Monfial Junior – Canada face the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals

Quarter-final duel between Canada and the Czech Republic at 7pm on Saturday at RDS and RDS Direct.

Pre-match

Canada begins the playoff round of the World Junior Hockey Championship by facing the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals tonight.

With a 4-0 record, Andrei Tourigni’s forces finished the first round of Group A, while the Czech Republic (4-2) finished fourth in Group B.

The duo will face the winner of the quarter-final match between Slovakia and the United States in the semi-finals. The other quarterfinals will pit Russia against Germany, with Sweden having a date with Finland.

The tournament semi-finals will be held on Monday and the final on Tuesday.

Alex Newhook will be Canada’s frontrunner in the final round-robin game against Finland after a clash with the Czechs over a shoulder injury. He did not train on Friday and his existence is uncertain. If Newhook fails to play, Connor should get more play time after using issue 13^E Attacker.

The Czech Republic is looking for the first medal since winning the bronze medal in 2005.