The preliminary round robin of the 2017 World Junior Championship is over and teams will now begin to compete for medals. The first round held a few surprises with Denmark placing second in Group A and Finland falling into the relegation round.
Record format: regulation win - overtime win - overtime loss - regulation loss
The Relegation Round
Finland (5A) vs Latvia (5B)
Finland’s record: 1-0-0-3
Latvia’s record: 0-0-0-4
Few people, if anyone, thought that Finland would face relegation just a year after winning gold at the 2016 World Junior Championships, but Finland could only find one win before getting their coaching staff fired.