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The calm before (or after) the storm at the World Juniors involves all the non-medal teams playing one last game. What's the point of these games, you ask?

Last year, Nino Niederreiter wouldn't let Russia make the semifinals with his late game heroics for Switzerland. This year, Evgeny Kuznetsov decided Russia wouldn't be denied against Finland.

It's playoff time at the 2011 IIHF U20 WJHCs, with quarterfinal action going on today. Canada takes on Switzerland in the afternoon game, while Russia and Finland play in the evening.

It's not where you want to be at the end of the day at the 2011 U20 IIHF World Juniors, but four teams now face a situation where they must win their games in order to avoid relegation. We look at how the Czechs, Slovaks, Germans and Norwegians have fared so far.

Day five of the IIHF U20 WJHCs hits today, as well as the semifinals of the Spengler Cup. Join us for the action, which includes Sweden vs. the Czechs, and USA vs. the Germans.

It's that time of the World Juniors again: Canada blows out one of the bottom two ranked teams and therefore, proves the tournament should only be 8 teams. Or maybe there's another way...

While the preliminary round of the IIHF U20 WJHCs continues, the quarterfinals hit for the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. Stay here for all the game day action, including Finland vs. Germany and Canada vs. Norway at the WJHCs.

Games today at the Spengler Cup include Team Canada against Spartak Moscow, featuring former NHL legends Mark Messier (Team Canada coach) and Dominik Hasek (goaltender for Spartak). At the 2011 IIHF WJHCs, Slovakia takes on Germany and the Czechs debut against Norway.

It's Boxing Day, which means that another IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championship is starting. Come here for a short preview of the day's action, and for a running commentary on the games, highlighted by Canada vs. Russia and USA vs. Finland.

Norway is starting to produce some decent professional hockey players, but they may be out of their depth at the 2011 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships in Buffalo and Niagara, NY. Here's a look at this year's team, and how Norway is looking to improve their hockey future.