The #HlinkaGretzkyCup stays in Canada
2-1 victory over the Czech Republic
25th title in 33 tournaments
Great performance by #QMJHL players
Desnoyers
Guité
Huang
Kilfoil
Beckman– Stephane Leroux (@StephRDSJunior) August 11, 2024
![Hlinka-Gretzky Cup final: France’s Ô Canada buried England’s Ô Canada](https://cdn.buminteractif.com/2024/08/Photo-Caleb-Desnoyers.jpg)
While all eyes are on Paris and the Summer Olympics in the last two weeks, the best hockey players under 18 were in Edmonton for the presentation of the 33ᵉ edition of the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup.
Indeed, each country’s top prospects for the next draft and even future NHL drafts (except the U.S., which doesn’t send its top prospects for whatever reason) competed in recent weeks.
That 25ᵉ title actually came last night, as Canada prevailed 2-1 over the Czech Republic in the final.
The final seconds of the game between Canada and the Czech Republic in the Hlinka Gretzky final!
#HlinkaGretzkyCup | @HockeyCanada pic.twitter.com/dOrEl81Q2x
– RDS (@RDSca) August 11, 2024
Caleb Desnoyers burying his English-speaking teammates with his O Canada in French!
#CoupeHlinkaGretzky | @HockeyCanada pic.twitter.com/EEmwWiC4G0
– RDS (@RDSca) August 11, 2024
As you can hear, the four Québécois players present at the tournament to represent Canada (Caleb Desnoyers, Émile Guité, Alex Huang and Lucas Beckman) sang the national anthem in French.
It’s not every day that Ô Canada français buries Ô Canada anglais.
Overtime
– What a great win and a great start to the season.
Another win for the Alouettes, who are off to their best start in 20 years!
https://t.co/QKqlRptB3x pic.twitter.com/KQ2NFFppZJ
– RDS (@RDSca) August 11, 2024
– Obviously.
Summer McIntosh and Ethan Katzberg will be Canada’s flag bearers for the closing ceremony of the Paris Games!
#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/mWVbrdomZj
– RDS (@RDSca) August 11, 2024
– With good reason.
Bruny Surin “capote”
https://t.co/WBR0pLx79D
– TVA Sports (@TVASports) August 11, 2024
– Absolutely incredible.
Athletics
: after winning bronze in the 5000m and 10,000m events at #Paris2024, Dutch marathoner Sifan Hassan
has added an Olympic record to her record sheet.
Details.
https://t.co/7rvTXosMFA
– Radio-Canada Sports (@RC_Sports) August 11, 2024
– Wow!
Last interview of the Games (in French no less) with marathoner Malindi Elmore. 44 years old, two kids, works as a coach and comes home from an Olympic marathon on a super tough course in 2h31:08. Extraordinary !!!! @RC_Sports pic.twitter.com/Fdmov5R8JZ
– Antoine Deshaies (@antoinedeshaies) August 11, 2024
– Read more.
More stories like this will come out. WADA is compromising itself. https://t.co/eIsyRdXcIK
– Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) August 11, 2024
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