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Custance: Team USA quietly prepares for World Junior Championship
The World Junior Championship is headline news in Canada, but south of the border, a solid Team USA is gearing up for the tournament with little fanfare.
World Junior Championships Team Rosters
mynhldraft.com — Team Rosters for the 2008 - 2009 World Junior Championships that are taking place in Ottawa, Canada. These World Junior rosters are still adjustable (as of Dec. 22nd) as some of the below players will be cut. The World Junior tournament begins on Boxing Day. (more) World Junior Championships Team Rosters

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Two World Junior Championship notes
Snapshots — ... close proximity to U.S. soil (Ottawa's 150 miles northwest of Lake Placid) and the fact that the NHL Network will televise the tournament for the first time. Forward Colin Wilson describes the tournament as Canada's "Super Bowl," but a more accurate descriptor is college football's "Bowl Week," where fans make plans to catch as many games as possible. McCollum says that he and his teammates are well aware of the fact that more eyes will watch (and evaluate) them than ever before: December 17, The Sporting News : "I think there will definitely be more U.S. people watching," ...

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