Don Cherry on Canada's embarrassing elimination from World Juniors - Source: Imagn
Canadian hockey icon Don Cherry did not mince his words following Canada's embarrassing early exit from the World Junior Hockey Championships.
Canada was knocked out again by Czechia, 4-3, in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Canada won just two of five games at the tournament in Ottawa.
For the second consecutive year, Canada has been unable to progress to the medal rounds, losing to the same opponent at the same stage as last year, when facing the Czechs in the quarterfinals in Sweden.
Cherry offered a suggestion for Hockey Canada moving forward:
"Don't be too hard on the kids. They tried their best," Cherry wrote on X. "They seemed tight all tournament. Hockey Canada has to get with it and hire full-time coaches for the World Jrs, Under 18, Under 17 and get some consistency."
