Photo: Nunavut fans cheer on Team Canada at World Junior hockey finals

A group of about 50 Nunavummiut, hailing from Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit and Kugluktuk, fill the stands at Montreal’s Bell Centre Jan. 5 to cheer on Team Canada in the finals of the World Juniors Hockey championship against Team USA. Despite the strong support from the North, Team Canada faced a crushing 5-4 loss, when Team USA scored the winning goal in an overtime shootout. (PHOTO COURTESY OF VERONICA CONNELLY)