As the NHL season takes a temporary pause due to rising concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, there hasn’t been much hockey to watch of late. Luckily for any hockey-starved fans, the World Junior Hockey Championship remained a go in Alberta, beginning for Team Canada with a tune-up game against the Russians in Edmonton.
Our perennial favourites didn’t disappoint, riding a stellar first period to a big lead that they never relinquished.
It all started with an early power play for Canada, which appears to be a rather unstoppable unit if this game is any indication.