The Canadian national team defeated Italy at the Hockey World Cup with a score of 6:0

The Canadian national team beat the Italian national team in the group stage match of the World Hockey Championship, which is being held in Switzerland. The Group B meeting in Fribourg on May 16 ended with a score 6:0 (3:0, 3:0, 0:0).

As part of the Canadian national team, Maclean Celebrini scored a double, hitting the opponent's goal in the 17th and 23rd minutes. Dylan Holloway (10th), Fraser Minten (11th), Evan Bouchard (39th) and Ryan O'Reilly (39th) also scored goals.

The Canadian team won for the second time in a row since the start of the tournament. For the Italian national team, the last game was the first at the current World Cup. In the next round, the Canadians will face hockey players from Denmark on Monday, May 18. The Italian national team will play a match against Slovakia on Sunday, May 17.

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The Swiss national team defeated the U.S. national team in the group stage match of the 2026 IIHF World Championship with a score of 3.:1. Pius Suter and Sven Andrighetto scored 2 (1+1) points apiece for the hosts, and Ken Jaeger scored another goal. Alex Steves scored the only goal for the U.S. national team.