Katie Gaus and world juniors experts Ryan Kennedy and Tony Ferrari set up the semifinals, predict the winner, discuss other top stories and take a look at the NHL.

If there’s truly a high standard at Hockey Canada, then not playing in a medal game for two straight years shouldn’t meet it.

OTTAWA — Canada has crashed out the world junior hockey championship at the quarterfinal stage for the second straight year.

The defending champion United States beat Switzerland 7-2 in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship. It will face Czechia next.

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Boston College teammates James Hagens and Ryan Leonard each scored twice and the defending champion United States routed Switzerland 7-2 on Thursday in the world junior hockey quarterfinals

The Sporting News has the full schedule for today’s World Juniors contests and the updated results.

World Junior Championships begin with a four-game slate on Thursday, Dec. 26. The U.S. won last year's tournament, defeating Sweden in the gold medal game. Canada, which entered the tournament as the two-time defending champions,

World Junior Championships kicked off on Thursday, December 26, and are set to run through Sunday, January 5. This year, the tournament is being held in Ottawa, giving Canada the advantage of home ice as they aim to rebound from a disappointing fifth-place finish in the previous tournament.