Four games highlighted the beginning of the 10-day tournament which features the best young talent in the game.
Here’s a recap of the day that was.
Game #1-Czech Republic vs. Russia
A goal-filled battle between these two European teams provided the perfect start to the tournament.
The two sides exchanged goals in the first period as the score stood at 2-2 at the first intermission.
In the second period, the Czechs pulled away with a pair of goals from Filip Zadina and Filip Chytil.
An early goal in the third period from Filip Kral proved to the game-winner as the Russians would come back to get within one in the final minutes of the game as it finished 5-4.