This Week in Sports: Canada finishes without medal at hockey worlds, soccer World Cup squad named, Mitch Marner leads Golden Knights to Stanley Cup Final
This Week in Sports: Canada finishes without medal at hockey worlds, soccer World Cup squad named, Mitch Marner leads Golden Knights to Stanley Cup Final
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Publish Date: 2026-06-01 10:28:00
This was a good news/bad news kind of week in Canadian sports.
Canada went without a medal at the men’s hockey world championship, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander fell short in his bid for back-to-back NBA titles, and the Montreal Canadiens crashed out of the playoffs.
Here’s hoping you preferred to hear the bad news first.
The good news is that Jesse Marsch announced the 26-man FIFA World Cup squad, Mitch Marner led the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final, the Toronto Tempo continue to impress in their debut season, and Felix Auger-Aliassime may have the clearest path he could ever hope to have in a bid to win his maiden Grand Slam title.
Here’s everything you need to know about the week that was among Canadian sports teams and athletes.
Canada finishes men’s hockey world championship without a medal
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – MAY 31: (L-R) Macklin Celebrini of Canada, Gabriel Vilardi of Canada and Sidney Crosby of Canada disappointed after losing the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Switzerland Bronze medal game between Canada and Norway at Swiss Life Arena on May 31, 2026 in Zurich, Zurich. (Photo by Jari Pestelacci/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
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The nation’s run at the men’s hockey world championship came to a disappointing end with consecutive defeats in the semifinal and bronze medal game.
Canada looked in terrific form heading in, going undefeated in the group stage and then dispatching the U.S. in the quarterfinals. Led by superstars in Sidney Crosby and Macklin Celebrini, they seemed on course once again when they took a 2-1 lead against Finland after the first period.
It all fell apart in the second period, though, as the Finns outshot Canada 10-3 in the period and converted on three of those opportunities to take a 4-2 lead. There was no response from the red and white thereafter.
“There were a couple of mental absences and mistakes in the second that cost us,” captain Celebrini said after the game. “They…
