Sweden's Johan Sundstrom celebrates with teammates after defeating Russia in overtime in the gold medal game of the 2012 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championships in Calgary. (Todd Korol/Reuters)
Swedes end 30-year drought at world juniors with win over Russians
Sweden wins its second gold medal at annual junior tournament with thrilling OT victory
In pictures
Visentin perfect in Canada's bronze-medal win
Images from the bronze medal game at the world junior tournament in Calgary
World Juniors
Fans look to dump gold medal tickets
Fans adjust to the idea of a gold medal game without our Canadian juniors for the first time in more than a decade. Many fans are looking to sell their gold medal game tickets.
WJC
Canadian juniors try to shake off disappointment
Canada is trying to shake off the disappointment over their semifinal loss to Russia at the world junior hockey championship. Forward Ryan Strome says the players need to move on before the bronze medal game against Finland.
Juniors
Canada's heartbreaking loss to Russia
The Canadian men's junior team fell 6-5 to Russia in the world junior semi-final after a furious comeback fell short.
Team Canada News
Canada beats Finland to salvage bronze medal at world juniors
Visentin posts shutout in 4-0 victory over Finns in consolation game
Canadian juniors wrestle emotions of ‘bittersweet’ bronze
Team takes solace in closing tournament with a win, while acknowledging the disappointment of not playing for gold
Mark Visentin earns his near-Hollywood ending
A year after backstopping the Canadian squad that blew a three-goal lead in the third period, teen holds on as Canada again enters final frame of tournament up three
Canada looking through bronze-coloured glasses
Canadians must put aside disappointment of loss to Russia, put full focus on Finland
Canada’s near comeback makes loss to Russia sting even more
The way it happened adds to the pain of losing at the hands of arch-rivals for second consecutive year
Elimination Round news
Sweden has chance to correct its world junior history
Oddly, hockey powerhouse has been an underachiever at this tournament
Sweden edges Finland in shootout, awaits winner of Canada-Russia
Friberg the hero with shootout winner and tournament leading eight-goal in regulation
Russia dumps Czech Republic in OT at world juniors
Grigori Zheldakov breaks deadlock for quarter-final victory on Tuesday at the World Junior Hockey Championship
Pool A News
Sweden on another collision course with destiny at world juniors
Scandinavian’s message from last year’s loss to Russia: Save the best for last
Kuznetsov has 9 points in Russia win
Captain scores three goals, adds six assists in 14-0 rout of Latvia
Pool B News
Czechs, Slovaks surprise quarter-finalists at World Juniors
After years of decline, former nations within a nation have chance to redefine themselves
United States' loss gives Canada semi-final berth
United States falls 5-2 on Friday
