Russia’s chance to win their group was taken away when the United States dominated Sweden on New Year’s Eve. In the end, their regulation loss to the Czech Republic meant they would finish second despite beating the United States and Sweden. Once Germany got their full lineup, they won both of their games in order to make it this far. Tim Stützle and his teammates have their work cut out for them, but the Czechs provided a blue print of how to upset the Russians. The game will be on TSN 1/4/5 and RDS in Canada and NHL Network in the US.
2021 World Junior Hockey Championship schedule: January 2, 2021
