nhl.com - 1/4/2009
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Well, the 2009 World Junior Championship has come to an end. For my first WJC, I'll have nothing but positive memories. The volunteers who helped put the event on were tremendous, even the one who told me the media bus was waiting when it had already left. I can forgive her.
youtube.com - 1/4/2009
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(1:14) Here is Jordan Eberle's game-tying goal with
5.4 seconds left remaining in the 3rd period, which...
sent this Saturday night semifinal into overtime where the Canadians would eventually win in a shootout 6-5. --- The victory gets Canada a berth in the Final versus Sweden...
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Video: CANADA v RUSSIA --- World Junior Championships
slam.canoe.ca - 1/5/2009
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slam.canoe.ca —
A future Flame declared all the heat will
be on the home team in tonight's gold medal...
game of the world junior championship at Scotiabank Place. And he wasn't the only Swede to say so. "The pressure is more on them," said forward Mikael Backlund, a ...
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Nill to weigh in on McCollum's difficulties
Snapshots —
... his up-and-down performance at the World Junior Championships, and NHL.com's Adam Kimelman says that a much more qualified voice will weigh in on the subject shortly: January 3, NHL.com : Serendipity is a beautiful thing. I bumped into Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill asked him about Thomas McCollum, their 2008 first-round pick. McCollum had a pretty tough week, but Nill believes in the long run, dealing with this kind of adversity could be a good thing. I'll have more in my notebook on NHL.com.
Canada Victorious
KK Hockey —
from Adam Kimelman of NHL.com,
Well, the 2009 World Junior Championship has come to an end. For my first WJC, I’ll have nothing but positive memories. The volunteers who helped put the event on were tremendous, even the one who told me the media bus was waiting when it had already left. I can forgive her.
Congratulations to the Canada players. They played a great game—probably their best of the tournament—to be a good Sweden team. I think Canada’s fast start won the game for them, because Sweden had the better of the play in the second period.
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