Canada decides on starting netminder for World Junior opener against Latvia
Canada will open their 2022 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship schedule on Wednesday evening when they face off against Latvia, who are coming off a 6-1 loss to Finland.
There were many question marks for Canada leading up to Wednesday's tilt with the Latvians, but none bigger than who would get the start in goal. Canada has three legit goaltenders on their roster with Red Wings prospect Sebastian Cossa, Rangers prospect Dylan Garand and Brett Brochu.
On Tuesday night, Canadian head coach Dave Cameron revealed that Sebastian Cossa will get the start against Latvia, while Dylan Garand will more than likely be in between the pipes when they face Slovakia on Thursday.
Cossa, 19, played for the Edmonton Oil Kings in the WHL during the 2021-22 season. In 46 games, the fifteenth overall pick in 2021 put up a 33-9-3 record, along with a 2.28 GAA, a .913 save percentage and six shutouts.
Puck drop for Canada's opener on Wednesday is set for 6 p.m. ET/4 p.m. local and can be viewed on TSN.
Red Wings prospect Sebastian Cossa will get the start for Team Canada in its first game of the #WorldJuniors against Latvia. Head coach Dave Cameron discussed what Cossa brings to the team and revealed that Dylan Garand will 'probably' start on Thursday: https://t.co/0OiWds7cDQ pic.twitter.com/mwX15m4ACD� TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) August 10, 2022
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YESTERDAY
MAY 16, 2026
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| Tage Thompson | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jack Quinn | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bowen Byram | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Matheson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ryan McLeod | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Norris | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
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