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Team USA Will Face Finland In A Semifinal WJC Game

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Kuklas Korner
Jan 3, 2021 9:02 AM
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EDMONTON, Alberta – The U.S. National Junior Team, behind two goals from John Farinacci (Red Bank, N.J.), earned a 5-2 victory over Slovakia here tonight in quarterfinal play of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. With the win, the U.S. advances to the tournament semifinals where it will face Finland on Monday (Jan. 4) at 9:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on NHL Network.

“It was a good game, and hats off to Slovakia who made it a really tough game,” said head coach Nate Leaman (East Greenwich, R.I.). “I’m proud of the way we got through it, and we’re on to the next phase.”