Undermanned Canada rebounds from embarrassing loss to Russia, beats Germany at world juniors

Source: Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press, December 30, 2019 

Goaltender Joel Hofer makes 18 saves with stars Joe Veleno, Alexis Lafreniè​​​​​​​re out of lineup

Joel Hofer didn’t have a lot of time to think about his first-ever start for Canada.

Having learned late Sunday he’d get the call to steady the ship at the world junior hockey championship following a disastrous loss just 48 hours earlier, the calm and cool 19-year-old went about his normal routine the best he could.

The only thing was, the pesky butterflies in Hofer’s stomach were fluttering more than usual.

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Image Source: Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press

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