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You wouldn't expect to see the save of the night coming from a game that finished up 7-5. Then again, you wouldn't expect the save of the night to be delivered by a forward.
Both aspects of this equation came to be true on the opening night of the IIHF World Junior Championship as Canada downed Czechia 7-5.
Save of the 2026 #WorldJuniors may very well belong to ... @EdmOilKings forward Max Curran? 😲#WorldJuniors | #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/axi0UfFkpP
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) December 27, 2025
With Canada threatening the Czech goal, Czechia forward Max Curran stepped in behind his netminder Michal Orsulak, and, standing on the goal line, used his body to block a shot by Canada's Tij Iginla. Then Curran was able to push the puck behind the Czech goal and to safety.
A Colorado Avalanche draftee, Curran was born in Prague, but gets his last name from his dad, who is from Ireland. He plays in the WHL with the Edmonton Oil Kings.