2021 WJC Semifinal Preview
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The Hockey Writers
We’ve reached the semifinal of the 2021 World Junior Championship, and the four teams remaining were four of the five favorites entering this year’s tournament. Finland arguably upset Sweden, who hit a losing skid after Russia snapped their incredible preliminary round streak, but the rest of the final four is as chalk as chalk can get. The semifinals also feature rematches of the last two gold medal games, with a 2020 rematch of Russia vs. Canada and a 2019 rematch of Finland vs. the United States.