The goalie behind Latvia’s unexpected run at the World Juniors will be remembered for his saves and his smile.

Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal of the shootout Friday as Latvia stunned an alarmingly uninspired Canada 3-2 in the powerhouse nation's backyard at the world junior hockey championship.

Fans can stream it on TSN.ca or the TSN app in Canada. Additionally, fans can stream the action on FuboTV, DirecTV Stream and Sling TV. Canada and Latvia will meet for the fifth time in World ...

Canada was shocked Friday night by Latvia, losing 3-2 in a shootout in round-robin play of the 2025 World Juniors. The night started off dreadful for Canada following the injury of one of their ...

We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Maybe it wasn’t as shocking as a 6-3 loss to Kazakhstan in 1998, but Canada’s 3-2 shootout loss to Latvia Friday night at Canadian Tire Centre ...

If nothing else, coach Dave Cameron and his Team Canada players showed they can take a punch in the mouth at the world junior hockey championship Friday night. There were no stunned looks or words ...

The Canadians came into this game as heavy favorites, having never lost to Latvia. In fact, this was just Latvia’s third-ever win at the World Junior Championships. In their previous matchups ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the preliminary round of the world junior ...

The Canadians came into this game as heavy favorites, having never lost to Latvia. In fact, this was just Latvia’s third-ever win at the World Junior Championships. In their previous matchups with ...

Team Canada will look to make it two wins in a row with a victory over Latvia at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday, December 27. Canada is among the favorites to win the entire event, and Latvia will ...

Latvia Stuns Canada in World Junior Hockey, Winning 3-2 on Lone Shootout Goal OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 ...