Referee assists Czech Republic goal against Canada
Bad bounce leads to tough start for Canada
And the referee gets the assist — his first of the tournament.
Kase scores after a nice assist by the referee. 1-0 Czech Republic. <a href="https://t.co/10jFXrQG68">pic.twitter.com/10jFXrQG68</a>
—@MarcPDumontKubus Jozef was questionably in the wrong place at the wrong time...depending on whether you're asking team Canada or the Czech Republic.
Nonetheless, the man in stripes was the most talked-about individual on the ice.
Damn refs. Why are they on the ice? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CANvsCZE?src=hash">#CANvsCZE</a>
—@paddy_scottHeartbreaking goal on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ingram?src=hash">#Ingram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CANvsCZE?src=hash">#CANvsCZE</a> don't remember the last time a ref had a clear assist like that one
—@theshmaffGive the ref an assist. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldJuniors?src=hash">#WorldJuniors</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CANvsCZE?src=hash">#CANvsCZE</a>
—@AdamWKennedyThe Slovakian referee's unintentional assist put the Czech Republic on the board leaving the Canadians trailing early at the 2016 world junior hockey championships.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldJuniors?src=hash">#WorldJuniors</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CANvsCZE?src=hash">#CANvsCZE</a> | The Czechs take a 1-0 lead over Canada after the puck bounces off the referee and onto the stick of David Kase.
—@HC_MenJust when you didn't think it could get worse for Team Canada, fans began booing the team after the first period of play...
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CANvsCZE?src=hash">#CANvsCZE</a> thanks for coming out <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/montreal?src=hash">#montreal</a> and for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/booing?src=hash">#booing</a> the home team. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldJuniors?src=hash">#WorldJuniors</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WJHC?src=hash">#WJHC</a>
—@jillpatter20...in what seems to be an empty arena.
Look at all those empty seats <a href="https://t.co/ak2B8BmyX2">pic.twitter.com/ak2B8BmyX2</a>
—@JoeHunkBiggest surprise at the World Juniors is the empty seats. This is 6 minutes into Canada vs Czech. <a href="https://t.co/o8QqQVZouh">pic.twitter.com/o8QqQVZouh</a>
—@snseanreynoldsAyoye. A very poor crowd here tonight. Like really bad. Should they win would hope it is much much better vs Sweden. <a href="https://t.co/orfPIjD6cA">pic.twitter.com/orfPIjD6cA</a>
—@BWildeCTVDespite a tough break at the beginning of the game and a disappointing home crowd, team Canada was able to come back and defeat the Czech Republic 5-3.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CANvsCZE?src=hash">#CANvsCZE</a> | Game over! Canada clinches a spot in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldJuniors?src=hash">#WorldJuniors</a> semis with a 5-3 win over the Czechs. GAME STATS: <a href="https://t.co/gkZTdCEXIf">https://t.co/gkZTdCEXIf</a> <a href="https://t.co/QLYrktVqv4">pic.twitter.com/QLYrktVqv4</a>
—@HC_Men