Monday, January 3, 2011

We interrupt our podcasting to bring you...

...the 2011 World Junior Classic, currently being held at the HSBC Center in Buffalo, and being aired in the US on the NHL Network.

Tonight's quarterfinal matchup pits Canada against the US. For those unfamiliar, prior to last year, Canada won five straight gold medals before being dethroned by the US. Canada actually took second in their round robin group, courtesy of a 6-5 shootout loss to Sweden.

The US, on the other hand, is 4-0 going into tonight's tilt, having won a very tough OT game 3-2 against Finland, a pair of relatively easy wins against Slovakia and Germany, and a hard-fought 2-1 game against the rapidly-improving Swiss.

The US are- uncharacteristically- slight favorites in this tournament (fifteen of their players are first-round draft picks), and goaltender Jack Campbell (a Dallas prospect) has been the go-to guy since the gold medal game last year.

Highlights will be posted below from the previous games, and it's really good to hear the mighty Gary Thorne calling these games for the NHL Network. I like Mike Emrick, but Gary is a personal favorite of mine.




Check it out tonight- should be a hell of a game!

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