Ethan MacKenzie scored the game-winning goal in the third period as Canada opened the world junior hockey championship with a nervy 7-5 victory over the Czech Republic on Friday.

Canadian NHL teams will have plenty of world junior representation, and many are expected to play large roles while playing for their nation.

Canada opens the World Juniors at 7:30 p.m. Friday night against Czechia in 3M Arena at Mariucci. Czechia knocked the Canadians out of the last two World Junior tournaments. Canada also plays Latvia at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Denmark at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Finland at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in pool play.

Twenty-three players will represent Canada in women's hockey at Milano-Cortina Olympics. The Canadians open defence of their gold medal on Feb. 5 against Finland. Here’s a projected list of who is likely to be selected to the team,

The United States and Canada have a long-standing sports rivalry, especially in hockey, but Thursday night's 4 Nations Face-Off championship featured a smattering of audible boos for the Canadian national anthem ahead of the game. So, ahead of the highly ...

But hovering near the top is a new series that until about a month ago almost nobody in the United States had heard of: “Heated Rivalry,” a drama about the hot-and-heavy romance between two closeted male professional hockey players, made for the Canadian streaming service Crave.

Dale Hunter, who has built a powerhouse with the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights, is back as head coach at the world juniors for a Canadian team desperate to rebound.