A Rematch For The Ages: Canada Battles Sweden For World Junior Supremacy

We have been here before.  Though some of the cast members may have changed, we have been here before. And man, was it good last time. And there is absolutely no reason it won't be everything and more tonight when Canada battles Sweden for World Junior gold on TSN. After an awe-inspiring route to the Gold Medal game, Canada now stands 60 minutes from five straight gold medals.   But standing in their way, a team with something to prove. Whether it's Victor Hedman, looking to prove he deserves to go first overall, or Sweden as a whole trying to avenge last year's heartbreaking overtime loss in the very same game, to the same team, there are plenty of storylines to follow in this one. There are differences for both teams from last year.   A lot of the players remain, but Canada's solid defense, which was led last year by Luke Schenn and Drew Doughty, has been re-tooled. Though they don't possess the same towering back end that kept games low scoring, they do have a flare ... (link)