Canada 2, Latvia 1 (OT): Michael Hage (Montreal Canadiens) scored a power-play goal 44 seconds into overtime, and Canada won its second straight game in Group B at 3M Arena at Mariucci on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Team Canada has named its 25-man roster for the 2026 World Junior Championship, with the tournament set to begin from 6.

Adam Jiricek and Czechia dominated Denmark, while Slovakia's Chrenko netted a hat trick. Canada escaped Latvia in overtime.

Zayne Parekh scored twice, Canada had four goals in the third period and the Canadians defeated Czechia 7-5 at the World Junior Championships.

Canada coach Dale Hunter said he and his staff have been able to remind Parekh of how good he could be as well, including by playing him a game-high 22:27 against Czechia. He played a game-high 23:11 in a 2-1 overtime win against Latvia on Saturday.

Corey Pronman, Scott Wheeler and Max Bultman form an expert prospect panel to analyze our staff's picks ahead of this year's tournament.

It is customary for teams to shake hands following games at the World Juniors, but Canada skated off the ice on Friday in Minneapolis without doing so after a heated affair that included some pre-game antics, plenty of chirping between players and post-whistle scrums.

It’s only the third day of the 2026 World Junior Championship in Minnesota and the tournament is already delivering in the excitement department.