Day two of the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship was as entertaining of an affair as the opening festivities were on Monday, with a couple of decisive wins, an overtime nail-biter, and one of the biggest upsets in recent tournament history.
Here’s what went down:
Switzerland 4, the Czech Republic 3 (OT)
Draft-eligible prospect Nico Hischier has been garnering some buzz over the past couple of months as a potential first overall pick in 2017, and on Tuesday afternoon he showed a glimpse of why that is.
The 17 year-old was dynamic in his team’s win over the Czech Republic, scoring a goal and two assists in a hefty 21:03 of ice time.