Posted by thesportsjunky on January 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The World Juniors are through the Round Robin section of the tournament as the teams were divided. The bottom four teams move into the relegation round that has some changes this year. Instead of two teams being relegated there will only be one this year and the round robin results will carry over.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Day 3 in the World Junior Tournament started the day off with a massive surprise setting the scene for a potential upset day. The first game of the day started off with a big win by a smaller team against a team who were favorites in the tournament. The next game saw a very close upset that did not pan out.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The World Juniors is always considered a Canadian Tournament but last year in Buffalo they did not take home the prize. Instead the Russians took home the prize and are back this year to begin their own streak that the Canadians are known for. With a number of top prospects the Russians look to dominate Pool A and advance into the playoffs.
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