WJHC picks and predictions: Czech Republic vs Canada
Jan 1, 2021 |
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Canada dominated Finland to finish first in Group A with a 4-0 record in the preliminary round. Up next is the Czech Republic in a knockout round quarterfinal matchup.
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Team Canada finished the preliminary round with a perfect 4-0 record and gets to face Group B’s fourth-place team, the Czech Republic, as quarterfinal action kicks off in the 2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.
The Canadians finished the round-robin with the tournament s most goals scored and least allowed (33:4). The Czechs managed just 14 goals in their four prelim games but collected two shutouts and beat Team Russia 2-0 on Sunday.
WJHC picks and predictions: Finland vs Canada
Dec 31, 2020 |
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Since 2014, only one other nation has won gold at the World Junior Hockey Championships besides Canada and Finland, who renew their rivalry for first place in Group A.
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Team Canada will look to finish on top of Group A’s standings as the 3-0 nation concludes its preliminary round Thursday with its toughest match of the tournament against also-undefeated Team Finland.
Both countries have cruised through Switzerland, Germany and Slovakia but will have to earn the No. 1 seed before the group cross-over and single-elimination quarter-finals begin on Saturday. The winner of this game will likely draw the easiest of the quarter-final matchups versus the Czech Republic with the loser either drawing Team USA, Team Russia or Team Sweden.
Inside Byfield s breakthrough and why the best is yet to come
Team Canada forward Quinton Byfield exploded for six points, including two goals, Tuesday against Switzerland and his teammates say what you’re witnessing is “just a glimpse of what he can do, Mark Masters reports from Edmonton.
TSN Hockey Reporter Mark Masters reports on the World Junior Hockey Championship. Team Canada practised at the Downtown Community Arena inside the Edmonton bubble on Wednesday.
Quinton Byfield posted just two assists in his first nine games at the World Juniors. On Tuesday, the Sudbury Wolves centre exploded for six points, including two goals, as Canada blanked Switzerland 10-0.
Panthers at the WJC: Lundell collects three points in Finland’s 6-0 win over Slovakia
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Florida Panthers 2020 first round draft pick Anton Lundell scored a goal and added two assists in Finland’s 6-0 victory over Slovakia at the World Junior Championship in Edmonton.
Lundell opened the scoring with his third of the tournament at the 8:57 mark of the first period. The 19-year-old goes to the net to finish off a nice pass from Kasper Simontaival following a turnover.
Lundell would pick up his first assist of the game, playing catch with defenseman Topi Niemela, who blasted the puck home 6:09 into the second period.
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