Team Canada plays again on December 27th vs Latvia. Here are the lineups and where to watch the game.
Team Canada opened up the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship tournament with a 5-2 win over Finland. The team had five different goal scorers over the course of the game - the most surprising being Maveric Lamoureux.
Oliver Bonk.They have little time to celebrate as they are back in action today. Even though their opponent is Latvia, they should not take them lightly. Every team at this tournament has an opportunity to surprise and give a powerhouse like Canada more than they bargained for.
Team Latvia Lineup
Forwards
- Davis Borozinskis
- Rodzers Bukarts
- Rainers Darzins
- Kristofers Janis Krumins
- Dans Locmelis
- Eriks Mateiko
- Toms Mots
- Rauls Ozollapa
- Rainers Rullers
- Kevins Stradneiks
- Emils Veckaktins
- Sandis Vilmanis
- Rinalds Vutkevics
Defense
- Renarts Berzins
- Peteris Bulans
- Niks Fenenko
- Viktors Kurbaka
- Ingus Locmelis
- Darels Ujanskis
- Kristers Urbanovics
Goalies
- Linards Feldbergs
- Aksels Ozols
- Deivs Rolovs
Latvia has only two players that are not draft eligible in forwards Vilmanis and Locmelis. Vilmanis plays for the Sarnia Sting of the OHL while being in the Florida Panthers system. Locmelis plays NCAA hockey while being a prospect for the Boston Bruins.
Team Canada Roster
Forwards
- Fraser Minten
- Macklin Celebrini
- Owen Allard
- Owen Beck
- Easton Cowan
- Nate Danielson
- Jordan Dumais
- Conor Geekie
- Matthew Poitras
- Carson Rehkopf
- Matthew Savoie
- Matthew Wood
- Brayden Yager
Defense
- Oliver Bonk
- Jorian Donovan
- Jake Furlong
- Maveric Lamoureux
- Denton Mateychuk
- Ty Nelson
- Noah Warren
Goalies
- Scott Ratzlaff
- Mathis Rousseau
- Samuel St-Hilaire
Two of the three goaltenders that Canada has are 2024 draft eligible players in Rousseau and St-Hilaire, who both play in the QMJHL. Celebrini and Allard are the two other draft eligible players from the team.
Where to Watch the Canada vs Latvia Game (and what time)
Today's game will air on the NHL network and TSN. Today's game (and their next two after this one) start at 11:30 am Mountain Time.
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