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FanHouse is keeping hockey fans updated on the happenings at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa.Friday's opening day of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships left no surprises. The top four teams in the field all won, and two of them won in very impressive fashion.
In the afternoon game at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Team USA blew past Germany 8-2. Drayson Bowman (NHL: undrafted) and James vanRiemsdyk (Philadelphia) each scored twice for the Americans, who blew a close game wide-open with three second-period goals. Jordan Schroeder (draft-eligible 2009), vanRiemsdyk, and Tyler Johnson (undrafted) scored in the second.
The Team USA penalty kill was tested early and often, holding the Germans off the board on 11 power-play chances. They also had to overcome a hostile crowd, as a large throng of Canadian fans were either cheering for the upset or cheering against the United States, depending on how gullible you are.
(I'd give anything to see Team USA beat Canada for the gold, but let's not put the cart ahead of the horse.)
I say that because the Canadians are really good. They proved it in the night game at Scotiabank Place, slaughtering the Czech Republic 8-1. John Tavares (draft-eligible 2009) scored two power-play goals for Canada to start the scoring, and he later assisted on a third Canadian goal. The other six goals were split among six players, as Canada dominated pretty much from the start.
Zach Boychuk (Carolina) had a three-point game with a goal and two assists, and Jordan Eberle (Edmonton) assisted on both of Tavares' goals. Canada's puck movement was nothing short of amazing for most of the game, and the Czechs never had a chance, outshot for the night 47-22.
Both the United States and Canada are off until Sunday. Canada plays Kazakhstan (3:30pm Eastern, NHL Network), while Team USA draws the Czech Republic (7:30pm Eastern, NHL Network).
In other action Friday, Russia eased past Latvia 4-1, and Sweden topped Finland 3-1.
Saturday, there are two games. Slovakia plays Latvia at the Ottawa Civic Centre, and Kazakhstan draws Germany at Scotiabank Place.
We'll be back Monday morning with our next update.
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