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Preview the ten countries playing in the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship by New York Rangers @NYRangers
Ten countries will participate in the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, beginning December 25. Group A is comprised of Canada, Finland, Germany, Slovakia, and Switzerland; Group B is comprised of Austria, Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden, and the United States.
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Austria
Austria is participating in the tournament for the first time since 2010 (the team was promoted from the Division 1 - Group A tournament following last year). Austria s top player is Marco Rossi, who was selected by the Minnesota Wild with the ninth overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
CANADA 2020 WJC: Gold - defeated Russia 4-3 in final Returning players: 6 NHL draft picks: 24 / 25 (20 in first round, 7 in top 10) As usual, Canada enters the World Juniors as among the tournament favourites, but this year’s group is being hailed as among the country s best in a generation. The team boasts top talent across the board with 20 first rounders and multiple players who likely would be playing in the NHL if not for the pandemic. Both the blue line and forwards groups are loaded with talent. Anything less than a gold medal will be a disappointment.
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Quinton Byfield skates during an intersquad game at Hockey Canada s men s under-18 hockey camp in Calgary, Alta., Monday, July 29, 2019. .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh December 23, 2020 - 7:09 AM
A capsule look at the 10 countries competing in the 2021 world junior men s hockey championship Dec. 25 to Jan. 5 in Edmonton (ranked in order of 2020 finish).
CANADA
Half a dozen players return from the team that won gold in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in dramatic fashion. Trailing by two in the third period, Canada scored three to beat Russia. Tournament MVP Alexis Lafreniere was eligible to play again for Canada, but the New York Rangers didn t release the No. 1 pick in this year s NHL draft. Devon Levi was slated to start in goal for Canada s lone pre-tournament game against Russia on Wednesday, but the three goalies haven t got much time to separate themselves prior to the tournament.