OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

Latvia faces a similarly tall task when they take on a vaunted Team USA squad on Saturday in Ottawa. Canada, meanwhile, falls to 1-1 on the tournament and looks to rebound against Germany on Sunday.

I wrote this after Canada's shootout loss to Latvia but before their 3-0 win against Germany. It still applies:When Hockey Canada made their final cuts from selection camp and management group ...

IIHF WORLD JUNIORS Latvia stuns Canada in World Juniors, winning 3-2 on lone shootout goal Updated December 28, 2024, 7:11 a.m.

The impossible happened at the world juniors on Friday as Latvia beat Canada for the first time in the tournament's history. What does this mean for Team Latvia, and where dothe Canadians go from ...

Canada played its second preliminary round match at the World Junior Hockey Championship tonight and one thing is certain, it’s a game that raised more questions than answers for the coaches and fans.

In what many thought would be an easy win for Canada in their second 2025 World Junior Championship game, a resilient Latvian team would not back down from the host country.

Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of the shootout in Latvia’s upset over Canada in the shootout Friday night. Latvia upset Canada in one of the greatest upsets in World Junior Championship history.

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Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

Latvia players celebrate after defeating Canada in shootout IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship preliminary round game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.