2022 WJC Day 3 Recap: Team USA forfeits against Switzerland, Bedard flattens Austria

After scoring a key goal in Canada’s first win of the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, Detroit Red Wings prospect Donovan Sebrango played more of a tertiary role in his team’s rout over Austria on the tournament’s third day. 16-year-old phenom Connor Bedard led the way as Canada demolished Austria by an 11–2 score on Tuesday. The 2023 NHL Draft-eligible prospect scored four goals and fired 12 of Canada’s 64 shots. Dallas Stars prospect Logan Stankoven scored the game-winning goal for Canada, which improved to 2–0–0–0 in the tournament. Red Wings goaltending prospect Sebastian Cossa sat on the bench for the second consecutive game to open the 2022 WJC. Instead, undrafted 19-year-old goaltender Brett Brochu manned the crease for Canada on Tuesday, stopping 20 of 22 shots in his World Junior debut. Team Canada will return to action on Wednesday against Germany. It remains to be seen whether head coach Dave Cameron will tap Cossa for his first appearance of the tournament or return to one of Brochu or Dylan