Canada trash Latvia 6-0 in 1st match at the World Championship

Canada destroyed Latvia 6-0 in the IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship at Arena Riga in front of 9 260 spectators.

Team Canada takes care of business against Team Latvia in their #IIHFWorlds opener. 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/6ELneA38HO

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 12, 2023

Mackenzie Weegar notched and had 2 assists as goalie Sam Montembeault stopped 23 shots for the Team Canada victory.

The Canadian national men’s hockey team scored 2 goals in each period. Lawson Crouse netted the 1^st goal against Latvia less than a minute after the beginning of the clash. The other goals were notched by Scott Laughton, Samuel Blais, Joe Veleno, and Jack McBain.

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One shot, one goal, less than one minute in! 🇨🇦

Canada moves up 1-0 on host Latvia. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/7wbm4SH86I

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 12, 2023

Canada is in Group B with the Czech Republic, Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, and Latvia. The first 4 teams in the group will advance to the World Championship playoffs as the last-placed team will be relegated to the WCH IA.

Canada will face next Slovenia on Sunday.