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Canada to face Russia in World Junior finals

Russia will play Canada Friday in the final game of the IIHF World Junior Championship in Sweden. The Russians beat Sweden 4-2 this afternoon in semifinal action.
David Helwig
David Helwig
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Russia will play Canada Friday in the final game of the IIHF World Junior Championship in Sweden.

The Russians beat Sweden 4-2 this afternoon in semifinal action.

Earlier today, Team Canada posted a 2-1 semifinal victory over the United States, in what the official website of the International Ice Hockey Federation is proclaiming as "the most dramatic and best executed shootout in U20 history."

Here's a summary of this afternoon's action:

************************* Russia 4 Sweden 2

J. Junland scores for Swedes at 9:00 in first period

I. Makarov scores for Russia at 16:50 in first period.

A. Cherepanov for Russia at 8:18 in first period.

A. Anisimov for Russia at 4:16 in second period.

A. Vasyunov for Russia at 3:56 in third period (power play)

N. Hjalmarsson for Sweden at 10:54 in third period

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David Helwig's journalism career spans seven decades beginning in the 1960s. His work has been recognized with national and international awards.
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