Fraser Minten has seen his team play to its supposed identity in spurts.
Canada’s captain knows the buzzword — “relentless” — constantly bandied about the country’s camp at the world junior hockey championship is a standard the group needs to get to more often.
That, in turn, should lead to more offence. There also isn’t much time to figure it out.
Canada, which was shut out for the first time at the under-20 event since 2021 when Sweden blanked the two-time defending gold medallists 2-0 on Friday inside a frothing Scandinavium arena, hasn’t really got going at the tournament.
The Canadians beat Finland 5-2
