So the World Junior Championship that’s supposed to start soon in Alberta has had a... rocky start. First, Team Canada’s camp had to shut down for two weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Then, there were the numerous outbreaks among literally every other national roster. Then, there was the weird saga of Sweden’s coaches having to stay home and them scrambling to see if Daniel Alfredsson or others in North America could fill in — they eventually went with the Oilers video coach as a replacement.
Over the weekend, all of the European teams were to make their flights to Alberta to start their quarantine ahead of the tournament.