Canada vs Czech Republic
IHO • Quarterfinals • Feb 18 2026
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9.7
@Kuzzi
6mo
this is a game to remember for both sides. czechia had the game in their hand the entire time and canada who isn’t EVER the underdog looked dead and on the way home . well they took that personally and somehow came back against a red hot dostal
what a finish too that was unbelievable
as elliot friedman said, that might be the best hockey game i’ve ever seen
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9.4
@FlameRaptorRaven
6mo
Disaster successfully avoided. This rating took some time because I was running around and celebrating. I don’t want to take anything away from Czechia. They played team Canada very tough. They did a fantastic job completely sealing off the neutral zone and blitzing our D-men when they have the puck. Canada was on their heels more often than in their previous 3 games combined. Were the refs bad? Sure. That wasn’t why we fell. We fell because we couldn’t take over as much as we should. Dostal was brilliant, for a guy who had a lot of question marks before and during the tournament, he reminded everyone who he is. Pastrnak was also brilliant, finally had that dominant superstar game people were waiting for. McDavid was still incredible. Even when Czechia was triple teaming him like this is basketball, he still excelled. Celebrini continues to prove the ‘inexperience’ drawback is a load of crap when you’re as good as he is. Nick Suzuki redeems himself and Mitch Marner comes up huge in OT.
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8.6
@StuSkinnerNum1Fan
6mo
Nail biter. Refs really dropped the ball. Both teams got some good graces but the calls were definitely crucial. Canada lost Crosby and I might scream, McDavid hurt his hand? Cassidy Grays friend picked up an assist. Beautiful nation. All this team needs is a certain mustached man.
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9.7
@jbreton01
6mo
I can't believe we almost sold the bag once again against Czechia. Thank the Lord we have Binnington in nets. He is a goalie that performs under pressure. Huge game by him, especially in overtime with a couple massive saves. Suzuki with a mid game, especially soft defensively but a good comeback with his tip to tie it up at the end. I have to give it to Czechia, huge performance. Necas and Pastrnak are so dangerous. They are so dominate, I was so scared in overtime. Marner with a CLUTCH goal, once again performing in the right moment. In the four nations he got the assist on McDavid's OT goal. He doesn't choke when he's not with the Leafs. Hopefully our next game won't be as stressful as this. Go Canada Go!
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9.0
@bladedamus
3mo
Those black leaf Canadian jerseys looked amateurish compared to the classic colors and tailoring of Czechia's, it made them look like an intramural team going up against professionals.
But despite the looks, these teams were on par.
You wouldn't have been able to tell Czechia had been shutout in their previous meeting. In fact some of Canada's goals seemed like God had his hands on the puck, Suzuki's tying shot threading the needle between Dostál's legs particularly outrageous. But Marner's overtime winner was just pure skill, even while surrounded on all sides by Czech. The devastation on team Czechia's bench was palpable, a demoralizing killshot.
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9.4
@quietus
5mo
I laughed so hard when we stomped them in groups and Martin Necas said it was part of the plan because they knew they couldn't beat us twice. I expected this game to be more competitive and it was a clencher the entire time talking to my coworkers during the game they thought Canada was gonna choke but I believed!
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