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Canada gets revenge over USA at World Hockey Championship

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May 28 2026, 4:46 pm
Canada gets revenge over USA at World Hockey Championship
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It’s not the Olympics, but Canada got some measure of revenge over the United States at the IIHF World Championship in Switzerland on Thursday.

USA’s tournament is over, as Canada beat them 4-0 in the quarter-final.

Canada, meanwhile, heads to the semi-final with a perfect 8-0 record.

Just three players in this game also played in the Winter Olympics in Milan three months ago: Sidney Crosby and Macklin Celebrini for Canada, and Matthew Tkachuk for the United States.

Team Canada got goals from Celebrini and Dylan Holloway, before Connor Brown and Crosby iced the game with empty netters. Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Jet Greaves made 25 saves for the shutout and was named Canada’s player of the game.

Canada earned the win without Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard, who suffered a serious-looking injury in the first period.

Calgary Flames netminder Devin Cooley stopped 26 of the 28 shots he faced and was named player of the game for the Americans.

“That was great. I think that’s as close to a 60-minute effort as you can get… that was a good performance by us,” Celebrini said in a post-game interview with TSN. “We feel great. Great about our team and the way we’re playing.”

“They were definitely the better team today… they deserved to win,” Tkachuk admitted.

The semi-finals take place on Saturday. Canada is still awaiting its opponent.

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