, which is part of the Canada group, won their opening match with a crushing defeat against Austria 11-0.
