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(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Kasperi Kapanen and Juho Lammikko, Finland

Photo: Team Finland players celebrate a goal by Jesse Puljujarvi (#29) in Finland’s 6-5 quarterfinal win over Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)


</p>In a high-scoring, back-and-forth affair, Team Finland sent the hometown fans home happy after defeating Canada, 6-5, in a quarterfinal matchup at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship. The win at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki sends the Finns into a semi-final clash with their neighbors and archrivals, Sweden.

As has been the case through much of this tournament, Finland’s first line of Jesse Puljujarvi (2016), Sebastian Aho (CAR)*and Patrik Laine (2016)*were the difference makers against Canada, with that line connecting for three of the six goals scored by the Finns.… read more

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2016 World Junior Championship: Q&A with Vladislav Kamenev of Team Russia

Photo: Team Russia captain Vladislav Kamenev (#10) celebrates a goal with his teammates at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA/AFP/Getty Images)


</p>In what was perhaps a tighter contest than expected, Team Russia moved on to the semi-finals at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship after defeating Denmark in overtime, 4-3, in their quarterfinal match at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The win means that the Russians will face a team they bounced from last year’s WJC, the USA.

The hero for Russia in this game was team captain Vladislav Kamenev (NSH), who tied the game with less than a minute to go, then netted the overtime winner to send the Danes packing.… read more

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(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Denis Malgin and Pius Suter, Switzerland

Photo: Team Switzerland forward Denis Malgin led his country in scoring at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, and was a main reason the Swiss avoided relegation (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p>Team Switzerland didn’t turn in a particularly impressive showing in the preliminary round of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, but they still managed to avoid a demotion to the D1A level by defeating Belarus, two games to none, in the best-of-three relegation round.

The Swiss took the first game by a 5-1 score on Saturday, then finished the job on Sunday with a 6-2 victory. While the scoring for the Swiss was spread across the lineup in the opening game of the relegation, the offensive star in the clinching game was forward Pius Suter (2016), who netted a hat trick to ensure that Switzerland earned another chance to run with the big dogs.… read more

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(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Finland takes tight 2-1 win over Sweden, will

Photo: Team Finland forward Sebastian Aho (L) and goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen (R) defend against Team Sweden forward Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson during Finland’s 2-1 semi-final win over Sweden at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)


</p> While Team Finland had displayed an impressive offensive performance prior to the semi-finals at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, there were some doubts that the Finns could come out on top in a tighter-checking affair in their semi-final bout against a strong and determined Swedish squad.

But Finland showed that they can win it any way they need to, advancing to the gold medal game with a 2-1 win over Sweden in a game where they ourshot the Swedes, 28-22.… read more

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(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Russia shuts down USA, takes 2-1 win to advan

Photo: Team Russia forwards Pavel Kraskovski (L), Yegor Korshkin (C), and Alexander Polunin (R) celebrate a goal by Kraskovski in Russia’s 2-1 semi-final win over the USA at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)


</p>The USA rolled into the semi-finals at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship having outscored their opponents 21-2 in their prior three games, but it was their opposition, Team Russia, that is moving on to the gold medal game after they shut down the U.S. offense in a 2-1 win at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.W

The offensive hero for Russia in the win was forward Yegor Korshkov, who posted a goal as well as an assist on the first goal by Pavel Kraskovski*(WPG).… read more

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(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Dmytro Timashov and Linus Soderstrom, Sweden

Photo: Team Sweden forward and Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Dmytro Timashov is having another strong offensive showing in the QMJHL with 18 goals and 53 points in 29 games for the Quebec Remparts (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)


</p>Team Sweden entered their semi-final encounter with archrival Finland at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship feeling confident that they could repay Finland for the Finns’ gold medal win on Swedish ice at this event two years ago.

Instead, for the second straight year at this event, the Swedes find themselves heading into the bronze medal game after dropping a 2-1 decision to Finland at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.… read more

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(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Charlie McAvoy and Zach Werenski, USA

Photo: Team USA players Christian Dvorak, Sonny Milano, Anders Bjork, and Will Borgen celebrate Dvorak’s goal in their semi-final loss to Russia at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)


</p>Team USA was looking to avenge being ousted by the Russians at the past two U20 tournaments, but Russia had other ideas for their semi-final showdown at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship as they eked out a 2-1 win to move on to the gold medal game and a date with host Finland.

In a script that played out similarly to the Finland-Sweden semi-final match, the USA took the 1-0 first period lead on a goal by Christian Dvorak (ARI), much as Sweden had done in their loss to Finland.… read more

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(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Aleksi Saarela, Niko Mikkola, and Sami Niku,

Photo: Team Finland players Miska Siikonen (#13), Mikko Rantanen (#15), Juho Lammikko (#28), and Vili Saarijarvi (#18) jump over the boards to celebrate after Finland defeated Sweden in the semi-finals of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)


</p> Team Finland will have the chance to win a gold medal on home ice at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship after defeating Sweden by a 2-1 score at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.

The win sends the Finns into the championship game against Russia, a team they have already faced once at this tournament. That prior game in the preliminary round went to Russia by a 6-4 score, a game in which the Finns led 3-1 before the Russian rattled off four straight second period goals an another in the third to secure the win.… read more

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(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Kapanen's OT goal gives Finland the gold in w

Photo: Team Finland players Kasperi Kapanen and Joni Tuulola (R) along with other Finnish players begin their gold medal celebration after Kapanen’s overtime goal gave Finland the 4-3 win over Russia in the championship game of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)


</p>It may have been a nerve-wracking game for the hometown fans to watch, but Team Finland’s 4-3 overtime victory over Russia in the gold medal game at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship will be that much more memorable for all involved after a see-saw third period and sudden-death goal.

The player that made the memories for Finland was forward Kasperi Kapanen (TOR), who deked Russian goaltender Alexander Georgiev (2016), then skated behind the Russia net for the wraparound goal 1:33 into overtime to end a back-and-forth affair that will likely go down as one of the more memorable gold medal games in WJC history.… read more

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(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Auston Matthews, USA

Photo: Team USA forward and 2016 prospect Auston Matthews finished the 2016 IIHF World Junior Tournament with seven goals and four assists in seven games (courtesy of MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)


</p>Coming into the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, Team USA forward Auston Matthews was considered the top prospect for the 2016 NHL Draft competing at this event. Matthews did nothing to dent that reputation over the course of the tournament as he finished tied for fourth in WJC scoring with teammate and fellow 2016 prospect, Matthew Tkachuk.

But few anticipated the impact that the group of 2016-eligible players*competing at this tournament would have, or that any of them could overshadow the player that was perhaps the best talent competing in Helsinki, Finland.… read more

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(Video) 2016 World Junior Championship: Patrik Laine and Julius Nattinen, Finland

Photo: Team Finland forwards Jesse Puljujarvi (L) and Sebastian Aho (R) celebrate Aho’s goal in the third period of the gold medal game at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of MARKKU ULANDER/AFP/Getty Images)


</p>Team Finland captured their second U20 title in three years after defeating Russia in overtime by a 4-3 score. As the scorer of the overtime, “Golden Goal†at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland, Kasperi Kapanen (TOR) joined countrymen Rasmus Ristolainen (2014) and Niklas Hagman (1998) as Finns that have secured the gold for their country at this event with an overtime marker.… read more

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2016 WJC Review: Total team effort propels USA to bronze medal

Photo: Team USA’s second line of Sonny Milano (L), Anders Bjork (C), and Christian Dvorak (R) provided important secondary scoring for the U.S. at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (courtesy of RONI REKOMAA/AFP/Getty Images)


</p>For the first time since 2013,*Team USA*left the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC) with a medal, taking home the bronze medal with a dominating 8-3 rout of Sweden on the last day of tournament. Earlier in the tournament on Dec. 28th,*the U.S.*had lost to Sweden 1-0 in preliminary round play.

Harvard freshman Ryan Donato (BOS) had perhaps his best outing of the tournament, posting a pair of goals that included the eventual game-winner.… read more

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