The Canadian national team has reached the semifinals of the World Youth Hockey Championship

The hockey players of the Canadian national team defeated the Slovak team in the quarterfinal match of the World Youth Championship. The match took place on the night of January 3 and ended with a score of 7:1.

The Canadian team scored five goals in a row in the first period. Cole Reshney, TJ Iginla, Michael Misa, Sam O'Reilly, Brady Martin, Porter Marton and Cole Baudoin scored during the game. Jan Hovan scored the only goal for the Slovak national team.

In the semifinals of the tournament, the Canadian national team will face the Finnish team.

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On January 2, the Finnish national hockey team defeated the U.S. team in the quarterfinals of the World Youth Hockey Championship, winning in overtime with a score of 4:3, and advanced to the semifinals of the tournament. Earlier, the teams of Sweden and the Czech Republic also reached the semifinals of the tournament.

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