Team Canada took home a bronze medal at the world junior hockey championship this week, and New Brunswick’s Gardiner MacDougall says being on the inside of that experience as an assistant coach was “a special moment.”
Team Canada won 6 out of 7 games championship, beating Finland to take home bronze
Isabelle Leger · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 07, 2026 5:48 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Gardiner MacDougall, assistant coach of Team Canada at the world junior hockey championship, says he attributes the team’s success to those who put together a top-tier roster. (Hockey Canada Images)
Team Canada took home a bronze medal from the world junior hockey championship on Monday, and New Brunswick’s Gardiner MacDougall says being on the inside of that experience as an assistant coach was “a special moment.”
The team lost its chance at a gold medal after a nail-biter loss to the Czech Republic, but won a bronze medal thanks to a 6-3 victory over Finland.
“It was one of those, get the lead, give it up, they get the lead,” MacDougall told CBC radio’s Shift.
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