Team Canada Eliminates Team USA At 2026 IIHF World Championship
Macklin Celebrini fueled an early power play and a suffocating defense as the Canadians shut out the defending champions in Switzerland to clinch a semifinal berth.
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Corinne, as our resident Canadian here on the show, what do you, what do you make of the, the sort of, you know, emergence of Jett Greaves?
Obviously had an impressive season with Columbus.
As I mentioned, they just barely missed the playoffs, and he seems to be a player on the rise for them.
But where do you see him kind of fitting into Canada's international You know, their playing on the international stage?
Well, the door is wide open.
I mean, it used to be that Canada was just so strong in net with the likes of, you know, Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur, Carey Price, and then nobody was left.
I mean, they took, like, Samuel Montembeault to the Four Nations Face-Off last year, and then this year he completely collapsed with the Canadians.
so yeah, I mean, Greaves is doing well.
I don't put too much stock on the World Championships, though, because, you know, often the best players are not all there.
So as Mike said, it's gonna be important to see how consistent he is in the NHL.
I think that's gonna be the biggest addition, to be fair.
