The preparation for the world championship of under-20 hockey players in Sweden is in full swing, and the national teams are fine-tuning the last details right at the venue of the tournament. Friday’s preseason game between Canada and Switzerland was marred by an ugly foul on Canadian star and top draft pick Macklin Celebrini.
The Canadian under-20 national team competed against Switzerland in Friday’s warm-up match. The defenders of the gold managed to beat the “Helvéts” with a result of 6:3, when the triumph was decided by a great middle part of the match. The meeting was marked by a dangerous incident, when the Canadian forward Macklin Celebrini attacked the Swiss Leo Braillard from behind at the beginning of the second half of the match. The referees evaluated the intervention as illegal and awarded Celebrini a higher 5-minute penalty. The IIHF itself was to decide on his additional punishment the following day.
“When you see a guy like Celebrini, with that kind of ability, it’s clear that he’s not trying to hurt anyone. It’s an unfortunate moment. I think he feels really bad,” said Celebrini’s teammate Conor Geekie.
Only 18-year-old Swiss representative was forced to leave the meeting and did not return to the game. His very start in the opening match on December 27 against Slovakia is still questionable at this point. “I heard he’s quite well. There’s probably something wrong with his neck. We have to look at it again and we’ll see later.” Switzerland coach Marcel Jenni described the state of health of his charge.
The IIHF Disciplinary Commission reported on Saturday that Canadian Macklin Celebrini will not be subject to further disciplinary action and will be able to participate in the championship without additional punishment.
“After reviewing the incident, the 2024 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Disciplinary Committee has determined that while the game’s major penalty against Canada’s Macklin Celebrini was justified, no additional penalty is necessary,” it is stated in the declaration section.
The potential unit of the 2024 NHL draft recorded 2 assists in the match, in the previous meeting against Denmark under 25, on the other hand, he had a goal and two assists.
The Canadians will start their action at the tournament on Tuesday, December 26 at 2:30 p.m. against Finland.
2023-12-24 07:21:54
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