The second day of the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship has officially passed, with two Vancouver Canucks prospects’ teams taking part in today’s matchups. While Braeden Cootes picked up a win, Basile Sansonnens fell on Saturday night. Here’s how today’s matchups concluded. CANADA 2, LATVIA 1 (OT) Cootes and Canada survived a scare on Saturday, defeating Latvia 2-1 in overtime. The Canucks prospect saw 6:39 of ice time and won both of his faceoffs. Winning in overtime rather than regulation could hurt Canada later in the tournament as a win after 60 minutes is worth two points instead of three. USA 2, SWITZERLAND 1 Sansonnens and Switzerland pushed to the final whistle, but could not find the equalizer versus the USA. Vancouver's defensive prospect scored Switzerland's only goal while playing 17:12 of ice time. Switzerland held Team USA to just 20 shots in the game while producing 17 of their own. Basile Sansonnens at Vancouver Canucks development camp (Photo Credit: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/b8ec0f24-2966-4528-aeb7-89ecd3f3b63b.jpeg] Basile Sansonnens at Vancouver Canucks development camp (Photo Credit: Kaja Antic/The Hockey News) DECEMBER 28 SCHEDULE Sweden vs Switzerland: 11:00 am PT Latest From THN’s Vancouver Canucks Site [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/]: Buium, Öhgren & Rossi Speak Ahead Of First Home Game With The Canucks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/players/buium-ohgren-rossi-speak-ahead-of-first-home-game-with-the-canucks] Vancouver Canucks Center Elias Pettersson Discusses Most Recent Injury And New-Look Team [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/players/vancouver-canucks-center-elias-pettersson-discusses-most-recent-injury-and-new-look-team] Vancouver Canucks Roster Has Changed Significantly Since Last Year [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver-canucks/players/vancouver-canucks-roster-has-changed-significantly-since-last-year] For action-packed issues, access to the entire magazine archive and a free issue, subscribe to The Hockey News at THN.com/free [https://thehockeynews.store/products/print-subscription?_gl=1*twovkp*_ga*MTk0NDM0Mzk0OS4xNzQ2MjQ0ODA2*_ga_ZET34ZFCGX*czE3NjEyNTE0MDEkbzU3MCRnMSR0MTc2MTI1MjA1MyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.]. Get the latest news and trending stories by subscribing to our newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com or creating your own post in our community forum. The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/bbde2d6e-914f-413a-a01a-8b004ea39b26.jpeg] The Hockey News
