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IIHF forced to cancel 2022 World Junior Championship

After three days of competition, the 2022 World Junior Championship is over.

The IIHF announced on Wednesday that the tournament has been cancelled after COVID-19 outbreaks on several teams forced the postponement of games.

Official Announcement: The 2022 #WorldJuniors have been cancelled due to Covid-19.

Full statement at https://t.co/TNNT2FHecn pic.twitter.com/xnPs9nDWli

The United States was forced to forfeit its game versus Switzerland on Tuesday after two positive tests were discovered. Two more games were shelved Wednesday after positive cases turned up on the Russian and Czech teams, leading to the official cancellation of the tournament.