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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

WJC Today - Day 8 Preview


It's semi-final day at the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship. Here are quick previews of both games.

Semi-Final 1: Sweden vs Finland
The first game on the night is the Swedes taking on the Finns in an All-Scandinavian match-up. Sweden received a by to the semi-finals after finishing first in Group A. Finland, on the other hand, had to play the Slovaks in a quarter-final showdown last night. The Finns came out on top, winning 8-5 and advancing to tonight's first semi-final.

Semi-Final 2: Canada vs Russia
The final game of the day has Canada up against the Russians in a rematch of last year's Gold Medal game. Canada also received a by to the semi-final round. The Russians had a harder time getting to the semis after gutting out a 2-1 overtime win over the Czechs in an exciting quarter-final last night.

Both games can be seen on TSN, TSN.ca and TSN Mobile TV.

Relegation
As for the relegation bracket, USA and Latvia face-off in game 2 of the relegation round.

TQS will have a full recap of all games tomorrow.