Donna Spencer
Quinton Byfield skates during an intersquad game at Hockey Canada s men s under-18 hockey camp in Calgary, Alta., Monday, July 29, 2019. .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh December 23, 2020 - 7:09 AM
A capsule look at the 10 countries competing in the 2021 world junior men s hockey championship Dec. 25 to Jan. 5 in Edmonton (ranked in order of 2020 finish).
CANADA
Half a dozen players return from the team that won gold in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in dramatic fashion. Trailing by two in the third period, Canada scored three to beat Russia. Tournament MVP Alexis Lafreniere was eligible to play again for Canada, but the New York Rangers didn t release the No. 1 pick in this year s NHL draft. Devon Levi was slated to start in goal for Canada s lone pre-tournament game against Russia on Wednesday, but the three goalies haven t got much time to separate themselves prior to the tournament.