Canada Kept Up Their Strong Start At The 2026 IIHF World

Canada thrash Italy
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‎The victory follows Canada’s 5-3 opening win over Sweden. Canada next faces Denmark in two days in pool play.

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‎Macklin Celebrini scored twice as Canada jumped ahead early and never looked back in Fribourg...

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Led by Sidney Crosby, Canada kept up their strong start at the 2026 IIHF World Championships with a 6-0 shutout of Italy. The win puts them top of Group B in Switzerland.

Finland also moved to 2-0 on the second day, beating Hungary 4-1.

In other opening games across Switzerland, Austria got off to a fast start and beat Great Britain 5-2 in Group A.

Slovakia got their tournament going with a 2-1 win over Norway to kick off Day Two, with Marek Hrivik netting a late winner against a stubborn Norwegian side.

Hosts Switzerland are in action later today as pool play continues.

Canada followed up their 5-3 win over Sweden on opening day with a 6-0 rout of Italy in Fribourg, jumping on the board early and never letting go.

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— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 16, 2026

Dylan Holloway, Fraser Minten and captain Macklin Celebrini all scored in the first period to give Canada control right out of the gate.

Celebrini grabbed his second early in the second, making it 4-0 in the 23rd minute. Evan Bouchard then added the game’s only power-play goal before Ryan O’Reilly capped the scoring late in the period.

Canada face a tougher test next when they take on Denmark in two days.