2013 world junior hockey championships
Slovakia gets a fortuitous matchup on Sunday when they take on struggling Germany.
One of the most anticipated matches of the 2013 World Junior Championships will take place when Canada and the United States face-off in a crucial tilt on Sunday morning.
The Czech Republic can give themselves a huge chance to qualify for the knockout rounds with a win over Latvia on Sunday.
Switzerland took defending Champion Sweden to the limit on Friday morning and has established itself as a contender in Group A.
Russia has put themselves one win away from qualifying for the second round.
The Defending Champions were widely expected to runaway with Group A, but the result s have indicated that Group A is far more competitive than previously expected.
The United States gets the worst possible matchup on Friday as they take on Russia.
Switzerland and Sweden both got off to ideal starts to their respective World Junior Championships campaigns, but one of the teams will undoubtedly be disappointed by the end of Friday's match.
Canada got their tournament off to a perfect start and will look to continue to dominate at the World Junior Championships when they face off against Slovakia.
Finland will look to continue its momentum after a dominant win over Latvia while Czech Republic will look to make up for their poor showing against Sweden.
After a dreadful tournament back in 2011, the USA will look for redemption in 2012.
Latvia's tournament got off to a woeful start on Wednesday as the squad lost 5-1 to Finland.
After a heartbreaking run last year, Russia gets a chance to make their fans proud as they host the World Junior Championships.
Defending Champion Sweden opens its 2013 World Junior Championships campaign against a rising Czech Republic side on Wednesday.
The highly touted Canadian side gets its 2013 World Junior Championships campaign started Wednesday morning against a weak German side.
