Scene: Canada Wins Gold

Team Canada's world juniors triumph reminds Toronto what winning hockey at the Air Canada Centre looks like.

By David Hains • Photos by Giordano Ciampini and Christopher Drost

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Goals for some, miniature Canadian flags for everyone! Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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Goals for some, miniature Canadian flags for everyone! Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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What will happen next? This room wants to find out. Photo by Christopher Drost.

Team Canada takes Gold at World Juniors.

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What will happen next? This room wants to find out. Photo by Christopher Drost.

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Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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The best way to stay warm is to cheer and drink beer. Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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The best way to stay warm is to cheer and drink beer. Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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"What I'm trying to say is that Canada transcends its stereotypes of hockey, toques, and beer..okay fine, so we really like those things." Photo by Christopher Drost.

Team Canada takes Gold at World Juniors.

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“What I’m trying to say is that Canada transcends its stereotypes of hockey, toques, and beer..okay fine, so we really like those things.” Photo by Christopher Drost.

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We agree. Winning is awesome. Photo by Christopher Drost.

Team Canada takes Gold at World Juniors.

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We agree. Winning is awesome. Photo by Christopher Drost.

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Winning means confetti, which is great for 20 seconds, and then annoying for 20 minutes. Photo by Christopher Drost.

Team Canada takes Gold at World Juniors.

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Winning means confetti, which is great for 20 seconds, and then annoying for 20 minutes. Photo by Christopher Drost.

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That's right—take that, Putin. Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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That’s right—take that, Putin. Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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The hoser uniform is the perfect look for this particular night. Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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The hoser uniform is the perfect look for this particular night. Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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Fans celebrate in the traditional way: posing for the Facebook Bro photo. Photo by Christoper Drost.

Team Canada takes Gold at World Juniors.

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Fans celebrate in the traditional way: posing for the Facebook Bro photo. Photo by Christoper Drost.

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Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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Team Canada takes Gold at World Juniors.

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The People like winning. They also like posing for pictures while winning. Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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The People like winning. They also like posing for pictures while winning. Photo by Giordano Ciampini.

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Oh Canada. Photo by Chris Drost.

Team Canada takes Gold at World Juniors.

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Oh Canada. Photo by Chris Drost.

WHERE: Maple Leaf Square, Real Sports Bar

WHEN: Monday, January 5

WHAT: While a handful of Team Canada supporters braved the cold to watch the gold medal game for the annual world juniors hockey tournament outdoors, plenty more watched the game from the comfort of Real Sports Bar. Team Canada built up an early lead, but Russia responded, making it a 5–4 game going into the third period. That would end up being the final score, and fans in the Air Canada Centre had the unusual experience of seeing a Domi (in this case, Tie’s son Max) win a championship at the arena. The win marks Canada’s first gold medal at the tournament since 2009. Enjoy it while you can, Toronto.