Dawson Mercer of Bay Roberts and Alex Newhook of St. John’s figured prominently in Team Canada’s lopsided 16-2 win over Germany at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton Saturday night.
Both players had a pair of goals while Mercer added two assists and Newhook had one helper.
Despite the blowout, Team Canada head coach Andre Tourigny saw the win for what it was.
“We played a team who had 13 or 14 players and got hit by Covid and played two games in 24 hours without having time to practice before,” Tourigny told TSN. “We can’t get too excited about that one.”
Still, Mercer’s four points are the most by any player from this province in a single game at the World Juniors.
Canada next plays Slovakia tonight at 7:30 p.m. Newfoundland time.
