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Opinion | Why Canadian passion for world junior hockey is at an all-time high

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Cue the celebration — Canada stormed back from a two-goal deficit in the third period before storming the ice to celebrate a 4-3 win over the Russians for world junior hockey gold on Sunday.


Canadians fell in love with the world junior hockey championship for two reasons.

First, it’s played during the holiday season, which helped it evolve into a national tradition over the past quarter-century. Second, Canada used to win the tournament most of the time. So it was an annual opportunity for Canadians to puff out our chests and be proud of the sport we call our own.

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Damien Cox

Damien Cox is a former Star sports reporter who is a current freelance contributing columnist based in ɫɫ. Follow him on Twitter: .

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