Thursday, January 5, 2012

WJC Today - 1/5/12

TODAY
It’s the final day of the World Junior Hockey Championships as Jonathan Huberdeau, Nathan Breaulieu, and Team Canada take on Finland in the bronze medal game and Russia battles Sweden for the gold.

Team Canada’s game begins at 4:30pm today. TSN’s coverage of the game begins at 4pm.

According to TSN, “Canada tries to avoid finishing out of the medals at the tournament for the first time in 14 years when they face Finland today.”

It’s difficult to predict how Canada will play in a bronze medal game. Hopefully they’ll have a better showing then they did on Tuesday against Russia.

Boone Jenner will not play today after being suspended for his spear in the semi-final game. According to Bob McKenzie, defenseman Scott Harrington is doubtful and Mark Visentin is expected to start in goal.

USA
Charlie Coyle and the Americans wrapped up the relegation round with a 2-1 win over Switzerland yesterday in Calgary. The win means that the US will finish the tournament in a disappointing seventh place.

Coyle had no points, won two faceoffs, and had one shot on goal.

The former Boston University forward finished the tournament with four goals, one assist, two penalty minutes, a +2 rating and 19 shots on goal in six games.

SLOVAKIA
Slovakia’s tournament came to an end yesterday with a 5-2 loss against the Czech Republic.

Tomas Jurco did not play in the game due to a hip flexor injury. He finished the tournament with one goal, seven assists, four penalty minutes, a +4 rating and 16 shots on goal in five games. His eight points were a team high.

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