All right, so they're medals, not rings... But the feat of Canada's World Junior Teams is no less impressive... Once again, our guys saved their best for last... Way too many memorable performances to list, but this year's squad provided a number of memories that have been indelibly burned in my brain...
But it's about time I make something clear: CANADA IS ALWAYS THE FAVORITE
I don't know how many times in the last five years I've heard that either Russia, the US, or Sweden was the pundits' pick to win the tournament only to hear O Canada played once the final whistle had sounded. Canada has won 10 of the last 17 tourneys and finished with the silver four times. Every other country that competes has won three less golds and Canada isn't named the favorite every time around?
Ask any other team which country they measure themselves against and they'll answer Canada every single time. There are teams that consider it a successful tournament if they lose in respectable fashion to Canada. That doesn't mean that our kids will be golden every single year, but when you are the benchmark fo success, that is the real definition of "favorite".
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