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The 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship is right around the corner! Beginning on December 26th and running through to January 5, 2019<\/strong>, take a break from the holidays with the 43rd World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. This year, Team Canada defends its crown with the games hosted at Vancouver and Victoria, BC. This year\u2019s tournament marks the 13th time that Canada has hosted the World Juniors, in what has quickly become a holiday tradition.<\/p>\n

As always, Canada is one of the favourites.\u00a0 Highlighting the Team Canada roster are three players with NHL experience: Jaret Anderson-Dolan (Kings), Evan Bouchard (Oilers) and Maxime Comtois (Ducks). Following Alex Formenton\u2019s injury, Comtois will be the only returning player from last year\u2019s gold medal-winning team. In what has typically been a tournament for elite 18 and 19 year olds, 17-year-old Alexis Lafreni\u00e8re was a surprise addition to Team Canada, and will be the 9th<\/sup> youngest player to represent Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships, joining previous notable underage players including Conor McDavid, Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby and Mario Lemieux.\u00a0 Lafreni\u00e8re is expected to be selected 1st<\/sup> overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, and is having a remarkable season with Rimouski in the QMJHL, where he\u2019s scored 54 points in only 31 games.\u00a0 In Goal, Canada will rely on what should be a dynamic goaltending duo of Canucks prospect Michael DiPietro, and Leafs prospect Ian Scott.\u00a0 Both DiPietro and Scott are having standout seasons in the CHL and could give Canada the edge it needs to repeat as World Junior champions.<\/p>\n

Russia, Sweden, and the United States will be formidable opponents, with Finland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic vying to be this year\u2019s Cinderella story.\u00a0 Kazakhstan returns after a 9 year hiatus, having won the Division 1 championship last year with a convincing 6-1 victory over France in the final.<\/p>\n

With 10 teams divided into two groups, the preliminary round begins December 26th<\/sup> and runs until the 31st<\/sup>, with the four top teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals on January 2nd. The semi-finals will be played January 4th<\/sup>, and the medal games will be held on January 5th.<\/p>\n

Group A Teams
\n<\/strong>Canada
\nCzech Republic
\nRussia
\nSwitzerland
\nDenmark<\/p>\n

Group B Teams
\n<\/strong>Sweden
\nUnited States
\nFinland
\nSlovakia
\nKazakhstan<\/p>\n

Below is the full broadcast schedule for the tournament:<\/p>\n

December 26 <\/strong>
\nCzech Republic vs Switzerland (1 PM PST\/ 4 PM EST)
\nUnited States vs Slovakia (3:30 PST \/ 6:30 PM EST)
\nCanada vs Denmark (5 PM PST \/ 8 PM EST)
\nFinland vs Sweden (7:30 PM PST \/ 10:30 PM EST)<\/p>\n

December 27
\n<\/strong>Russia vs Denmark (1 PM PST \/ 4 PM EST)
\nSlovakia vs Sweden (3:30 PM PST \/ 6:30 PM EST)
\nSwitzerland vs Canada (5 PM PST \/ 8 PM EST)
\nFinland vs Kazakhstan (7:30 PM PST \/ 10:30 PM EST)<\/p>\n

December 28
\n<\/strong>Czech Republic vs Russia (5 PM PST \/ 8 PM EST)
\nKazakhstan vs United States (7:30 PM PST \/ 10:30 PM EST)<\/p>\n

December 29
\n<\/strong>Denmark vs Sweden (1 PM PST \/ 4 PM EST)
\nSlovakia vs Finland (3:30 PM PST \/ 6:30 PM EST)
\nCanada vs Czech Republic (5:00 PM PST \/ 8 PM EST)
\nSweden vs United States (7:30 PM PST \/ 10:30 PM EST)<\/p>\n

December 30
\n<\/strong>Switzerland vs Russia (5 pm PST \/ 8 PM EST)
\nKazakhstan vs Slovakia (7:30 pm PST \/ 10:30 PM EST)<\/p>\n

December 31
\n<\/strong>Denmark vs Czech Republic (1 pm PST \/ 4 PM EST)
\nSweden vs Kazakhstan (3:30 pm PST \/ 6:30 PM EST)
\nRussia vs Canada (5 pm PST \/ 8 PM EST)
\nUnited States vs Finland (7:30 pm PST \/ 10:30 PM EST)<\/p>\n

January 2
\n<\/strong>Relegation – 5A vs 5B (11 pm PST)
\nQuarter Final – Teams TBD (1 PM PST \/ 4 PM EST)
\nQuarter Final – Teams TBD (3:30 PM PST \/ 6:30 PM EST)
\nQuarter Final – Teams TBD (5 PM PST \/ 8 PM EST)
\nQuarter Final – Teams TBD (7:30 PM PST \/ 10:30 PM EST)<\/p>\n

January 4
\n<\/strong>Relegation Round – 5A vs 5B (9 am PST \/ 12 PM EST)
\nSemifinal\/Game 27 – Teams TBC (1 pm PST \/ 4 PM EST)
\nSemifinal\/Game 28 – Teams TBC\u00a0 (5 pm PST \/ 8 PM EST)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 5
\n<\/strong>Relegation Round – 5A vs 5B (9 am PST \/ 12 PM EST)
\nBronze – L27 vs L28 (1 PM PST \/ 4 PM EST)
\nGold – W27 vs W28 (5 pm PST \/ 8 PM EST)<\/p>\n

TSN is your broadcast home for this year\u2019s World Juniors. VMedia\u2019s popular Premium Sports<\/a> TV package is available for any sports fan with a roster of sports channels that includes: TSN 1, TSN 2, TSN 3, TSN 4, TSN 5, plus MLB Network, Golf Channel, Sportsnet, Sportsnet One, NFL Network, FOX Sports Racing, Game TV, and BIG Ten Network. Alternatively, add TSN to your existing TV line up through one of our great sports-centric theme packs, including: SuperSportsPack<\/a> for only $16.95\/month or TSN Plus<\/a> for $10.95\/month.<\/p>\n

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