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Hockey Canada should not be hosting this world junior tournament

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Canada opens World Juniors against Latvia on TSN

Led by 17-year-old phenom Connor Bedard, Canada is looking to improve upon last year's silver medal-winning performance at the World Junior Hockey Championship. Canada kicks off its 2022 schedule on Wednesday in Edmonton evening with a game against Latvia.

Hockey Canada scandal shows the need to ban non-disclosure agreements, advocates say

There are growing calls to outlaw non-disclosure agreements across the country as Hockey Canada and other sports organizations reel from sexual assault scandals, including some that led to multi-million dollar payouts to keep details about the incidents secret.

Hard to digest but need to move on, says Indian hockey team's defender Harmanpreet on defeat in CWG final

In one of its worst performances in recent times, India suffered an embarrassing 0-7 drubbing at the hands of defending champions Australia to settle for a silver medal on Sunday. "It is hard to digest a loss by such a big margin," the India vice-captain said in a Hockey India (HI) release after returning to the country early on Wednesday morning. "Definitely the entire team is disappointed by the way we played but it's important we move on from this bitter outing. Like Chief Coach mentioned, we lacked the energy and tempo required to match-up to a team like Australia."