Championnat junior

5-1-2009 World Junior Championships 2009
Icehockey World Junior Championships (U-20) 2009 in Norway start in just two days. There are 16 nations battling for the championship in the following two weeks. Many believe that the team of USA will make a good run for the gold.

Here are the starting groups:
Group A Group B
Switzerland
Czech
Norway
Austria
Canada
Finland
Japan
Ukraine

Group C Group D
USA
Slovakia
Poland
France
Sweden
Russia
Italy
Germany

10-1-2009 World Junior Championships quarterfinals
World Junior Championships have reached quarterfinal stage. Here are the final standings for the starting groups.
Group A PTS GF GA Group B PTS GF GA
Czech 6 19 8 Canada 6 17 9
Switzerland 4 15 12 Finland 4 16 11
Austria 2 12 15 Ukraine 2 11 16
Norway 0 8 19 Japan 0 9 17
Group C PTS GF GA Group D PTS GF GA
USA 6 15 4 Russia 6 18 9
Slovakia 4 7 2 Sweden 4 16 11
France 2 7 16 Germany 2 12 15
Poland 0 6 13 Italy 0 8 19

For quarterfinals, the pairs are:

Czech-Sweden
Russia-Switzerland
Canada-Slovakia
USA-Finland

12-1-2009 World Junior Championships semifinals
World Junior Championships have reached semifinal stage. In the first semifinal on January 14th, Team Sweden will meet Team Finland . In the second clash, Team Canada will challenge Team Russia. Winners from both games will meet on January 16th in the final game to decide the 2009 World Champion of icehockey.

14-1-2009 World Junior Championships finalists ready
Team Sweden will meet Team Russia in the final of the 2009 World Championships. Both teams will make a good run for the championship in this exciting game.

In the game for the bronze medal, Team Finland meets Team Canada.