World Junior Championship
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USA Eliminates Team Czech Republic in Penalty Filled Blowout
Following Monday’s win against Team Slovakia, the United States advanced to the playoff round. The quarterfinal game matchup was determined…
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Russia scores late in regulation to tie and wins shootout to advance
I think everyone thought this game would be pretty one-sided, but it was, surprisingly, and incredibly a close game throughout.…
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Germany Back to their Old Ways against Finland
The game may have not been televised but Germany should be thrilled that no one watched this performance. In the…
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Team USA Trounces Team Slovakia to Advance to Playoff Round
It was win or go home for Team USA this morning. The winner of this elimination game would advance to…
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Canada Beats Host Russia; Clinches Berth in Semi-Finals
Team Canada’s tear through the 2013 World Junior Tournament continued with their best game so far, a 4-1 win over…
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Stupid penalty costs Russia as Canada denies them first-round bye
The first think one might notice about the game is that the crowd is really into it. The second thing…
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Granlund scores three in Finland’s 5-4 shootout win over Switzerland.
Finland got exactly what they needed against Switzerland, a win. Having been rolled over against the Czech Republic (2-1), the…
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USA Falls to Canada After Dramatic Third Period
This morning the United States faced what many consider to be the best Canadian Junior Team in years. Players such…
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Team Sweden: Well On Their Way To Another Championship
It’s still early in the World Juniors Championship, but Team Sweden is wasting no time showing everyone why they’re the…
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Game 4: Heartbreak as Slovakia Defeats Germany in Overtime
Marvin Cupper made 40 saves and Germany killed six of seven power plays as they registered their first point of…
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Canada Tops USA 2-1 to Remain Perfect at Juniors
Team Canada continued to roll Sunday with their third win of the World Juniors, beating possibly their biggest rival Team…
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Swedes remain unbeaten with win over Latvia
The Latvians, who are sitting in last place with zero points in Group A, are destined for the Relegation Round.…
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Russia beats up on poor Germany
I don’t think anyone expect much competition for the Russians against the 0-2 Germans, who were outscored a combined 17-3…
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Game 3: Russia Dominates; Shuts out Germany
Florida Panther Yaroslav Kosov had a hat trick and Andrei Vasilevski had a shutout as Russia defeated Germany 7-0 on…
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Finland dropped by Czech Republic 1-4; Swiss next on Sunday
Finland’s chances of winning the U20 tournament are in jeopardy after their 1-4 loss to the Czech Republic. Losing their…
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