The Hockey News Big Show is in Minnesota at the 2026 World Junior Championship. Here's what Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discussed: 0:38: Thoughts on the Canadian men's Olympic roster? 2:45: Was keeping Connor Bedard off the Olympic roster the right choice? 4:04: What player was the biggest surprise to make the Team Canada Olympic roster? 5:00: Was Anthony Cirelli a good choice for Team Canada? 6:11: How is Canada's defense looking? 9:40: Thoughts on Canada goaltender choices? World Juniors 11:27: How has Sweden played so far at the world juniors? 14:00: What have we seen so far out of Team USA? 16:00: Is Canada better than they were last year? 19:03: Is Czechia a serious threat going into the medal round? 20:59: Should Finland fans be concerned about placing third in Group B in the preliminary round? 22:45: Predictions for the Latvia and Sweden quarterfinal? 24:05: Predictions for the Switzerland and Czechia quarterfinal? 25:27: Predictions for the USA and Finland quarterfinal? 26:43: Predictions for the Canada and Slovakia quarterfinal? 29:00: Who will be relegated: Germany or Denmark? 29:58: How has Gavin McKenna performed so far? 33:20: Who has had the best performance so far at the world juniors? Listen to the Big Show on Spotify. [https://megaphone.link/ROUST3433701750] Watch the full episode on YouTube [https://youtu.be/GT6EsGQJqPg] Subscribe to The Hockey News Big Show [https://linktr.ee/TheHockeyNews] on your preferred platform.
