By Canadian Press

Rangers will not loan Lafrenière to Canada for world junior hockey championship

Dec 3, 2020 | 5:38 PM

RED DEER, Alta. — Alexis Lafrenière will not be going for another gold medal this winter.

Hockey Canada said in a statement Thursday that the NHL’s New York Rangers will not loan Lafrenière to Canada’s team for the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Edmonton.

The Rangers selected Lafrenière with the first-overall pick at this year’s NHL draft.

Lafrenière led Canada to a gold medal at the 2020 junior championship in the Czech Republic. He had four goals and six assists in five games and was named tournament MVP.

He was not on Canada’s roster for its junior camp in Red Deer, Alta., though Hockey Canada had said it was holding out hope that he would join the team.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 03, 2020.

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