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Sergei Zubov has been appointed as the new head coach for Team Russia at the upcoming WJC. Oleg Bratash will still be in as one of his assistants.

No surprises as Team Russia easily defeats Team Austria with a 7-1 score, with Vasily Podkolzin netting a double and having an assist.

In a close, tight game, the Russians had the best of Team USA after scoring four quick goals.

Team Russia, led by 16 KHL players, got back home with silver hardware from the Czech Republic after being edged by Team Canada in the World Juniors' finals.

No one was expecting the game to end with a 6-0 score as it was the case in the round-robin. In fact, it was a game full of drama as the showdown between Team Russia and Team Canada gifted hockey fans yet another classic for the years to come. The Russians blew away a 2-goal lead as the team displayed a lack of discipline in the third period, and the Canadians won their eighteenth World Juniors' gold medal.

After a nightmare start and being down in the score later in the third period, the Russians rallied back and got to the finals after a three-year hiatus.

It was quite a change of scenery in the Czech Republic when the Russians trashed Team Canada yesterday with a memorable 6-0 score.

In the second World Junior Championship game, Team Russia defeated Team Canada with a record-breaking 6-0 score. It's the first time that any Russian or Soviet national team beats the Canadians with such a gap.

The home soil and fans lifted the Czechs to a 4-3 win in the 2020 WJC opener at the Ostravar Arena.

Team Russia, led by 15 KHL players, conquered the bronze medal at the World Junior Championship, after a thrill against Team Switzerland. Lokomotiv’s Kirill Slepets had a hat-trick as Russia downed the Swiss 5-2 for bronze.

A hat-trick from Lokomotiv’s Kirill Slepets lifted Russia to a 5-2 win over Switzerland in the bronze medal game at the IIHF World Junior Championship. Russia collects a medal for the eighth time in nine years.

Russia’s golden dream came to an abrupt end in Vancouver as Valery Bragin’s U20 roster suffered a narrow semi-final loss to Team USA.

After the fantastic game played in the New Year’s Even between Russia and Canada in front of a sold-out crowd in Vancouver, the round robin has ended, and the World Junior Championship will now move on to the quarterfinals and the relegation games.

On Monday, December 10, the Russian junior national team had an open practice at the Novogorsk facility as a part of the World Junior Championship preparation program. The WJC is scheduled for December 26 through January 5 in Vancouver and Victoria, BC.