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By Victor Kaisar

Spengler Cup

Kamloops’ Hicketts records assist as Canada falls to hosts Davos in Spengler Cup

Dec 28, 2025 | 4:11 PM

DAVOS, SUI. — Kamloops native Joe Hicketts picked up an assist but Team Canada lost 4-1 to HC Davos at the Spengler Cup in the final round-robin game Sunday (Dec. 28).

The defeat, coupled with other results in the group, means Canada finished in third place, while hosts Davos were second.

The U.S. Collegiate Selects, who Canada beat 3-2 their opening game on Boxing Day, topped the group as they beat Davos 5-3 on Saturday.

Canada will now face Sparta Praha in a quarterfinal game Monday, with the puck drop set for just after 6:00 a.m. B.C. time. The winner of that quarterfinal will face the U.S.-based team in Tuesday’s semi final.

Davos will face Finland’s IFK Helsinki in a quarterfinal game Monday, with last year’s champion HC Fribourg-Gottéron from Switzerland awaiting the winner in the other semi-final Tuesday.

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