Canada's under-20 men's hockey team got to know adversity intimately over the past year and a half. The trials and tribulations paid off Saturday night as the team won gold at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton.
EDMONTON - Canada's under-20 men's hockey team got to know adversity intimately over the past year and a half.
“It's almost a year and a half since our first training camp so for all of that hard work to have kind of paid off, it's just so special,” McTavish said, gold medal draped around his neck. The International Ice Hockey Federation promised to replay the tournament, but the only available time was in August - a period where young hockey players are often gearing up for training camps.
“This is a tough enough tournament to win when it's a normal tournament at Christmas time,” he said. “And for this group to come in here under the cloud that they came in under, with what was going on with Hockey Canada, and the turnover, we had seven or eight guys that didn't come.Canada was undefeated across the tournament, winning all seven games it played.
An 18-year-old Anaheim Ducks' prospect, McTavish has had a busy year. He suited up in nine games for the NHL team before returning to the Ontario Hockey League and ultimately helping the Hamilton Bulldogs to an Ontario Hockey League championship and berth in the Memorial Cup where they finished second. In between, he pulled on the Maple Leaf for Canada at the Beijing Olympics.“I think any championship you win is so special,” he said. “Here, it's an unbelievable feeling.
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