The morning after is setting in for Team Canada, and changes aplenty are sure to come following the most stunning loss in world juniors history. Jason Bukala takes a deeper dive on the team’s successes and struggles through two games.

The other Day 2 games were overshadowed by Canada's lackluster, lifeless showing against Latvia in a shootout loss.

Caden Price (Montreal Canadiens) is a “Swiss Army knife” defender who can move the puck well, help set up plays and be a strong defensive stopper. Andrew Gibson (Nashville Predators), who at 6-foot-4, can easily manipulate opponents with his deceptive playmaking while using his strong frame to keep opponents off the puck while he looks for a play.

While they spent time with their families, the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship will kick off in earnest. Like every previous year, the competition's first game will begin on Boxing Day, December 26. Similar to last year, pre-tournament games will begin before that time. Here is the full breakdown for Team Canada.

Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal of the shootout as Latvia stunned an alarmingly uninspired Canada 3-2 at the world junior hockey championship Friday. The forward moved in on his country's eighth effort before firing home a goal to register one of the biggest upsets in tournament history.

The World Juniors are simply a different beast. Held through the holidays, it’s a tournament that builds core memories for any die-hard hockey fan. On Friday night, we were all shown why.