Team Canada WJC Players Receive Threats on Social Media After Loss
Team Canada Eliminated From WJC by Czechia
Team Canada had to leave Sweden a lot earlier than they thought they would. Indeed, they got eliminated from the World Junior Championship during the quarterfinals a the hands of Team Czechia.
While many star players were missing on Team Canada's roster, it still surprised many fans to see the team lose that early.
At the end of the third period, with only a few seconds left, Czechia scored the game-winning goal, sending Canada packing.
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After the game, a shocking development was shared by TSN's Gord Miller.
Team Canada Players Receive Hate Messages and Threats on Social Media After Quarterfinals Loss
According to Miller, many fans sent hateful messages to the players after the tough loss.
No athletes should receive hateful messages after a loss. It's already a difficult period for them, and this only makes things worse.
Canadian defenseman Oliver Bonk even had to make his Instagram account private after he received hostile messages.
Bonk's shown how open he is about his mental health and for grown adults to attack a kid playing in a hockey tournament for teenagers is sick and disturbing."
More to come.
As seen on House of Hockey - Team Canada Players Recieve Threats For Losing To Czechia
| POLL | ||
JANVIER 3 | 213 ANSWERS Team Canada WJC Players Receive Threats on Social Media After Loss Do you think Canada would've won if Connor Bedard had been there? | ||
| Yes | 132 | 62 % |
| No | 81 | 38 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||