Canada's bid for third straight world U18 men's hockey title ends in quarterfinal loss
Posted on: Apr 29, 2026 23:09 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Canada's seeking for a thirdly square domain under-18 men's hockey title came to an end Wednesday with a 4-2 quarterfinal loss to Sweden in Trencin, Slovakia.
Nils Bartholdsson scored two goals late in the third period to clinch the win for the Swedes, who finished runners-up to Canada last year.
"You have to give Sweden credit, they came out with a lot of passion and played a physical game," Canada head coach Drew Bannister said.
"We were chasing the game from the beginning, and you cannot do that against these types of teams," he added.
Sweden got out to an early lead thanks to first-period goals from Olle Karlsson and Ludvig Andersson.
Maddox Dagenais and Callum Croskery scored in the second period for Canada.
"It was not our best effort all around," Croskery said. "Our team has more and it is disappointing to go out like this."
Swedish goaltender Kevin Tornblom stopped 33 shots to secure the victory.
Gavin Betts made 22 saves for Canada in a losing effort.
Sweden enters the semifinals on a seven-tournament podium streak (two gold, two silver, three bronze).
Latvia, with a stunning 5-2 win over the United States, and Czechia, with a 2-1 win over Finland, also advanced to the semifinals. Host Slovakia faced Denmark in the other quarterfinal.
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