Team Canada World Junior Team is Pretty Good

Team Canada just defeated Team Slovakia by a score 8-2. They are now 3-0 in the tournament. They have scored thirty goals. They have surrendered two goals. They hit, they score, and most importantly they win.

The tournament is not over. They still must face the Americans on New Year's Eve. It will probably be the toughest challenge they face. Sweden is pretty good too, so we will see.

If this tournament is any indication, and it probably is the best indicator out there, hockey development in Canada is very strong. The young players that are being produced are manhandling the rest of the world on the hockey rink. They look like they belong at another level.

All this is good for the Canadian program. You should never apologize for being good at something. I don't know how good this is for hockey as a sport throughout the world. The rest of the world needs to pull up their socks. It really isn't all that fun to be the best at something that no one else cares about.

I know they have not faced the Americans or the Swedes or even the Russians yet. These will be the true tests. These will be the games that will show if Canadian development is really head and shoulders above the rest. If you look at the facts it will take a lot for any of these teams to slow down this Canadian team. I don't think they can be stopped, they look just that good.

This Team Canada World Junior Team is pretty good.