There are some bad omens for Canada's junior program right now

[doniceage]

On Wednesday, Canada was eliminated from medal contention at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament in Slovakia. Russia and Sweden will move on from the pool, and hey; those are both great national programs. But Canada has won the under-18 event (which also has games in the Czech Republic) 18 of the past 20 years. Yes, only twice have they lost the gold medal game in that span.
Now, call it a one-off if you will, but ignore the trends at your own peril: Canada’s junior dominance continues to slide.

http://m.thn.com/blog/there-are-some...tter-All_Users

[flemingc04]

It was a tough loss although they played well. Had we beat Russia, we would have advanced but they blew a 1-0 lead and lost right at the end. We've been following along and watching from home as we know 2 of the players. Normally I wouldn't pay any attention to the tournament.

[30ranfordfan]

Someone call Shanahan and get another summit going!