I've been a heavy watcher of the World Juniors this year; they're quite entertaining and very educational prospect wise. These kids are good whether they're on a winning or losing team. One of the major countries I haven't been able to watch, due to the fact that (either I missed it) it's not provided on the NHL Network Channel. The main channel for viewership of the World Juniors for Americans. The team I have not seen is Team Russia but I have heard about them.
Russia is a important team to watch; 18 year old Russian born Igor Bobkov helped his home country in the World Junior Championship slam the door on Finland. The Finns had a stellar come back 3-4 win against Czechoslovakia with two beautiful goals coming from the Ducks offensive defensman Sami Vantanen. This time around, Finland would have the door slammed in their faces as Russia beat Finland 2-0; a big story comes from Ducks prospect goalie who was drafted in the 2009 NHL Entry draft had 46 saves. Despite Finland having completely control over the game; Bobkov turned the Finns face down helping his home country in a 2-0 shutout win.
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