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Czech Republic finishes fifth at world juniors with 5-2 win over Slovakia [Jan 05, 2012] CALGARY - Petr Mrazek made 29 saves as the Czech Republic beat Slovakia 5-2 in the fifth-place game at the world junior hockey championship Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia wins in OT; Finland downs Slovakia [Jan 04, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta Grigori Zheldakov scored at 1:30 of overtime to lead Russia to a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in a quarterfinal at the world junior hockey championship Monday. Zheldakov took a pass from Nikita Kucherov and sent a slap shot past Czech goalie Petr Mrazek to earn the Russians a berth in Tuesday night's semifinal against Canada. "It's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Granlund sends Finland past Slovakia at worlds [Jan 03, 2012] Grigori Zheldakov scored at 1:30 of overtime to lead Russia to a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in a quarterfinal at the world junior hockey championship Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Photos: Dec. 31: Slovakia 6 Switzerland 4 [Jan 02, 2012] Slovakia wins 6-4 in World Junior Hockey Championship action against Switzerland at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on December 31, 2011. [via YahooNews] More >>

Photos: Dec. 31: Slovakia 6 Switzerland 4 [Jan 01, 2012] Slovakia wins 6-4 in World Junior Hockey Championship action against Switzerland at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on December 31, 2011. [via YahooNews] More >>

Swedes scary good against Slovaks [Dec 31, 2011] Max Friberg hopes Sweden?s dismantling of Slovakia on Friday night at the IIHF world junior hockey championship sends a message to Team Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Czech Republic drubs Denmark in world juniors [Dec 28, 2011] Tomas Hertl scored twice, Petr Mrazek made 12 saves and the Czech Republic opened the world junior hockey championship with a 7-0 victory over Denmark on Tuesday night. [via YahooNews] More >>

Czech Republic routs Denmark 7-0 [Dec 28, 2011] Tomas Hertl scored twice, Petr Mrazek made 12 saves and the Czech Republic opened the world junior hockey championship with a 7-0 victory over Denmark on Tuesday night. Petr Holik, Dmitrij Jaskin, Tomas Filippi, Jiri Riha and Radek Faksa also scored in the Group B game. Denmark was coming off an 11-3 loss to the United States on Monday night. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia sneaks past Latvians [Dec 28, 2011] Slovakia's Marek Tvrdon swatted in a third-period goal that stood up as the game-winner as Slovakia downed Latvia 3-1 in its opener of the IIHF world junior hockey championship at Calgary's Scotiabank Saddledome Tuesday night. [via YahooNews] More >>

Saad has 5 points as U.S. downs Slovakia in world junior exhibition game [Dec 22, 2011] Brandon Saad scored two goals and added three assists as the United States defeated Switzerland 7-3 in an IIHF world junior hockey championship exhibition game Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>