Goaltender Yaroslav Askarov #1 of Russia guards the net against Matthew Boldy #12 of the United States during the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship at Rogers Place on December 25, 2020 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
The 2021 World Junior Championship has served as a nice appetizer before Nashville Predators hockey returns in just over two weeks.
The group stages of the 2021 World Junior Championship has brought some blowouts and some close matchups, and prospects for the Nashville Predators have brought plenty of positives to their respective teams.
Christmas Day marked the opening of the 2021 WJC with Team USA taking center stage against Team Russia.