Canada Beats Russia in Shootout in Thrilling World Junior Semifinal Game
January 3, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Events, Fan Fare, Scores, Television
I was on the edge of my seat during the thrilling semifinal game between Canada and Russia at the 2009 World Junior Championship.
It was really a game of cat and mouse with both teams edging each other out. I thought it was all over when Russia took the lead in the final minutes of the game but with just 5 seconds left in the third period, Canada scored and forced the game into overtime.
The OT was really intense with the Canadians putting a lot of pressure on the Russian goaltender and, in the end, neither team scored.
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2009 World Junior Championship Starts Today!
December 26, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Fan Fare, News, Schedule
Just a reminder for everyone – today the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship officially begins. With the preliminaries behind us, the real action starts today. The overwhelming favorite for the gold medal is Team Canada. Since the games are being hosted in Ottawa, Ontario, our nation’s capital, I have to admit it would be pretty amazing to see Team Canada bring home the gold.
For more information about which games are going to be played each day, check out the World Junior Championship game schedule.
image: TSN
