CANADA 5 – SWEDEN 1
GOLD MEDAL | MON. JAN. 5

Make it five in a row! For the fifth consecutive year, Canada has won the gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship, scoring in the game’s first minute to spark a golden victory over Sweden on Monday night.

SASKATCHEWAN READIES FOR 2010 WJC

Organizers of the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship know they can’t beat Ottawa when it comes to setting an attendance record.
But they are sure they can match anyone on the planet when it comes to putting on a showcase event on and off the ice.  » more

CANADA 6 – RUSSIA 5 (OT)
SEMI-FINAL | SAT. JAN. 3

Jordan Eberle and John Tavares scored in the shootout as Canada advanced to its eighth straight gold medal game with a 6-5 victory over Russia on Saturday. Eberle’s goal with less than six seconds to go forced the extra time.

NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM
ITEMS UP FOR AUCTION

Hockey Canada and eBay are auctioning off game-worn jerseys, helmets and gloves from this year’s World Juniors. The jerseys are the new third jerseys, worn for the first time in Ottawa. The 10-day auction runs from December 29 to January 8. » more

CANADA 7 – UNITED STATES 4
PRELIMINARY | WED. DEC. 31

John Tavares scored a hat trick to tie the all-time Canadian World Junior goal-scoring record as Canada clinched a spot in the semifinals with a 7-4 win over the United States. The Canadians erased a three-goal deficit to earn the victory.

CANADA 15 – KAZAKHSTAN 0
PRELIMINARY | SUN. DEC. 28

Jamie Benn scored the first Canadian World Junior hat trick in four years to help the National Junior Team to a resounding 15-0 win over Kazakhstan on Sunday. Canada scored eight times on the power play, setting a new single-game Canadian record.

CANADA 8 – CZECH REPUBLIC 1
PRELIMINARY | FRI. DEC. 26

John Tavares scored a pair of power play goals and added an assist and Zach Boychuk had a goal to go along with two helpers.

CANADA’S NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM TO HONOUR LUC BOURDON  » more

HOCKEY COUNTRY COMES ALIVE
AT SAMSUNG FANFEST

There is something for hockey fans young and old at the Samsung FanFest at the Aberdeen Pavillion at Lansdowne Park – try to pick the top corner against Martin Brodeur, test the speed of your slapshot, or play NHL® 09 against your friends. » more

IT’S HIS TIME: ESPOSITO HITS THE WORLD STAGE
His family name is entrenched in Canadian hockey lore, and he has an Uncle Phil and an Uncle Tony to boot. But Angelo Esposito is making a name for himself on the world stage in Ottawa as a member of Canada's National Junior Team. » more

WJC MEMORIES PURE GOLD FOR HARTSBURG
With his thoughts occupied by more pressing hockey matters, the two occasions in which Craig Hartsburg guided Canada to gold-medal triumphs at the IIHF World Junior Championship are likely seared in his memory forever. » more

YOUNG GUN: ELLIS MAKES HIS MARK AT 17
You can be excused for mistaking Ryan Ellis as a member of Canada's National Junior Team support staff. Ellis is five-foot-nine, weighs 180 pounds and looks his age (17).
But he's proof that firepower comes in small packages. » more

PRIME MINISTER VISITS WITH CANADA'S JUNIORS
Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper took time out of his schedule in the nations capital on Tuesday to pay a visit to the Canadian dressing room on the eve of Canada's crucial preliminary round game against the United States. » more

ROYAL CANADIAN MINT PRODUCES WORLD JUNIOR MEDALS
The Royal Canadian Mint has joined with Canada’s holiday tradition, designing the medals and player of the game awards for the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship. The medals feature a distinct Ottawa design. » more

BACK FOR MORE: QUINN RETURNS FOR CANADA
Pat Quinn bleeds Hockey Canada red. It is part of his DNA. The 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship marks the 10th time that Quinn has unselfishly answered the call to represent his country on the international stage, and his résumé is dotted with success. » more