On the second day of 2021, we witnessed four intense quarterfinal matches at the World Juniors. Every game was close with two being decided by one goal. The winners will now get a day off before their semi-final games on January 4th, 2021. Russia versus Germany: In the DUBNetwork […]
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Predicting the Playoff Rounds at the 2021 World Juniors
After six days of non-stop action, the World Juniors group stage is finished. We now know who will be facing off in the quarterfinals, and who will be sent home early. In this piece, we will try and predict who will walk away with the gold medal this year, […]
Switzerland surprises Sweden, moves on to semi-finals
It was an upset to everyone but Team Switzerland. Sweden came into the game as the top seed of Group B, while the Swiss crossed over as the fourth seed from Group A. Sweden looked dominant in round-robin play, forcing Switzerland into playing the role of the underdog coming into […]
Finland downs Slovakia; Sweden hangs on to defeat USA – GROUP B Recap (12/29)
One of the bigger days schedule-wise for the World Junior tournament Group B in Victoria did not disappoint. The first game featured a hard fought battle between Finland and Slovakia, while the second game of the day turned into a nail-biter between Sweden and the USA. Finland slides past Slovakia […]
Sweden sinks Slovakia; Finland handles Kazakhstan – Group B recap (12/27)
Sweden defeats Slovakia 5-2 Sweden stayed a perfect 2-0 for this tournament with a 5-2 victory over Slovakia in the early game Thursday in Victoria. With the win, Team Sweden has a 46 game round-robin win streak, going back to the 2007 World Junior tournament. Lucas Elvenes opened the scoring […]
World Junior Summer Showcase: Day One
(DubNetwork was out at the World Junior Summer Showcase today and will bring you full coverage of the goings on). Tonight USA Blue – which is a split squad team – fell to Sweden 3-1 and the USA’s other squad – USA White took down Finland 5-2. USA Blue vs […]