Overview
- Canada, which lost 4-2 to Sweden on Wednesday, exited in the quarterfinals of the IIHF U-18 World Championship in Slovakia.
- Sweden seized a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Olle Karlsson and Ludvig Andersson as Canada struggled to match their pace and board work.
- Canada tied it in the second through Maddox Dagenais and Callum Croskery after a successful goalie-interference challenge erased a Sweden goal.
- Nils Bartholdsson struck twice in the third period, including a power-play finish from an Elton Hermansson feed, and Sweden moved on to the semifinals.
- The loss snaps Canada’s recent U-18 title streak after a group stage with 22 goals and a 38% power play, and attention now shifts to the Men’s World Championship in May.