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Team USA star Ryan Lindgren was ejected during a 4-0 defeat to Canada at the World Championships for knocking out Evan Bouchard with an illegal hit to the head.

After knocking Team USA out of the 2026 IIHF World Championship in the quarterfinals, fans wonder who Canada will face next in the tournament.

The dream of defending its IIHF World Championship title by Team USA ended on Thursday night. They lost to Team Canada 4–0 in the quarterfinal in Fribourg, Switzerland. It was a rematch of the Olympic gold medal game.

Team USA's men follow in the lead of the women's ice hockey team, beating Canada 2-1 in overtime to win the gold medal, as both American sides leave Milano-Cortina 2026 as Olympic champions.

Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes and Jack Eichel reflect on beating on Team USA beating Canada to win United State's first men's hockey Olympic gold medal since 1980.

Canada cruised to a 4-0 win over reigning champions the United States to book their spot in the semi-finals of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship on Thursday, ​surviving a third-period onslaught to gain some revenge over the Americans,