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The Russians played a more active game, trying to be more disciplined and controlling the puck in the neutral zone. The changes worked and Team Russia celebrated its first win at this year’s WJC.

The Russians started their World Junior Championship venture with a loss to Team Sweden. Matvei Michkov potted a double, but it wasn’t enough to get the best of Tre Kronor.

Renowned French author Jules Renard once said, “When I think of all the books still left for me to read, I am certain of further happiness.” I can only imagine the joy Renard would find in the suitcase of Vasily Ponomaryov, a talented Russian forward and voracious reader who—by his own admission—will carry a personal library of six or eight books to World Juniors. When asked about the contents of his undoubtedly overweight luggage, the subjects ranged from psychology and BMWs to legendary athletes and artists.

Nikita Guslistov grew up in hockey-mad Cherepovets, a city nestled on the Volga-Baltic waterway between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The nineteen-year-old forward honed his craft in the shadow of local favorite Severstal, a club he could never imagine lacing up for someday.

Russian national team announced roster for upcoming World Junior Championship.

In a hard-fought battle, the Russians failed to get home with the bronze medal after a 1-4 defeat by the hand of Team Finland, who got the most out of its chances to earn a well-deserved victory.

Team Russia suffered from a crushing defeat when Canada won the semifinals with a massive 5-0 score to qualify for the gold medal game for the second straight year.

In a game that was a sort of revenge match for the 2018 Olympic Games finals, the Germans had an admirable effort, but it wasn’t enough as Russia defeated them for the eighth straight time in the WJC history to qualify for the semifinals after a 2-1 win.

The Russians have completed the round-robin stage in Group B’s second place, and they’re now looking forward to a quarterfinals matchup against Team Germany on Jan. 2. There will be a Nordic derby between Finland and Sweden in the other quarterfinals, while the host country Canada will face the Czech Republic. In the day’s last matchup, Team USA will take on Slovakia.

Russia defeated Sweden in an OT thriller after the latter had 54 consecutive victories in the WJC group stage. Marat Khusnutdinov's goal in OT sends Russia to the top of Group B standings, with two games still to be played tomorrow.

The Russians went goalless for the first time in nine years, while the Czechs converted mistakes into goals to celebrate their first victory at this year's WJC.

Das russische Junioren Team will in Edmonton nach 10 Jahren wieder den Titel bei den World Juniors gewinnen. Der Weg führt wohl wieder über Kanada und Schweden.

In the only WJC warm-up game, Team Russia lost to Canada with a 0-1 score.

In the first medal-round game, the Russians had little trouble in defeating a well-organized Team Switzerland. When the team's stars pushed the gas, the opposition had simply no chances.

As expected, the Russians had an easy path to victory against Team Germany in the last round-robin game, and the match was virtually over already after the first period. With Team Russia up by five goals, the third period was nothing more than a formality.