Thursday night felt like Groundhog Day for Canada at the World Juniors. The Canadians' time at the 2025 U-20 tournament is over, as Czechia handed Canada a 4-3 loss in the quarterfinal round in Ottawa. A goal by Adam Jecho with 39 seconds left in regulation lifted the Czechs to victory over the home nation, ending Canada's World Juniors in the same exact fashion as it did at the 2024 edition.
Thursday night's loss marked Canada's first back-to-back quarterfinal elimination at the World Juniors. The defeat ensures a fifth-place finish for Canada and the second consecutive year with a finish off the podium. When was the last time Canada failed to medal at a World Juniors event? The Sporting News has everything you need to know.
MORE: Czechia knocks Canada from World Juniors for second consecutive year Is Canada out of the 2025 World Juniors? Yes, Canada's run at the 2025 World Juniors is over. The 4-3 quarterfinal loss to Czechia stops Canada from advancing to the semifinals and prohibits any chance to medal at the tournament. The home team will not play another game at the competition in Ottawa.
When was the last time Canada didn't medal at the World Juniors? You don't have to go that far back to find the last medal-less World Juniors for Canada. The 2025 result is a repeat from 2024 — a loss in the quarterfinals to Czechia. In 2024, Canada was the No.
2 seed from its group after picking up three wins and a loss to Sweden in the preliminary round, setting up a matchup agains.
