World Junior Championships Roundup: Flyers Prospects Shining by Bill Meltzer @BillMeltzer / philadelphiaflyers.com
The preliminary round phase of the 2020-21 IIHF Under-20 World Championship (World Junior Championships) will come to a close on New Year s Eve with marquee matchups pitting Canada against Finland in Group A and Team USA against Sweden in Group B. Those games will determine seedings for the single-elimination medal round, which begins on Saturday.
Before that, however, the Swedes will put their 54-game preliminary round winning streak on the line against the Russians on Wednesday. After downing Team USA, 5-3, in the tournament opener on Christmas, Russia suffered a 2-0 setback against the Czech Republic before rebounding with a 7-1 win against Austria.