The post mortem is already underway.

And if you’re an Erie Otters fan, you already have a sense that there’s going to be pain as that OHL team sits in fourth place in the Western Division, with three teams nipping at their heels, and their best defenceman, Matthew Schaeffer, out for the next 3-4 months with a broken collarbone.

Schaeffer is but one aspect of the bad news that’s been the 2024-25 version of the Canadian entry to the World Juniors Championships, held this year on home ice in Ottawa, Ontario.

To say the knives are out is a bit of an understatement.

For the second consecutive year, powerhouse Canada is on the outside looking in, with no medals forthcoming for this year’s group.

About that group.

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