Canada Defeats Germany in Men's Hockey Opener at 2022 Winter Olympics

Canada rolled to a 5-1 victory over Germany on Thursday in its first game of the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Alex Grant, Ben Street and Daniel Winnik scored within a six-minute span of the opening period as the Canadians quickly pulled away at Wukesong Arena in Beijing. Maxim Noreau and Jordan Weal also scored for the nine-time gold medalists.

Tobias Rieder netted the only goal for Germany.

Vicki Hall

Team Canada wins 5-1 over Germany in men’s hockey. Eric O’Dell set the tone with a hellacious hit. Owen Power makes hockey look easy.