2022 World Juniors Cancelled: My thoughts on a tough day for hockey and where we go next

Ugh.

Well, that sucked.

Not sure there’s a much simpler way to say it than that. The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship was cancelled as three games were forced to be ruled forfeits as omicron weaseled its way into the “protected environment” and made playing a credible tournament impossible.

I did a lot of reporting on this already, including how quickly th…