CANADA’S NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM AD

CANADA TO FACE WINNER OF RUSSIA-CZECH REPUBLIC QUARTER-FINAL
rHockey Canada Release
rDecember 31, 2008
rOttawa, ON – Canada’s National Junior Team concluded round-robin play on Wednesday at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship, finishing first in Group A and advancing to the playoff round. Canada will play its next game, in the semifinals, on January 3, against the winner of the Russia-Czech Republic quarter-final. 
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rCanada’s National Junior Team beat the United States 7-4 on Wednesday, giving Canada a 4-0 preliminary round record.
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rOn Wednesday night, the U.S. jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first period, only to see Canada even the score on three consecutive goals by John Tavares (Oakville, ON/Oshawa, OHL), with two, and Jordan Eberle (Regina, SK/Regina, WHL).
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rZach Boychuk (Airdrie, AB/Lethbridge, WHL) and Cody Hodgson (Markham, ON/Brampton, OHL) each scored once in the middle frame, while the U.S. found the mark once, and Canada had a 5-4 lead through two periods of play. Tavares, with his third, and Tyler Ennis (Edmonton, AB/ Medicine Hat, WHL) added empty-net goals in the final moments of the game to secure a Canadian win.
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rTSN, TSN HD and TSN.ca, along with RDS, RDS HD and RDS.ca have live coverage of the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship, airing December 26 to January 5 from Ottawa. Rogers Television in Ontario is carrying Group B action from the Ottawa Civic Centre (check local listings for game broadcast times)
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rCanada’s games will also be broadcast LIVE on The FAN Radio Network (check local listings).
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rCanada has medaled at 10-straight IIHF World Junior Championships, including gold medal performances in 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, silver medals in 2004, 2003, 2002 and 1999 and bronze medals in 2001 and 2000. 
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rFor more information on the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship, or Canada’s National Junior Team, visit Hockey Canada’s official website at www.hockeycanada.ca.