Cozens scores hat trick. Canada steamrolls Germany 16-2 in world junior championship
Canada s Dylan Cozens (22) scores on Germany s goalie Jonas Gahr (30) as Maximilian Glotzl (22) defends during third period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship action in Edmonton on Saturday, December 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson December 26, 2020 - 9:04 PM
EDMONTON - Canada began shedding game rust with a 16-2 win over beleaguered Germany at the world junior men s hockey championship Saturday.
Dylan Cozens of Whitehorse had a hat trick and three assists for the host country against an opponent ravaged by the COVID-19 virus.
Dawson Mercer, Philip Tomasino, Alex Newhook and Peyton Krebs each scored twice for Canada.
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Even with a full team, Germany has never beaten Canada at the World Juniors. With the Germans forced to play with only 14 skaters against Canada on Saturday due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the team, they were facing a near impossible task.
Canada had 10 different players score in a big-time blowout of Germany in their first round robin game, 16-2. It was two goals away from matching Canada’s largest margin of victory ever at the World Juniors.
Biggest Canada win at juniors 1985 West Germany 18-2 & 2009 against Latvia 16-0
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Dylan Cozens had three goals and three assists as Canada started its quest for a second straight gold medal with a 16-2 win over Germany on Saturday at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton.
Dawson Mercer had two goals and two assists and Peyton Krebs had a hat trick. Alex Newhook, and Philip Tomasino also scored twice.
Action started right away when Cozens hit the crossbar for Canada, and Germany came back the other way and crashed into the net.
Montreal Canadiens prospect Kaiden Guhle opened the scoring when he skated into the zone and fired the puck past Arno Tiefensee.
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Canada opens world juniors with 16-2 rout of Germany By News Room
Dec 27, 2020 4:00 PM
Canada began shedding game rust with a 16-2 win over beleaguered Germany at the world junior men’s hockey championship Saturday.
Dylan Cozens had a hat trick and three assists for the host country against an opponent ravaged by the COVID-19 virus.
Dawson Mercer, Philip Tomasino, Alex Newhook and Peyton Krebs each scored twice for Canada.
Kaiden Guhle, Ryan Suzuki, Jakob Pelletier, Thomas Harley and Connor McMichael also scored for the defending champions.
John Peterka and Florian Elias countered for the Germans in Rogers Place devoid of spectators because of the COVID-19 pandemic.