Tuesday, December 28 | 5 p.m. MT | Edmonton, Alberta | Preliminary Round
GAME NOTES: CANADA VS. AUSTRIA (DEC. 28)
TV: TSN | Radio: TSN Radio | Stream: TSN Direct
Looking to build off its come-from-behind tournament-opening win over the
Czechs on Boxing Day,
Canada’s National Junior Team is back on the ice Tuesday at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship for a
rare meeting with Austria.
LAST GAME
The Canadians found themselves in an early two-goal hole against Czechia,
down 3-1 less than 13 minutes in. But it was even before the first period
ended and the power play took over from there,
scoring three times in the final 40 minutes of a 6-3 win. Owen Power paced the offence, becoming the first Canadian defenceman to
record a hat trick at the World Juniors, Mason McTavish had a goal and an
assist and Cole Perfetti added three helpers.
The Austrians got 41 saves from Sebastian Wraneschitz and a power-play goal
from Martin Urbanek, but dropped a 7-1 decision to…