Posted by thesportsjunky on December 31, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The World Juniors are drawing to a close with the playoffs in sight but a couple of teams are focused on a final series that will determine whether or not they get to stay among the best teams in the world.
Posted by thesportsjunky on December 29, 2017 · Leave a Comment
International tournaments lend themselves to major upsets and this year the World Juniors have already seen two of them in three days.
Posted by thesportsjunky on December 24, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Group A in the World Juniors is going to be a tough one as three teams are traditional powers and two dark horses looking to find their way to the medals this year through a minefield in the group.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Group B in the Juniors is a murderer’s row with the top three teams in the tournament all residing in the same group making it a difficult one to break through this year.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 27, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Important games have highlighted the start of the 2016 World Juniors including two games that could determine the relegation series.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The World Juniors only has two pools every year but that doesn’t mean that there is no death pool. This pool is Pool B in 2013 as the big three of the Juniors are all in one pool that will likely produce the 2013 champion. Usually the tournament will feature even pools where there are generally two strong teams and a third that is a good team.
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