The International Ice Hockey Federation's goaltending-equipment police have swooped in twice on the Canadian team to check to make sure Marc-André Fleury and Josh Harding are legal.
"They measure everything: chest, pants, pads, glove, blocker," Fleury said. "We knew they were coming so before we left, we made sure everything was all right."
Fleury has officials' signatures on each piece of his equipment to show it has been approved. One of the inspectors is Toronto's Bob Nadin, the IIHF's referee supervisor.
The IIHF has the same rules regarding the dimensions of goaltenders' equipment as the National Hockey League. The major-junior Canadian Hockey League, however, isn't adopting the NHL's policy until next season.
Goaltending equipment is checked before the tournament begins and can be assessed again at any time.
Canadian head coach Mario Durocher said only one Canadian player has been tested for drugs over the first three games. Drug testing is random.
Did you know?
Some facts about players on the Canadian team:
Forward Tim Brent's uncle, Rex Brent, is in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame;
Goaltender Josh Harding donates $1 for every save he makes for the Regina Pats ($845 so far) to Regina Palliative Care. Local businesses match that donation;
Defenceman Kevin Klein's first minor-hockey memory is playing goaltender as a six-year-old and clearing a rebound into his own net;
Forward Anthony Stewart ran the 100 metres at the 2002 Ontario track and field championship, he placed 17th;
Jeff Tambellini's father, Steve (1988), and grandfather, Adolf (1961), have played for Canada at the world hockey championship;
Assistant coach Dean Chynoweth won two Memorial Cups as a player with the Medicine Hat Tigers in 1987 and 1988, and spent parts of nine seasons in the NHL with the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins;
Canadian Connection
Tuesday's game in Hameenlinna, Finland, marked a reunion or sorts between Sweden's Alexander Steen and Brady Murray of the United States. Steen and Murray were teammates at the age of 12 on the Winnipeg Jr. Jets. Steen's father, Thomas, was playing for the NHL's Winnipeg Jets at the time and Murray's father, Andy, was an assistant coach.
Ukraine's dilemma
Ukrainian head coach, Sergei Lubnin, said "it is normal" for the Ukrainian hockey system to lose players to Russia.
Players such as Nikolai Zherdev of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago first-round pick Anton Babchuck, who were both born in Kiev, are attracted by better facilities and better-overall calibre of play in Russia, he said.
Swiss suffering
Switzerland started the 2004 world junior championship without two key players in goaltender Tobias Stephan, a Dallas Stars draft pick, and centre Roman Lemm to start the tournament.
Philadelphia Flyers draft pick Kevin Romy played only one full game before he was injured.
"We have to step up with this team we have here and it's important we get together and work as a team," said Patrick Bartschi, also a Philadelphia draft pick.